Birmingham Central Mosque

Birmingham Central Mosque
Birmingham Central Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Highgate, Birmingham, England
Architecture
Type	mosque
Completed	1975
Specifications
Capacity	6,000 (including women)
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 minaret in 1981.^[4] In 1986, the mosque sought and was granted permission to call prayer within certain limits.^[5] Between 1988 and 1990, Al-Hijrah School educated children in three rented rooms within the mosque before moving to Midland House in Small Heath.^[6]

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]

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.
^ Panikos Panayi (1999). The Impact of Immigration in Post-war Britain: A Documentary History of the Effects and Experiences of Immigrants in Britain since 1945. Manchester University Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-7190-4685-8.
^ W. A. R. Shadid (1995). Religious Freedom and the Position of Islam in Western Europe. Peters Publishers. p. 35. 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.
^ York, Chris (8 April 2017). "EDL Birmingham Demo Countered By Mosque Tea Party". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

External links

[Birmingham_Central_Mosque1-1] "Birmingham Central Mosque". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

[2] 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.

[3] "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

[4] Panikos Panayi (1999). The Impact of Immigration in Post-war Britain: A Documentary History of the Effects and Experiences of Immigrants in Britain since 1945. Manchester University Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-7190-4685-8.

[5] W. A. R. Shadid (1995). Religious Freedom and the Position of Islam in Western Europe. Peters Publishers. p. 35. ISBN 90-390-0065-4.

[6] "History of Al-Hijrah". Al-Hijrah. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.

[7] "Arsonists set fire to city mosque". BBC News. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2007.

[8] "Man arrested after Facebook threat to bomb Birmingham mosque". Mirror. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[9] York, Chris (8 April 2017). "EDL Birmingham Demo Countered By Mosque Tea Party". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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Wales	Al-Manar Centre Masjid-e-Zawiyah Shah Jalal Mosque, Cardiff Swansea Mosque
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