Showing posts with label Leeds Grand Mosque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leeds Grand Mosque. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 September 2011

Leeds Grand Mosque

Leeds Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Leeds with a Friday congregation of 500–600. It is located at 9 Woodsley Road, Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 1SN West Yorkshire, England.
It was converted from a church in 1994, with funding from Saif Bin Muhammad Al-Nehayyan of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Its main hall provides a large open space which has been used for experiments in human echo-location.
It is the home of the first Muslim Scout Group in Leeds. 15 Scouts were invested at the launch in 2006.
The mosque's imam is Sheikh Muhammad Tahir.It is unusual in providing a translation of the sermon into English.

Facilities

  • Main prayer hall
  • Daily prayer hall and lecture room
  • Ladies prayer balcony
  • General usage basement
  • Library
  • Catering kitchen
  • Management office, storage rooms, and washing facilities for both males and females
  • Fenced car park for 20 cars
  • Gardens around the mosque
  • Linked house, rented as a source of income