Jaffari Community Centre

Jaffari Community Centre
A chandelier inside the prayer hall
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Husayniyya
Ownership	Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto
Leadership	Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi ('Ālim)
Status	Active
Location
Location	9000 Bathurst Street, Thornhill, Greater Toronto, Ontario
Country	Canada
Location of in southern Ontario
Geographic coordinates	43°50′30″N79°27′39″W / 43.8417°N 79.4608°W / 43.8417; -79.4608
Specifications
Capacity	800 worshippers
Dome	One
Minaret	One
Website
jaffari.org
[1]

The Jaffari Community Centre (JCC) is a Shia Islamic husayniyya and community centre, located in the Thornhill district, in the Greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada. In addition to the prayer hall, the centre contains a library, cafe, gym, several banquet halls, and school, and primarily serves as a mosque. ^[2]

Overview

The mosque is administered by the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat (ISIJ) and is the main mosque and centre for ISIJ, that administers another three mosques in the greater Toronto area, located in Barrie, Brampton and Hamilton. ^[3]

In 2018 the Vaughan Council approved a modified development application submitted by ISIJ for an 11-hectare (27-acre) site, called Jaffari Village, that would deliver 60 three-storey townhouses, a six-storey seniors' residence, an eight-storey residential building, a three-storey above-ground parking garage, a high school and a new park and nature trail. Prior to the Council's approval, the project faced concerted opposition from the Council residents. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Islam portal
• Canada portal

• Islam in Canada
• List of mosques in Canada

References

1. "Jaffari Islamic Centre Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto (ISIJ)". Muslim link. n.d. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
2. "About ISIJ". ISIJ of Toronto. Retrieved January 2, 2024.^{[ self-published source? ]}
3. "The Jaffari Community Centre responds to a threat on November 16, 2023". Muslim link. November 17, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
4. Csillag, Ron (April 13, 2018). "Vaughan council approves city's report on Jaffari Village". The Canadian Jewish News . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
5. "Tensions high at Vaughan meeting over fate of Muslim community complex". CBC News . April 4, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2025.

External links

• Official website