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Glasgow Central Mosque is located on the south bank of the River Clyde in the
Gorbals The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportun ...
district of central
Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
. The organization, 'Muslims in Britain' classify the Glasgow Central Mosque as, Deobandi.


The Mosque

The Mosque was designed by W. M. Copeland & Associates in the Islamic style built in
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and completed in 1983. The Islamic Centre is now the Central Institution for the Muslim community and this is the largest community centre in Strathclyde. The mosque itself is Scotland's largest mosque.


Controversies

In February 2016, Habib ur Rehman Rauf, religious head of the mosque, was quoted in the media supporting the actions of
Mumtaz Qadri Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri (1985 – 29 February 2016), better known as Mumtaz Qadri (, ur, ), was the assassin of Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab. Qadri was a commando of the Elite Police and, at the time of the assassination, a member ...
who assassinated Pakistani politician
Salman Taseer Salman Taseer ( Punjabi and ur, ); ( 4 January 2011) was a Pakistani businessman and politician, who served as the 26th Governor of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in 2011. A member of the Pakistan Peoples Party since the 1980s, ...
whilst acting as his security guard. Imam Habib claimed his messages were taken out of context. Qadri disagreed with Taseer's opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy law. In April 2016 International Business Times revealed that the mosque held annual Khatme Nabuwwat conferences. The mosque president, Dr Mohammed Shafi Kausar refuted the existence of any secular group at the mosque. Also in April 2016, representatives of Glasgow Central Mosque rejected an invitation to a vigil in memory of Asad Shah, a Pakistani shopkeeper assassinated by a Pakistani Muslim extremist.


Imams

There are currently two Imams at Glasgow Central Mosque. *Shaykh Abdul Ghafoor Ahmad *Qari Wali Ahmed


See also

*
Islam in the United Kingdom Islam is the second largest religion in the United Kingdom, with results from the 2011 Census giving the total population as 2,786,635, or 4.4% of the total UK population,Islamic schools and branches Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam. There are many different sects or denominations, schools of Islamic jurisprudence, and schools of Islamic theology, or '' ʿaqīdah'' (creed). Within Islamic groups themselves ...
* Islamism * List of mosques *
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 East Midlands West Midlands Yorkshire ...


References


External links


Glasgow Central Mosque Official siteGlasgow Central Mosque
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