Blackpool Central Mosque

Central Mosque Blackpool

Shown within Blackpool
Basic information
Location	Blackpool, England
Geographic coordinates	53°48′30″N 3°02′42″W / 53.8083°N 3.0449°W / 53.8083; -3.0449Coordinates: 53°48′30″N 3°02′42″W / 53.8083°N 3.0449°W / 53.8083; -3.0449
Affiliation	Islam
Status	active
Website	blackpool-mosque.co.uk
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic
Completed	2005
Specifications
Capacity	500
Minaret(s)	1

Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre is a Sunni mosque in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

History

The mosque was originally housed in a building on Rigby Road, before moving to its own purpose-built building on Revoe Street. In January 2005 the mosque won a heritage award from Blackpool Civic Trust.^[1]

The current Imam is Maulana Ashfaq Patel, who is also the Muslim chaplain at Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre hospitals. The mosque is a member of the Blackpool Area Faith Forum.

Facilities

The mosque houses a 500-person-capacity main prayer hall, a daily prayer hall, a ladies prayer room and 7 classrooms.

Blackpool Islamic Community Centre

The Blackpool Islamic Community Centre (BICC) runs classes, seminars and events for Muslims and non-Muslims.

References

↑ "Jewels in the crown receive their reward". Blackpool Gazette. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

External links

Buildings and structures in Blackpool

Grade I

Blackpool Tower

Grade II*

Grand Theatre Winter Gardens Empress Ballroom Opera House Theatre

Places of worship	Sacred Heart Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

Grade II

Central Library The Elms Grundy Art Gallery Little Marton Mill Miners' Convalescent Home North Pier

Places of worship	Bispham United Hebrew Holy Trinity St John

Unlisted

Carleton Crematorium Central Pier Funny Girls High Tide Organ Houndshill Shopping Centre Isle of Man to England Interconnector South Pier Syndicate Trinity Hospice Victoria Hospital Viva Blackpool Zoo

Hotels	Cliffs Grand Metropole Imperial Norbreck Castle

Places of worship	Central Mosque Reform Jewish Noor-A-Madina Mosque St Mark St Stephen on-the-Cliffs St Thomas

Demolished

Lists

Mosques in the United Kingdom

England	Al Mahdi Mosque, Bradford Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool Abbey Mills Mosque Aziziye Mosque (London) Baitul Futuh Mosque Banbury Mosque Birmingham Central Mosque Blackpool Central Mosque Brick Lane Mosque Brixton Mosque Bristol Jamia Mosque Chesham Mosque Croydon Mosque Darul Amaan Mosque Darul Barakaat Mosque Didsbury Mosque East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre Faizan-e-Madina Mosque, Peterborough Fazl Mosque, London Forest Gate Mosque Ghamkol Shariff Masjid, Birmingham Green Lane Masjid Harrow Central Mosque Islamic Centre of England Jamea Masjid, Preston Jaame Masjid, Blackburn Leeds Grand Mosque Leytonstone Mosque London Central Mosque Madina Mosque, Horsham Madina Mosque (Preston) Manchester Central Mosque Markazi Masjid, Dewsbury Markazi Masjid, Tower Hamlets Masjid As-Salafi Masjid Umar mosque Medina Mosque (Sheffield) Nasir Mosque Noor-A-Madina Mosque, Blackpool Noor-ur-Islam Mosque (Leyton, Waltham Forest) North London Central Mosque North Manchester Jamia Mosque Redditch Central Mosque Shacklewell Lane Mosque Shah Jahan Mosque, Woking Shropshire Islamic Foundation Stratford Street Mosque Suleymaniye Mosque (London) Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester Wembley Central Mosque

Northern Ireland	Belfast Islamic Centre

Scotland	Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre Al-Furqan Mosque Al Maktoum Mosque, Dundee Ayrshire Central Mosque Central Scotland Islamic Centre (Stirling, Scotland) Dumfries Islamic Society Dundee Central Mosque Glasgow Central Mosque Edinburgh Central Mosque Inverness Masjid Jame Masjid Bilal, Dundee Masjid Noor, Glasgow Masjid Tajdare Madina, Dundee Perth Mosque, Scotland Syed Shah Mustafa Jamee Masjid, Aberdeen

Wales	Al-Manar Centre Masjid-e-Zawiyah Swansea Mosque

Category Islam in the United Kingdom Mosques by country

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