Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool

Al-Rahma Mosque
مسجد الرحمة
Al-Rahma Mosque in 2013
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 / 53.394278; -2.960639
Architecture
Type	mosque
Completed	July 1974
Specifications
Capacity	Accommodates between 2,000 and 2,500 people.
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	2
Website
www.liverpoolmuslimsociety.org.uk

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]

Background

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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]

Today

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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]

References

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^ "Liverpool Muslim Society - Mosque History". Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ "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".

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