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The Central Mosque of Glasgow was opened in 1984 on a
magnificent site adjacent to the River Clyde.
The story of the building of the Mosque spans a
twelve-year period. The Muslim population of Scotland number some 50,000 and comprises mainly Arabs, Pakistanis, Turks,
African, Malayans and Indian Muslims. The mosque also services many
foreign students attending Glasgow’s prestigious universities and provides a focus for the Muslim
community.
The building, which is larger than the Regent Park
Mosque in London, is now a landmark of the city of Glasgow. The mosque receives many visitors from home and abroad including
school parties, organized groups, visiting Muslims and private
individuals anxious to see the building and learn more of Islam as a
religion and as a social order.
Built on a four-acre site, the present Mosque is shortly
to be enhanced by the new Islamic Center to be erected on an adjacent
four-acre site. The new Islamic Center will contain a general-purpose
hall, sports and changing facilities, meeting rooms, library, cafeteria
and facilities that will offer educational and sociological guidance to
the community at a large.
The new Center associated with the Mosque provides a
concept that is unique in the west.
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