Cambridge Central Mosque
| Cambridge Mosque | |
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| File:Cambridge Mosque.jpg | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | Romsey Area (Mill Road) |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location |  Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Masjid |
| Style | Eco-tecnology design |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Construction cost | Approximately 20.3 million euros |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1.000 |
| Materials | Woods, bricks and tiles |
The Cambridge Mosque ("Cambridge Mosque") or Abu Bakr Siddiq Mosque is a mosque named after Abu Bakr, the first follower and father-in-law of Prophet Muhammad, on Mawson Road in Cambridge, UK. One of the imams is the chairman of the Cambridge Muslim Council[1] and fundraising manager of the Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society;[2] Sejad Mekić was from Bosnia which is also a British nationality.[3] The mosque is would be completed by the end of 2018.[4]
Cambridge New Mosque Project
The Cambridge New Mosque Project or Cambridge Mosque Project planned new construction of this Grand Mosque in the Mill Road neighbourhood, which is debated controversially in British public discuss.[5] The trustees of the Muslim Academic Trust[6] (which are registered Charity No. 1065784): Abdal Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), and Tijani Gahbiche have called for support.[7]
British-Cypriot singer, Cat Stevens, who has converted to Islam, expects support from Turkey for the Cambridge Mosque Project. The cost of the mosque project approximately amount to 20.3 million euros, which is a total of a thousand people could have space in the prayer room. Architects of the new mosque are David Marks and Julia Barfield (Marks Barfield Architects).[8]
Links
- cambridgemosque.com & cambridgemosqueproject.org
- Cambridge Mosque Newsletter, October 2012 (Online)
- mosques.muslimsinbritain.org: Abu Bakr Jamia Mosque
- bbc.co.uk: Cambridge Mill Road mosque objection leaflets delivered; Cambridge £15m mosque plans approved for Mill Road site & Cambridge mosque in 'buy a brick' plea
- tcs.cam.ac.uk The new Cambridge mosque will be a stunning piece of design
- cambridge-news.co.uk: 'Noisy' mosque extension set to get green light
- cambridgemuslimcollege.org: Cambridge Muslim College’s first newsletter & Legal Status
- panoramio.com (Foto)
Videos
- Cambridge Mosque is moving (A project of The Muslim Academic Trust) - youtube.com
- On Cambridge New Mosque Project (Shaykh Hamza Yusuf) - youtube.com
- First Look Video The Cambridge Mosque Experience - youtube.com
- Cambridge Mosque 2011 Summer Stroll Trailer - youtube.com
- A 9yr olds opinion of the Cambridge Mosque project - youtube.com
See also
Reference
- ^ cambridge-news.co.uk: UAF outnumbers EDL in Cambridge demonstration
- ^ see. insigneworld.com
- ^ benevolencefund.org
- ^ http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cambridges-new-15-million-mosque-13211275
- ^ see.5pillarz.com: 1,400 sign petition against planned £17m mosque in Cambridge & causes.com: Stop construction of mosque on Mill Road, Cambridge
- ^ see. purplei.co.uk
- ^ Siehe den Kurzfilm Cambridge Mosque is moving mit Scheich Abdal Hakim Murad; Habib Ali (Tabah Foundation) & Sejad Mekić bei youtube.com - abgerufen am 27. April 2014
- ^ deutsch-tuerkische-nachrichten.de: Cambridge Moschee Projekt: Cat Stevens erwartet Unterstützung von der Türkei (5. August 2013) - abgerufen am 27. April 2014
| Alternative names |
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| Cambridge Mosque; Abu Bakr Mosque; Abu Bakr Masjid; Abu Bakr Jamia Mosque; Mawson Road Mosque; Abubakr Siddiq Islamic Centre |