Birmingham Central Mosque

Birmingham Central Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam[1]
Location
LocationHighgate, Birmingham, England
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1975
Specifications
Capacity6,000 (including women)[1]
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2
Website
www.centralmosque.org.uk/

Birmingham Central Mosque, is a mosque in the Highgate area of Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust. The organization, 'Muslims in Britain’ classify the Birmingham Central Mosque as, nonsectarian.[1] The mosque has a capacity of 6,000, including women.[1] The mosque provides a Sharia Council which in 2016 handled 400 requests for divorce.[2]

The mosque has 21 listed trustees,[3] and its Chair is Muhammad Afzal. Its Vice Chairman is Mohammed Najib.

  1. ^ a b c d "Birmingham Central Mosque". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ^ Bone, Amra (2 March 2017). "Inside Britain's sharia councils: hardline and anti-women – or a dignified way to divorce?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.