Didsbury Mosque

The Didsbury Mosque, and the Manchester Islamic Centre,[3] are co-located on Burton Road, West Didsbury, in Manchester, England. The building was originally the "Albert Park Methodist Chapel", which opened for worship in 1883,[4] but in 1962 the chapel closed and was later converted into a mosque. It has an attendance of around 1,000 people.[5] The mosque Sheikh is Mustafa Abdullah Graf.[2]

Didsbury Mosque
View from the intersection of Barlow Moor Road & Burton Road
Religion
AffiliationSalafi/Ikhwan[1]
DistrictWest Didsbury
LeadershipSheikh Mustafa Abdullah Graf[2]
Location
Location 271 Burton Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, England[3]
Geographic coordinates53°25′22″N 2°14′49″W
Architecture
TypeChapel
Completed1883 / 1965
Specifications
Capacity950 (including women)[3]
Dome(s)0
Minaret(s)1
Website
http://www.didsburymosque.com/

Distinctive Aspects

The Didsbury Mosque and Manchester Islamic Centre says that it "represents a wide range of the Muslim community of various origins and/or Islamic schools of thought".[6] The mosque holds open-days with displays, talks, question-and-answer sessions, and guided tours.[7]

The mosque has a Sharia (Islamic law) Department which issues fatwas (Islamic decrees), oversees family affairs, helps calculate zakat (a type of alms-giving), and provides advice and mediation with regard to financial transactions.[8]

With radio coverage of most of South Manchester, the mosque broadcasts adhan (Islamic call to prayer), prayers themselves, Friday sermons, and daily reminders, as well as talks and lectures given in the prayer hall of the mosque. The Manchester Islamic Centre is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission.[9]

See also

References
  1. Dettmer, Jamie (29 May 2017). "Manchester Bomber's Mosque Comes Under Scrutiny". Voice of America. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. "Sheikh Mustafa Abdullah Graf". 2017.
  3. "Didsbury Mosque and Islamic Centre". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015.
  4. France & Woodall (1976). A New History of Didsbury. E.J. Morten, 203. ISBN 0-85972-035-7
  5. South Manchester Reporter: News: True meaning of Islam Archived 10 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "About Us".
  7. "Manchester Islamic Centre and Didsbury Mosque". 3 August 2016.
  8. "Didsbury Mosque, Sharia Department". 10 January 2011.
  9. "327235 - The Islamic Centre (Manchester)".

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