Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool

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The Al-Rahma Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمة, romanized: Masjid ar-Raḥmah, lit.'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]

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Al-Rahma Mosque
مسجد الرحمة
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Al-Rahma Mosque in 2013
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationToxteth, Liverpool, England
AdministrationLiverpool Muslim Society
Geographic coordinates53°23′39.4″N 2°57′38.3″W
Architecture
Typemosque
CompletedJuly 1974
Specifications
CapacityAccommodates between 2,000 and 2,500 people.
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2
Website
www.liverpoolmuslimsociety.org.uk
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Background

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]

Today

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]

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