Leeds Grand Mosque
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Leeds Grand Mosque (LGM) is a mosque in Leeds with a regular congregation of 1,200.[1][2] It is located at 9 Woodsley Road, Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 1SN West Yorkshire, England. The mosque has a diverse and ethnically mixed congregation with facilities for both male and female worshippers.[1] The Friday prayer sermon is also delivered in English also alongside the Arabic.[2]
The mosque's Imam is Sheikh Dr Mohammed Taher.[3] The resident Islamic scholar to the mosque is Sheikh Abdullah Al Judai’.[3]
It is the home of the first Muslim Scout Group in Leeds.[4] 15 Scouts were invested at the launch in 2006.[5]
Building
It was originally Sacred Heart Church designed by Derek Walker, completed in 1965 and described as "One of the most striking churches to be built in the 1960s".[6] The design is Brutalist based on a concrete frame clad with pre-cast panels of Cornish granite aggregate.[6] It closed in 1993 and was sold and converted in 1994, with funding from Saif Bin Muhammad Al-Nehayyan of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[7] The chancel was converted into a smaller worship hall used on weekdays, and a women's gallery was constructed at the rear of the main hall, later augmented by converting the choir gallery into a second women's gallery. The stained glass window and Christian symbols were removed, and facilities for wudu installed.[6]
The main hall provides a large open space which is used as the main prayer area for men.
In 2013 a storm lifted part of the roof off, resulting in extensive rain damage.[8]
Facilities
- Male prayer hall
- Female prayer hall
- Lecture room
- Basement – used for multiple activities
- Library
- Catering kitchen
- Management office, storage rooms, and washing facilities for both males and females
- Fenced car park for 20 cars
- Gardens around the mosque
- Linked house, rented as a source of income
See also
References
External links
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- ↑ a b The Times, 24 August 2002 Template:Webarchive"At your service" by Daniel Crewe
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ www.cycscouts.org.uk Template:Webarchive 1st Muslim Scout Group Launches
- ↑ Yorkshire Evening Post 5 December 2006 "City gets its first Muslim Scouts"
- ↑ a b c John Minnis & Trevor Mitchell (2007) Religion and Place in Leeds (English Heritage) Template:ISBN
- ↑ History of Leeds Grand Mosque Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Yorkshire Evening Post 7 December 2013 "SOS call at Leeds mosque left exposed by freak storm"