Birmingham Central Mosque
| Birmingham Central Mosque | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Highgate, Birmingham, England |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 6,000 (including women)[1] |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Website | |
| www.centralmosque.org.uk/ | |
Birmingham Central Mosque, is a mosque in the Highgate area of Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust. The organization, 'Muslims in Britain’ classify the Birmingham Central Mosque as, nonsectarian.[1] The mosque has a capacity of 6,000, including women.[1] The mosque provides a Sharia Council which in 2016 handled 400 requests for divorce.[2]
The mosque has 21 listed trustees,[3] and its Chair is Muhammad Afzal. Its Vice Chairman is Mohammed Najib.
History
A golden dome was added to the top of the
In 2006, the West Midlands Fire Service put out a fire in the mosque which began in an office in the building. It did not spread far, yet it caused damage to electronics and also destroyed paperwork.[7]
In December 2011 a man was arrested after making a Facebook threat to bomb the mosque.[8]
Following a protest by the English Defence League (EDL) in April 2017, the Birmingham Central Mosque held a tea party with the goal of countering those demonstrations and promoting interfaith dialogue. The tea party ended up receiving more participants than the original EDL march.[9]
See also
- Ghamkol Shariff Masjid
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- Islamic schools and branches
- Islamic Sharia Council
- List of mosques in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ a b c d "Birmingham Central Mosque". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Bone, Amra (2 March 2017). "Inside Britain's sharia councils: hardline and anti-women – or a dignified way to divorce?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ISBN 0-7190-4685-8.
- ISBN 90-390-0065-4.
- ^ "History of Al-Hijrah". Al-Hijrah. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Arsonists set fire to city mosque". BBC News. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "Man arrested after Facebook threat to bomb Birmingham mosque". Mirror. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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