Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool

The Al-Rahma Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمة, romanized: Masjid ar-Raḥmah, lit. 'Mosque of Mercy') is a Sunni mosque located on Hatherley Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, in the United Kingdom. The mosque can accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500 worshippers^[1] and serves as the main place of worship and focus point for Liverpool's Muslim population,^[2] which numbered over 25,000 in the 2021 United Kingdom census.^[3]

Al-Rahma Mosque
مسجد الرحمة
Al-Rahma Mosque in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Country	United Kingdom
Location of the mosque in England
Administration	Liverpool Muslim Society
Coordinates	53°23′39.4″N 2°57′38.3″W
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Established	1953 (as a community)
Completed	1974
Specifications
Capacity	c. 2,500 worshippers
Dome	One
Minaret	Two
Website
liverpoolmuslimsociety.org.uk

History

The Liverpool Muslim Society was founded in 1953 by the late Al-Haj Ali Hizzam, a member of Liverpool's Muslim community. The Society originally operated from a room in his house where prayer services were held. The Society office is based at the mosque.^[4]

The current mosque was built in 1974, ten years after applying for development consent from the city's planning department.^[5]

The current building is used primarily by the Liverpool's Yemenis, Syrians, and Somalis who constitute the vast majority of the city's Muslim population.^[6]

See also

• Islam portal
• England portal

• Islam in England
• List of mosques in the United Kingdom
• Liverpool Muslim Institute
• Abdullah Quilliam