The Madina Mosque or Madina Masjid, also known as the "Wolseley Road Mosque", is the first purpose-built
mosque
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in
Sheffield
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,
South Yorkshire
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by Oonagh Jaquest the project was completed in October 2006. Users of the mosque raised several million
pounds to pay for the new mosque and Islamic centre which includes 19 rooms and two large halls, a library and a day centre. The project is estimated to have cost £5 million.
The mosque was built on Glover Road, Sheffield, and intended to serve the Muslim populations of
Nether Edge
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and
Sharrow
Sharrow is a suburb of Sheffield located directly southwest of Sheffield city centre. The district lies within the Nether Edge and Sharrow ward of the City.
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. The mosque has a capacity of 2,300 (including women).
The organization, 'Muslims in Britain' classify the masjid as, "
Sufi
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Bareilvi
The Barelvi movement ( ur, بَریلوِی, , ), also known as Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaah (People of the Prophet's Way and the Community) is a Sunni revivalist movement following the Hanafi and Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, with strong Suf ...
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It is hoped that the mosque will also unite local communities, and local feedback so far indicates this.
The mosque's administration adheres to the
Barelvi
The Barelvi movement ( ur, بَریلوِی, , ), also known as Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaah (People of the Prophet's Way and the Community) is a Sunni revivalist movement following the Hanafi and Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, with strong Suf ...
movement.
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Islam in the United Kingdom
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Islamism
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List of mosques in the United Kingdom
This is a list of notable mosques in the United Kingdom listed by regions in Scotland, England and Wales.
England
London
North East
North West
South East
South West
East of England
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References
External links
Sheffield Islamic Centre Madina Masjid Trust
Barelvi mosques
Mosques in England
Religious buildings and structures in Sheffield
Mosques completed in 2006
Sufi mosques
21st-century mosques
Mosque buildings with domes
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