Nasir Mosque

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Nasir Mosque
مسجد ناصر
Nasir Mosque, close aerial view.jpg
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Ahmadiyya
Location
Location Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Geographic coordinates 54°41′35″N1°12′58.4″W / 54.69306°N 1.216222°W / 54.69306; -1.216222
Architecture
Typemosque
Style Islamic
Completed2005
Construction cost£500,000
Specifications
Capacity500
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
Website
Ahmadiyya Official Website

The Nasir Mosque, built in 2005 and located on Brougham Terrace, is the first purpose-built mosque in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The mosque was built following the conversion of numerous Britons in Hartlepool to Islam, including the Imam of the mosque, Tahir Selby. [1] It has a capacity of 500 worshippers. The mosque participates in several local community events and provides regular services for the wider community. [2] [3]

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History

The plot of land upon which the mosque was built on was bought for £35,000 and the elder community of the mosque, Majlis Ansarullah, was tasked to build the mosque. [4] The cornerstone of the mosque was laid in 2004 and inaugurated on 11 November 2005 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. [5]

Inauguration

During the opening session, town dignitaries such as Hartlepool MP Iain Wright and Hartlepool Borough Council's chief executive Paul Walker were in attendance. As a gesture, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, the main organisation behind the project, donated around £20,000 to local charities and causes, including Hartlepool and District Hospice, Butterwick Children's Hospice and Brougham Primary School. [6]

Vandalism

The mosque has been a target by the English Defence League, where previously a member of EDL had vandalised the mosque. [7] [8] In 2011, two men vandalised the mosque with graffiti in a racially-motivated attacked. [9] It was also a target during the violent protests organised by the EDL in Hartlepool following the 2024 Southport stabbing in which four officers were injured during altercations. [10] [11]

Facilities

The mosque consists of two prayer halls for men and women which can accommodate around 500 worshippers. It also consists of a library, a kitchen, some offices and guest rooms.

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