Brick Lane Mosque
| Brick Lane Jamme Masjid | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°31′9.6″N 0°4′20″W / 51.519333°N 0.07222°WCoordinates: 51°31′9.6″N 0°4′20″W / 51.519333°N 0.07222°W |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Website | bricklanejammemasjid |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Georgian architecture |
| Date established | 1743 (built), 1976 (mosque) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 3000 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Brick Lane Jamme Masjid (Bengali: ব্রিক লেন জামে মসজিদ "Brick Lane Great Mosque"), formerly known as the London Jamme Masjid (লন্ডন জামে মসজিদ "London Great Mosque"), is a Muslim place of worship in the East End of London. The building at 59 Brick Lane, on the corner of Fournier Street, has been home to a succession of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities since its construction in the mid-eighteenth century, reflecting the waves of immigration in the neighbourhood of Spitalfields. The former Great Synagogue is a Grade II* listed building; the adjacent former school buildings (now used as an ancillary building to the mosque) is listed Grade II.
The majority of worshippers of the mosque are of Bangladeshi descent; the mosque serves the largest concentration of Bangladeshi Muslims in the country (see History of Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom).
The mosque can hold up to 3000 people and is most crowded during the jummah prayers on Friday. All sermons are delivered in Sylheti Bengali. In terms of beliefs and practices, the mosque follows the traditions of the controversial Sayyid Ahmad of Balakot. The mosque has close links with the Bangladesh Welfare Association, which addresses social and community needs.Arabic and mother tongue classes are available for children on the top floors.
The Brick Lane Mosque was once known as the London Great Mosque, but much larger places of worship for Muslims in the capital opened in Regent's Park (the London Central Mosque, 1978) and then nearby Whitechapel Road (the East London Mosque, 1985).
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