The Jami

Masjid A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

and Islamic Centre is located in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, England. It includes a two-hall mosque, with a capacity of 2,000, and a separate building for the

Darul Uloom Darul uloom (), also spelled ''dar-ul-ulum'', is an Arabic term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution – similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school � ...

, an Islamic school. Jami Mosque & Islamic Centre Birmingham (JMIC) was established in 1973 by a number of leading members of the Community with the purchase of 523 Coventry Road. Since then, the Mosque has grown significantly over the years through the purchase of adjacent properties. The centre houses 2 large prayer halls which can hold up to a thousand people and a separate prayer facility for sisters. They have an established tradition for providing Islamic education for children. Their evening maktab started in 1975, followed by our Hifz madrasa in 1983 and the full time Darul Uloom boys secondary school began in 1985. They have also been providing Islamic education for adults since 1992. They have a dedicated funeral services which has been operational from 1995.

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