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

  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. ^ "Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "About LMS". Liverpool Muslim Society. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ McIntyre-Brown, Arabella; Shaw, Fiona (2005). Connections - Liverpool: Global Gateway. Garlic Press Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 1-904099-08-4.
  6. ^ "Mosque Map".

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