Leytonstone Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in London, England, United Kingdom}}
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| established = 1976
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Leytonstone Mosque, situated in Bushwood, Leytonstone, in the London borough of Waltham Forest, was opened in 1976 to cater to the local Muslim community.{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202103550/http://www.leytonstonemasjid.org.uk/home/about_us | archivedate=2 February 2015 | url=http://www.leytonstonemasjid.org.uk/home/about_us | title=Leytonstone Masjid | accessdate=27 February 2020 }} Since then, the mosque has grown in size and can accommodate about 1,000 (men only). The organisation 'Muslims in Britain'{{cite web|url=http://muslimsinbritain.org/ |title=Muslims In Britain}} classifies the Leytonstone Mosque as Deobandi (a movement within Sunni Islam).{{cite web|url=https://mosques.muslimsinbritain.org/maps-mobile.php?minLat=51.5552463860&maxLat=51.5792531098&minLong=0&maxLong=0.0127109885|title=Leytonstone Mosque|work = Muslims in Britain | accessdate = 28 January 2024}}
Pre-Mosque Era
Prior to the Masjid's establishment, the Leytonstone Islamic Association was set up to serve the local Muslim population, and between 1969 and 1976 would do so by hiring out a hall, which would be used for prayers. Collections then took place in order to fund the purchase of a property which would later be converted into a mosque. In 1976, with donations entirely provided by the local Muslim community, a church was purchased, and subsequently converted into a mosque.
Services
See also
{{Portal|London|Islam}}
References
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{{Mosques in the United Kingdom}}
Category:1976 establishments in England
Category:Islamic organizations established in 1976
Category:Mosques completed in 1976
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