Building Name: | Al-Rahma Mosque |
Native Name: | مسجد الرحمة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Location: | Toxteth, Liverpool, England |
Religious Affiliation: | Sunni Islam |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Year Completed: | July 1974 |
Capacity: | Accommodates between 2,000 and 2,500 people. |
Dome Quantity: | 1 |
Minaret Quantity: | 2 |
Administration: | Liverpool Muslim Society |
The Al-Rahma Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمة|Masjid ar-Raḥmah|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]