Leeds Grand Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Leeds, England |
Geographic coordinates | 53°48′23.1″N 1°34′05.3″W / 53.806417°N 1.568139°W |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | 1994 |
Capacity | 1,500+ |
Website | |
Official website |
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]
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]
Leeds Grand Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Leeds, England |
Geographic coordinates | 53°48′23.1″N 1°34′05.3″W / 53.806417°N 1.568139°W |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | 1994 |
Capacity | 1,500+ |
Website | |
Official website |
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]
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]