Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland) explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Masjid al-Noor. Local Religions - Profiles - Memorial University.
  2. Web site: We thank you for this friendship. thetelegram.com. 2015-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907151717/http://www.thetelegram.com/Living/2010-06-26/article-1438152/Births-1847. 2018-09-07. dead.
  3. Five Times Daily: The Dynamics of Prayer Worship Among Muslim Immigrants in St. John's, NL . Scott Royle . . March 2016. Full 126 page thesis available here.
  4. News: St. John’s Muslim community mourns New Zealand mosque shooting victims . Sam McNeish . . March 15, 2019.
  5. News: Love letters to Christchurch: St. John's supports Muslim community in wake of attack: Messages of love and support delivered to Masjid-an-Noor mosque . Andrew Sampson . . March 18, 2019.
  6. News: Peace and love must overcome evil, member of St. John's Muslim community says . Barb Sweet . . March 18, 2019.