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Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool

Coordinates: 53°23′39.4″N 2°57′38.3″W / 53.394278°N 2.960639°W / 53.394278; -2.960639
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Al-Rahma Mosque
مسجد الرحمة
Al-Rahma Mosque in 2013
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationToxteth, Liverpool, England
AdministrationLiverpool Muslim Society
Geographic coordinates53°23′39.4″N 2°57′38.3″W / 53.394278°N 2.960639°W / 53.394278; -2.960639
Architecture
Typemosque
CompletedJuly 1974
Specifications
CapacityAccommodates between 2,000 and 2,500 people.
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2
Website
www.liverpoolmuslimsociety.org.uk

The Al-Rahma Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمة, romanizedMasjid 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Muslim Society - Mosque History". Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Muslim Society al Rahma Mosque".
  3. ^ "About LMS". Liverpool Muslim Society. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ McIntyre-Brown, Arabella; Shaw, Fiona (2005). Connections - Liverpool: Global Gateway. Garlic Press Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 1-904099-08-4.
  5. ^ "Mosque Map".
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