Bradford Grand Mosque Explained

Bradford Grand Mosque
Religious Affiliation:Islam
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Location:Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates Footnotes:53.784°N -1.769°W
Architecture Type:Mosque
Groundbreaking:2002
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The Bradford Grand Mosque, or Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque, is the largest mosque in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

It was founded in 1983,[2] building began in 2002 and it opened in 2012 or 2014.[3] It can house 8,000 worshippers and is one of the largest mosques in the United Kingdom. The mosque was built on a filled in railway cutting which was part of the Bradford "Alpine" railway which ran through the Little Horton area of Bradford.[4] At a cost of more than £4 million, the construction of the mosque was paid with local donations.[5] In 2019, construction of additional buildings began.[6]

The Telegraph & Argus called it "one of the most architecturally impressive religious buildings in the city."

In November 2018 the mosque arranged a march for peace in memory of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[7] In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a funeral with around 600 people held at the mosque was connected to an outbreak of COVID-19.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Husain . Ed . Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain . 10 June 2021 . . 978-1-5266-1866-5 . 126 . en.
  2. Web site: About Us . www.bradfordgrandmosque.co.uk . Bradford Grand Mosque . 7 September 2022.
  3. News: Himelfield . Dave . Eight historic aerial pics of Yorkshire released on new photo map . 7 September 2022 . . 24 March 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: Robinson . Phil . St Dunstans to Horton Park Junction.Page 2 - BRADFORD'S LOST ALPINE LINE. . BRADFORD`S LOST ALPINE LINE. . 13 September 2022.
  5. News: Jagger . David . THEN AND NOW: Google Maps reveals how Bradford has changed over the past decade . 8 September 2022 . . 23 September 2020 . en.
  6. News: Jagger . David . Work underway on new community centre at Bradford's largest mosque . 9 September 2022 . . 13 February 2019 . en.
  7. News: Jagger . David . Thousands join march of peace to mark birthday of Prophet Mohammad . 7 September 2022 . . 26 November 2018 . en.
  8. News: Lamb . Christina . When choirs sing and families gather to grieve, the coronavirus will have a ball . 7 September 2022 . . 31 May 2020 . en.
  9. News: Harley . Nicky . Impact of 'Covid-19 tsunami' will never go away . 7 September 2022 . . 31 December 2021 . en.
  10. News: Wright . John . Coronavirus doctor's diary: A super-spreading funeral that led to three deaths . 7 September 2022 . BBC News . 17 May 2020.

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