Al-Rahma Mosque | |
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مسجد الرحمة | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Toxteth, Liverpool, 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 |
Completed | July 1974 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | Accommodates between 2,000 and 2,500 people. |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Website | |
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The Al-Rahma Mosque ( Arabic: مسجد الرحمة, romanized: Masjid ar-Raḥmah, lit. 'Mosque of Mercy') is a mosque located on Hatherley Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, which can accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500 people [1] and serves as the main place of worship and focus point for Liverpool's Muslim population, estimated at 25,000 people. [2]
The Liverpool Muslim Society, founded in 1953 by the late Al-Haj Ali Hizzam, a member of Liverpool's Muslim Community, and originally operated from a room in his house, is based at the mosque. [3]
The current mosque was built in 1974, having taken 10 years to get approval from the city's planning department. [4]
The current building is used primarily by the city's Yemenis, Syrians, and Somali populations who constitute the vast majority of Liverpool's Muslim population. [5]