Banbury Mosque

Banbury Mosque
The mosque in 2018
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Oxfordshire, England
Country	United Kingdom
Location of the mosque in Oxfordshire
Geographic coordinates	52°03′42″N1°19′30″W / 52.06167°N 1.32500°W / 52.06167; -1.32500
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Date established	c. 2000s
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	One
Website
banburymadnimasjid.com

The Banbury Mosque, officially the Banbury Madni Masjid, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, in the United Kingdom. ^[1]

History

In September 2008, the mosque was given permission to expand its size to allow women to pray separately, ^[2] however the expansion received some criticism from local residents.

Banbury Madni Mosque is a beacon mosque at the forefront of many comunity initiatives such as, first Mosque in the Uk to house a community fridge and food bank which is used by 99% white Caucasusian families, it also host Hot meals for the homeless and a warm space for the elderly and most vulnerable many other community initiatives a must to visit.

The Ash-Shifa School girls' Islamic school is located within the grounds of Banbury Mosque. ^[3] The mosque was newly rebuilt in 2012 by leading small-medium construction company Civic Construction Limited directed by Mr Wajid Ali. ^[4]

See also

• Islam portal
• England portal

• History of Islam in the United Kingdom
• List of mosques in the United Kingdom

References

1. "Comments by Planning Committee". Banbury Town Council. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
2. "Mosque given green light". Banbury Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008.
3. "Muslim Girls School Wins Official Approval". Muslim Directory. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
4. "Projects". Civic Construction Company Webpage.

External links

Media related to Banbury Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website