- Markazi mosque
The Markazi Mosque or Markazi Masjid is located at South Street,
Savile Town ,Dewsbury ,West Yorkshire ,England . It is one of the largest mosques in the U.K., one of the biggest purpose-builtmosque s inEurope and can hold up to 4,000 worshippers. It houses an Islamic seminary, founded in 1982, teaching about 200 boys in theDeobandi tradition. [ [http://www.zmo.de/muslime_in_europa/ergebnisse/reetz/index.html The Islamic Missionary Movement Tablighi Jama`at in Europe] ]The mosque is run by the
Tablighi Jamaat and serves as the European headquarters of the movement.Large gatherings occur on a weekly basis whereby speeches are given in various languages based upon spirituality and teachings of Islam.
Controversy
The father of
Aishah Azmi , a female teacher who was fired for refusing to remove herniqab , used to be joint headmaster of the school. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=411748&in_page_id=1770 Veil teacher link to 7/7 bomber] , Daily Mail,21 October 2006 ]Mohammed Sidique Khan andShehzad Tanweer , both involved in the July 7 bombing attacks in London are said to have attended prayers at the mosque.References
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