Bradford Grand Mosque

Bradford Grand Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationBradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Architecture
TypeMosque
Groundbreaking2002

The Bradford Grand Mosque, or Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque, is the largest mosque by capacity in the United Kingdom.[1] It is located Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[2][3]

It was founded in 1983,[4] building began in 2002 and it opened in 2012 or 2014.[5][6] It can house 8,000 worshippers and is one of the largest mosques in the United Kingdom.[2][5] The mosque was built on a filled in railway cutting which was part of the Bradford "Alpine" railway which ran through the Little Horton area of Bradford.[3][7] At a cost of more than £4 million, the construction of the mosque was paid with local donations.[6][3] In 2019, construction of additional buildings began.[3]

The Telegraph & Argus called it "one of the most architecturally impressive religious buildings in the city."[6]

In November 2018 the mosque arranged a march for peace in memory of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[8] In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a funeral with around 600 people held at the mosque was connected to an outbreak of COVID-19.[9][10][11]

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  2. ^ a b Husain, Ed (10 June 2021). Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-5266-1866-5.
  3. ^ a b c d Jagger, David (13 February 2019). "Work underway on new community centre at Bradford's largest mosque". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ "About Us". www.bradfordgrandmosque.co.uk. Bradford Grand Mosque. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Himelfield, Dave (24 March 2022). "Eight historic aerial pics of Yorkshire released on new photo map". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Jagger, David (23 September 2020). "THEN AND NOW: Google Maps reveals how Bradford has changed over the past decade". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  7. ^ Robinson, Phil. "St Dunstans to Horton Park Junction.Page 2 - BRADFORD'S LOST ALPINE LINE". BRADFORD`S LOST ALPINE LINE. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  8. ^ Jagger, David (26 November 2018). "Thousands join march of peace to mark birthday of Prophet Mohammad". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ Lamb, Christina (31 May 2020). "When choirs sing and families gather to grieve, the coronavirus will have a ball". The Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  10. ^ Harley, Nicky (31 December 2021). "Impact of 'Covid-19 tsunami' will never go away". The National. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  11. ^ Wright, John (17 May 2020). "Coronavirus doctor's diary: A super-spreading funeral that led to three deaths". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2022.