Leytonstone Mosque

Leytonstone Mosque, situated in the London borough of Waltham Forest, was opened in 1976 to cater to the local Muslim community.^[1] Since then, the mosque has grown in size and can accommodate about 1,000 people.^[2]

Pre-Mosque Era

Prior to the Masjid's establishment, the Leytonstone Islamic Association was set up to serve the local Muslim population, and between 1969-1976 would do so by hiring out a hall, which would be used for prayers. Collections then took place in order to fund the purchase of a property which would later be converted into a mosque. In 1976, with donations entirely provided by the local Muslim community, a church was purchased, and subsequently converted into a mosque.^[1]

Services

The Mosque provides many services, which include evening classes for 5-16 year olds:^[3]

• Hifz (Memorization of the Quran)
• Arabic (Quran)
• Hadith
• Fiqh
• History
• Aqeedah

References

Mosques in the United Kingdom
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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
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