Jami Mosque
mosque in Canada
Key facts
- Built
- 1969
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Overview
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Jami Mosque stands at 56 Boustead Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, just east of High Park. It is described as the oldest Islamic centre in the city and as its first Islamic place of worship. The building was originally a Presbyterian church and was converted into a mosque and prayer centre after the local Muslim community purchased it. Arabic sources also give it the nickname "mother of the mosques of Toronto".
History
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The building was erected in the first half of the twentieth century as a Presbyterian church. In 1969 Toronto's Muslim community purchased it and converted it into a mosque and prayer centre. With this change it became the city's first Islamic worship centre.
From Wikipedia
The Jami Mosque (Arabic: مسجد جامع) is a mosque, located just east of High Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest Canadian Islamic centre in the city.
Built in 1930 as a Presbyterian church, the building was purchased in 1969 by Toronto's Muslim community, and converted into the city's first Islamic worship centre.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jami_Mosque_(Toronto)
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Jami_Toronto