Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool

Al-Rahma Mosque
Al-Rahma Mosque
مسجد الرحمة
	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.org.uk

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, that was estimated^[when?]^{[according to whom?]} at 25,000 people.^[2]

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.^[3]

The current mosque was built in 1974, ten years after applying for development consent from the city's planning department.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

^ "Mosque History". Liverpool Muslim Society. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2011.^{[self-published source?]}
^ "Liverpool Muslim Society al Rahma Mosque".
^ "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.

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[1] "Mosque History". Liverpool Muslim Society. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2011.^{[self-published source?]}

[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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