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The Central Mosque of Glasgow
Scotland
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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