Madina Mosque, Sheffield

Madina Mosque
The mosque in 2006
Religion
Affiliation	Barelvi
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Ownership	Sheffield Islamic Centre Madina Masjid Trust
Status	Active
Location
Location	Heeley, South Yorkshire
Country	England
Location of the mosque in Sheffield
Geographic coordinates	53°21′51″N1°28′24″W / 53.364085°N 1.473225°W / 53.364085; -1.473225
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Completed	2006
Construction cost	£5,000,000
Specifications
Capacity	2,300 worshippers
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	2
Materials	Brick
Website
madinamasjid.org.uk

The Madina Mosque, also known as the Madina Masjid and the Wolseley Road Mosque, is the first purpose-built mosque in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. ^[1]

Overview

After some problems with funding, ^[2] the project was completed in October 2006. Users of the mosque raised several million pounds to pay for the new mosque and Islamic centre which includes 19 rooms and two large halls, a library and a day centre. The project is estimated to have cost £5 million. ^[1] The mosque was built on Glover Road, Sheffield, and intended to serve the Muslim populations of Nether Edge and Sharrow. The mosque has a capacity of 2,300 male and female worshippers. ^[3]

The organization, 'Muslims in Britain' ^[4] classify the masjid as, "Sufi-Barelvi". ^[3]

In 2008 the BBC reported that the centre had classrooms and a planned daycare centre for the elderly, and that it would host inter-faith events. ^[2]

See also

• Islam portal
• England portal

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

References

1. New Heeley voice issue 29, page 3
2. Inside Sheffield's Islamic landmark, by Oonagh Jaquest
3. "Madina Mosque". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
4. "MuslimsInBritain.org - UK mosques' definitive directory and development resource". www.muslimsinbritain.org. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

External links

Media related to Madina Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website