Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch

Al Noor Mosque
مسجد النور‎‎
Al Noor Mosque in August 2019
Religion
AffiliationSunni
Location
LocationChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch is located in Christchurch, New Zealand
Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch
Location in Christchurch
Geographic coordinates43°31′58.6″S 172°36′42.2″E / 43.532944°S 172.611722°E / -43.532944; 172.611722

The Al Noor Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النور‎, Masjid al-Noor) is a Sunni mosque in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton in New Zealand.[1][2] It was built between 1983 and 1985 by the Muslim Association of Canterbury, an organisation founded in 1977 that also manages the mosque building.[3][4] It was the primary target of the Christchurch mosque shootings of 15 March 2019.

  1. ^ Drury, A. M. (2016). Once Were Mahometans: Muslims in the South Island of New Zealand, mid-19th to late 20th century, with special reference to Canterbury (Thesis, Master of Philosophy (MPhil)). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10630
  2. ^ Drury, A. M. 'Mahometans on the Edge of Colonial Empire: Antipodean Experiences', Islam and Christian–Muslim. Relations, Volume 29, Issue 1, (2018), pp. 71–87. https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2017.1384230
  3. ^ Kolig, Erich (2009). New Zealand's Muslims and Multiculturalism. Brill. p. 33. ISBN 978-90-474-4070-3. The Canterbury Muslim Association (MAC) was established in Christchurch in 1977 … and was able to build a mosque … in 1985. In recent years, for a while, it was seriously disrupted by internal wrangling over the management of the mosque and centre.
  4. ^ "Media Must Play a Positive Role in Bringing Communities Together: Imam Gamal of Masjid Al Noor, Christchurch". Migrant Times. Christchurch, NZ. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. This mosque – Masjid Al Noor – is managed by MAC.