Didsbury Mosque
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The Didsbury Mosque and Islamic Centre is located on Burton Road, West Didsbury in Manchester
, England
. The building was originally the “Albert Park Methodist Chapel”, which opened for worship in 1883, but in 1962 the church closed and was later converted to a Mosque. It has an attendance of around 1,000 people.
Mustafa Graf is currently Imam at the Mosque
. and the khatib
is Salim al-Shaikhi
.
The Mosque also broadcasts adhan, prayers, Friday sermon, daily reminders and other talks/lectures given in the mosque prayer hall via UHF Masjid radio channel 10 (operating frequency: 454.125mhz) covering a five-mile radius and is receivable in most parts of south Manchester.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
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. The building was originally the “Albert Park Methodist Chapel”, which opened for worship in 1883, but in 1962 the church closed and was later converted to a Mosque. It has an attendance of around 1,000 people.
Mustafa Graf is currently Imam at the Mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
. and the khatib
Khatib
Khatib or khateeb is an Arabic term used to describe a person who delivers the sermon , during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers....
is Salim al-Shaikhi
Salim al-Shaikhi
Salim al-Shaikhi is currently the Khatib at Didsbury Mosque, West Didsbury.Salim al-Shaikhi was born in Bayda, Libya, and completed his primary education in Libya...
.
The Mosque also broadcasts adhan, prayers, Friday sermon, daily reminders and other talks/lectures given in the mosque prayer hall via UHF Masjid radio channel 10 (operating frequency: 454.125mhz) covering a five-mile radius and is receivable in most parts of south Manchester.