Didsbury Mosque

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Didsbury Mosque
File:Didsbury mosque.jpg
View from Barlow Moor Road
Basic information
Location England Manchester, England
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Affiliation Islam
District West Didsbury
Architectural description
Architectural type Chapel
Completed 1883 / 1962
Specifications
Capacity 1,000
Dome(s) 0
Minaret(s) 1

The Didsbury Mosque and Islamic Centre is located on Burton Road, West Didsbury in Manchester, England. The building was originally the “Albert Park Methodist Chapel”, which opened for worship in 1883,[1] but in 1962 the chapel closed and was later converted into a mosque.[2][not in citation given][3][dead link] It has an attendance of around 1,000 people.[4][dead link] Mustafa Graf is its current Imam,[4][dead link] and the khatib is Salim al-Shaikhi.

The mosque also broadcasts adhan, prayers, Friday sermon, daily reminders and other talks and lectures given in the mosque prayer hall via UHF Masjid radio channel 10 (operating frequency: 454.125mhz) covering a five-mile radius and is receivable in most parts of south Manchester.

References

  1. France & Woodall (1976). A New History of Didsbury. E.J. Morten, 203. ISBN 0-85972-035-7
  2. Manchester City Council: Early Muslim communities in Manchester
  3. Manchester City Council: Church Register List - Denton to Eastham
  4. 4.0 4.1 South Manchester Reporter: News: True meaning of Islam

External links

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