Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool
Al-Rahma Mosque | |
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مسجد الرحمة | |
Al-Rahma Mosque in 2013 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Toxteth, Liverpool, England |
Administration | Liverpool Muslim Society |
Geographic coordinates | 53°23′39.4″N 2°57′38.3″W / 53.394278°N 2.960639°W |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Completed | July 1974 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | Accommodates between 2,000 and 2,500 people. |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Website | |
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The Al-Rahma Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمة, romanized: Masjid ar-Raḥmah, lit. 'Mosque of Mercy') is a mosque located on Hatherley Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, which can accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500 people[1] and serves as the main place of worship and focus point for Liverpool's Muslim population, estimated at 25,000 people.[2]
Background
[edit]The Liverpool Muslim Society, founded in 1953 by the late Al-Haj Ali Hizzam, a member of Liverpool's Muslim Community, and originally operated from a room in his house, is based at the mosque.[3]
The current mosque was built in 1974, having taken 10 years to get approval from the city's planning department.[4]
Today
[edit]The current building is used primarily by the city's Yemenis, Syrians, and Somali populations who constitute the vast majority of Liverpool's Muslim population.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Liverpool Muslim Society - Mosque History". Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool Muslim Society al Rahma Mosque".
- ^ "About LMS". Liverpool Muslim Society. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ McIntyre-Brown, Arabella; Shaw, Fiona (2005). Connections - Liverpool: Global Gateway. Garlic Press Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 1-904099-08-4.
- ^ "Mosque Map".
External links
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