The Madina Mosque, also known as the Madina Masjid and the Wolseley Road Mosque, is the first purpose-built

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After some problems with funding,Inside Sheffield's Islamic landmark
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 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. The inner city area of Sharrow situated around London Road is distinct from the m ...

. The mosque has a capacity of 2,300 male and female worshippers. The organization, 'Muslims in Britain' classify the masjid as, "

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- Bareilvi". In 2008 the BBC reported that the centre had classrooms and a planned daycare centre for the elderly, and that it would host inter-faith events.

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* 21st-century mosques in the United Kingdom Barelvi mosques Mosque buildings with domes in the United Kingdom Mosque buildings with minarets in the United Kingdom Mosques completed in 2006 Mosques in England Religious buildings and structures in Sheffield {{UK-mosque-stub

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