List of mosques in the United Kingdom

This is a List of mosques in the United Kingdom.

Name	Images	Country	City	Year	G	Remarks
Birmingham Central Mosque		England	Birmingham	1981	U
Darul Barakaat Mosque		England	Birmingham	2004	AMJ	30 September 2004, app. 500 worshippers[1] 52°28′36.2″N 1°51′54.5″W / 52.476722°N 1.865139°W / 52.476722; -1.865139
Green Lane Masjid		England	Birmingham	1970s	U	The building in redbrick and terracotta Gothic-Jacobean style has been constructed between 1893 and 1902 as a public library and baths. In the 1970s the building was converted into a mosqueby the Ahle Hadith UK.
Jama-Al Karim Masjid		England	Blackburn (Lancashire)	1962	U
Al Mahdi Mosque		England	Bradford (West Yorkshire)	2008	AMJ	7 November 2008, 2,000 worshippers, cost: £2.5 million[2] 53°48′4″N 1°44′40″W / 53.80111°N 1.74444°W / 53.80111; -1.74444
Chesham Mosque		England	Chesham (Buckinghamshire)	2005	U
Markazi mosque		England	Dewsbury (West Yorkshire)	1982	TJ	The mosque is run by the Tablighi Jamaat and serves as the European headquarters of the movement.
Nasir Mosque		England	Hartlepool	2005	AMJ	11 November 2005, cost: £500,000,[3] 54°41′35″N 1°12′58.4″W / 54.69306°N 1.216222°W / 54.69306; -1.216222
Madina Mosque		England	Horsham (West Sussex)	2008	U	Opened in 2008 in the former Jireh Independent Baptist Chapel (built in 1857)[4]
Baitul Ehsan		England	Leamington Spa	2009	AMJ	[5]
Leeds Grand Mosque		England	Leeds	?	U
Stratford Street mosque		England	Leeds	?	U	Officially the Omar Mosque or Masjid-e-Umar
Al-Rahma mosque		England	Liverpool	1889	U	Third mosque in Great Britain: December 25, 1889
Abbey Mills Mosque		England	London	planned	TJ	Tablighi Jamaat
Aziziye Mosque		England	London	1983	T
Fazl Mosque		England	London	1924	AMJ	First mosque in London: 1924, also known as the 'London Mosque'
Baitul Futuh		England	London	2003	AMJ	The largest mosque in Western Europe
East London Mosque		England	London	1985	U
London Central Mosque		England	London	1977	U	Also known as the Islamic Cultural Centre, ICC or Regent's Park Mosque
North London Central Mosque		England	London	1990s	U	Until 2005 it was known as Finsbury Park Mosque
Suleymaniye Mosque		England	London	1999	T
Manchester Central Mosque		England	Manchester	?	U	Also known as Victoria Park Mosque, sometimes referred to as Jamia Mosque
Didsbury Mosque		England	Manchester	1962	U	Syrian community. The building in West Didsbury was originally opened in 1883 as “Albert Park Methodist Chapel”, but closed in 1962 and later converted into a mosque.
Nusrat-Ul-Islam Jamia Mosque		England	Oldham	?	U	Also known as Pitt Street Mosque
Faidhan-e-Madina Mosque		England	Peterborough	?	U
Medina Mosque		England	Sheffield	?	U	Also known as the Wolseley Road Mosque
Baitul Afiyat		England	Sheffield	2008	AMJ
Telford Central Mosque		England	Telford	?	U	Shropshire Islamic Foundation (SIF)
Shah Jahan Mosque		England	Woking	1889	U	First mosque in England (second mosque in Great Britain): October/November 1889
Edinburgh Central Mosque		Scotland	Edinburgh	1998	U	Officially known as the King Fahd Mosque and Islamic Centre of Edinburgh
Glasgow Central Mosque		Scotland	Glasgow	1983	U
Baitur Rahman		Scotland	Glasgow	?	AMJ
2 Glynrhondda Street		Wales	Cardiff	1860	U	First mosque established in Great Britain, opened in 1860. Formerly known as Masjid-e-Abu Hurairah, is currently named the al-Manar Centre.

Group

AMJ	Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
T	Turkish
TJ	Tablighi Jamaat
U	Unknown

See also

• Islam in the United Kingdom
• List of mosques in Europe
• List of mosques in Germany

References

• In 2007 there are approximately 1,500 masaajid (mosques) in Britain. Various lists of these have been published of which the most comprehensive is at Muslims in Britain and is displayed using Google Maps.

1. ^ Birmingham: Photo; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK – Darul Barakaat
2. ^ Bradford: Mosque is opened by spiritual leader; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK – Al Mahdi Mosque
3. ^ Hartlepool: Photo; Big audience for mosque opening
4. ^ Bauldry, Jess (14 May 2008). "Mosque finds a home in Horsham salon". The Argus (Newsquest Media Group). http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/2269818.print/. Retrieved 25 March 2011. 
5. ^ Leamington Spa: Ahmadiyya Muslims in Leamington "happy" in their new mosque.