Al-Manar Centre
2 Glynrhondda Street in Cathays, Cardiff has been widely claimed to have been founded as a mosque in 1860, and thus the first mosque in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] However, this date has been rejected as a transcription error by an reputable academic paper,[4] making the Liverpool Muslim Institute, established in 1891, the first.
The mosque was founded by Yemeni and Somali sailors on their trips between Aden and Cardiff Docks.[5] It was recorded by the Register of Religious Sites (now maintained by the Office for National Statistics) as a registered place of worship from 1860, however it now appears that this date was an error in the records.[4]
It is still a registered and working mosque today under the title of the “Al-Manar Islamic & Cultural Centre”.[6]
See also
- Islam in Wales
- Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, Surrey, the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ "From scholarship, sailors and sects to the mills and the mosques". The Guardian. 2002-06-18. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Islam and Britain". BBC. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Islam in the British Isles". islamfortoday.com. Retrieved 2008-11-30.[dead link]
- ^ a b Gilliat-Ray, Sophie (July 2010). "The first registered mosque in the UK, Cardiff, 1860': the evolution of a myth". Contemporary Islam. 4 (2). Springer Netherlands: 179-193. ISSN 1872-0218. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Did You Know?". Islam Can. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ al-Manar Centre
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