Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool
| Al-Rahma Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد الرحمة | |
.JPG) Al-Rahma Mosque in 2013 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Toxteth, Liverpool, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the mosque in England | |
| Administration | Liverpool Muslim Society |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°23′39.4″N 2°57′38.3″W / 53.394278°N 2.960639°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Date established | 1953 (as a community) |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | c. 2,500 worshippers |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Minaret(s) | Two |
| Website | |
| liverpoolmuslimsociety | |
The Al-Rahma Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمة, romanized: Masjid ar-Raḥmah, lit. 'Mosque of Mercy') is a Sunni mosque located on Hatherley Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, in the United Kingdom. The mosque can accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500 worshippers[1] and serves as the main place of worship and focus point for Liverpool's Muslim population,[2] which numbered over 25,000 in the 2021 United Kingdom census.[3]
History
The Liverpool Muslim Society was founded in 1953 by the late Al-Haj Ali Hizzam, a member of Liverpool's Muslim community. The Society originally operated from a room in his house where prayer services were held. The Society office is based at the mosque.[4]
The current mosque was built in 1974, ten years after applying for development consent from the city's planning department.[5]
The current building is used primarily by the Liverpool's Yemenis, Syrians, and Somalis who constitute the vast majority of the city's Muslim population.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Mosque History". Liverpool Muslim Society. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool Muslim Society al Rahma Mosque".
- ^ "Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "About LMS". Liverpool Muslim Society. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ McIntyre-Brown, Arabella; Shaw, Fiona (2005). Connections - Liverpool: Global Gateway. Garlic Press Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 1-904099-08-4.
- ^ "Mosque Map".
External links
Media related to Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool at Wikimedia Commons
- "Home page". Al-Rahma Mosque. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008.
- "Home page". Liverpool Muslim Society.
