Jamiatul Atiq Mosque

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Jamiatul Atiq Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
Leadership Sheikh Alhaji Hassan Karim
(Chief Imam)
StatusActive
Location
Location Freetown
Country Sierra Leone
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Jamiatul Atiq Mosque
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Coordinates 8°29′20.2″N13°12′52.2″W / 8.488944°N 13.214500°W / 8.488944; -13.214500
Architecture
TypeMosque

The Jamiatul Atiq Mosque, also locally known as the Fourah Bay Mosque, is a large mosque located in the Fourah Bay neighborhood of Freetown, in Sierra Leone. [1]

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Overview

The mosque regularly holds Islamic prayer services five times a day; and its also teaches Islamic education. The chief Imam of the Jamiatul Atiq Masjid is Chief Sheikh Alhaji Hassan Karim, and the deputy chief Imam is Sheikh Alhaji Nazir King. [1] The mosque is the main mosque that serves the Fourah Bay community, a predominantly conservative Muslim community in Freetown.

The then Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's affairs, Sylvia Blyden, who is a Christian, joined Muslims in prayers at the mosque in celebrating of the 2017 Eid al-Fitr. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Thomas, Abdul Rashid (June 26, 2017). "Social welfare minister Blyden joined Muslims in Fourah Bay for Eid prayers". The Sierra Leone Telegraph. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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