The Fukuoka Masjid Al Nour Islamic Culture Center (Fukuoka Mosque)(アン　ヌール　イスラム文化センター　福岡マスジド) is the first mosque on the island of

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. It was built in 2009, and officially opened on 12 April 2009. Fukuoka Mosque aims to serve about 1,000 Muslims in

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...

, as well to serve people in Japan interested in

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. It arranges daily prayers, Friday prayers,

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on regular basis. It occasionally, arranges program for conversion into Islam, Muslim marriage, and funeral prayers. Fukuoka

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is open for any non-Muslims as well. Non-Muslims can enter the mosque to watch prayers, discuss with others various Islamic and cultural issues, and collect introductory booklets on Islam. They are also allowed to attend Muslim prayers, if they wish. The cultural wing of the mosque offers weekend

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language lessons for kids, women and men, cooking classes once every three months. It also arranges seminars and dialogue sessions occasionally. Kyushu University Muslim Student Association (KUMSA) initiated the idea of building a mosque in 1998, and started collecting donations. In 2006, land was purchased, and construction plan was started. After a series of discussions with neighbors, the construction was started in 2008, and it took almost one year to finish. The first floor is mainly set for the men's prayer room, the second floor is the women's prayer room. On the basement level, there is a multi-purpose hall, a library, and a kitchen. The third floor has classrooms and a kitchen. It is located in Hakozaki, Higashi-ku in the city of

Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...

, just a one-minute walk from the west exit of JR

Hakozaki Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Kukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Lines The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 75.0 km from the starting point ...

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* 2009 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Fukuoka Mosques in Japan Mosques completed in 2009 {{fukuoka-geo-stub

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