Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland)

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Masjid-an-Noor
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Former Mosque at 430 Logy Bay Road
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
StatusActive
Location
Location135 Torbay Rd, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1A 2G9 (new location)
Country Canada
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Shown within Newfoundland
Geographic coordinates 47°36′26″N52°41′22″W / 47.6071°N 52.6894°W / 47.6071; -52.6894
Architecture
Type mosque
Completed1990
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
Website
Official site

Masjid-an-Noor is the first, and currently only, mosque in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The mosque is located in the provincial capital of St. John's. In 2025, the congregation relocated to a larger building on Torbay Road.

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The original mosque was located at 430 Logy Bay Road and was built in 1990 by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. [1] A large proportion of the congregation are students or faculty at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. [1] [2]

A 2016 Master's degree thesis has studied the mosque and the role of five-times-daily prayer in the lives of Muslims who have immigrated to Newfoundland. [3]

Being the only mosque in the province, it has been covered in the news for reaction to events involving Islam and mosques, such as the March 2019 shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand; in Newfoundland, Masjid-an-Noor held memorial services. [4] An event at St. John's Farmers Market was held to express support for Newfoundland Muslims; some came to the event after hearing of it on CBC News. [5] Messages of support were also delivered to the mosque itself. [6] It is the most eastern mosque in Canada.

Move to Torbay Road

In March 2025, it was announced the congregation would move to a former Catholic church, the Mary Queen of Peace Church, on Torbay Road. [7] [8] [9] The first service at the new facility was tentatively set for March 30, 2025. The new mosque officially opened on March 30, 2025 as Eid celebrations began with 6,000 in attendance for a pair of prayer services on that date. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Masjid al-Noor". Local Religions - Profiles - Memorial University.
  2. ↑ "We thank you for this friendship". thetelegram.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  3. ↑ Scott Royle (March 2016). Five Times Daily: The Dynamics of Prayer Worship Among Muslim Immigrants in St. John's, NL (Report). Memorial University of Newfoundland. Full 126 page thesis available here.
  4. ↑ Sam McNeish (March 15, 2019). "St. John's Muslim community mourns New Zealand mosque shooting victims". The Telegram, distributed by SaltWire.
  5. ↑ Andrew Sampson (March 18, 2019). "Love letters to Christchurch: St. John's supports Muslim community in wake of attack: Messages of love and support delivered to Masjid-an-Noor mosque". CBC News.
  6. ↑ Barb Sweet (March 18, 2019). "Peace and love must overcome evil, member of St. John's Muslim community says". The Telegram.
  7. ↑ "Former Mary Queen of Peace Church Transforms into Mosque for Growing Muslim Community". VOCM (AM) . March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "A former Catholic church in St. John's is being converted into a mosque". CBC News . March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ "St. John's is getting a new mosque inside a former Catholic church". CBC News . March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "New mosque officially opens in former Catholic Church as Eid celebrations begin". CBC News . March 30, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
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