Al-Furqan Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom}}

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Al-Furqan Mosque is located in the Woodside district of central Glasgow.{{cite web|title=Welcome to Al-Furqan Mosque|url=http://www.alfurqanmosque.com/index.php/23-al-furqan-mosque/1-welcome-to-al-furqan-mosque-islamic-centre|website=www.alfurqanmosque.com|accessdate=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329053857/http://www.alfurqanmosque.com/index.php/23-al-furqan-mosque/1-welcome-to-al-furqan-mosque-islamic-centre|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

The Mosque

The foundations were laid in 1984 by the Glasgow branch of UK Islamic Mission. It is the second purpose-built mosque in Glasgow.

The building can accommodate 500 worshipers.{{cite web|title=Al Furqan Islamic Centre|url=http://mosques-map.muslimsinbritain.org/maps.php#/mosque/783|website=mosques-map.muslimsinbritain.org|accessdate=13 March 2015}}

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