Building Name: | Masjid-an-Noor Mosque |
Location: | 430 Logy Bay Road St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada A1A 5C6 |
Coordinates: | 47.6072°N -52.6893°W |
Map Type: | Newfoundland#Canada |
Relief: | 1 |
Religious Affiliation: | Sunni Islam |
Website: | Official site |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Year Completed: | 1990 |
Dome Quantity: | 1 |
Masjid-an-Noor is the first, and currently only, mosque in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The mosque is located in the provincial capital of St. John's, and was built in 1990 by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] A large proportion of the congregation are students or faculty at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[1] [2]
A 2016 Master's degree thesis has studied the mosque and the role of five-times-daily prayer in the lives of Muslims who have immigrated to Newfoundland.[3]
Being the only mosque in the province, it has been covered in the news for reaction to events involving Islam and mosques, such as the March 2019 shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand; in Newfoundland, Masjid-an-Noor held memorial services.[4] An event at St. John's Farmers Market was held to express support for Newfoundland Muslims; some came to the event after hearing of it on CBC News.[5] Messages of support were also delivered to the mosque itself.[6] It is the most eastern mosque in Canada.