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The '''Bradford Grand Mosque''', or '''Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque''', is a mosque in [[Bradford]], West Yorkshire, England.<ref name="Among the Mosques">{{cite book |last1=Husain |first1=Ed |title=Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain |date=10 June 2021 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-5266-1866-5 |page=126 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIwAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126 |language=en}}</ref>
The '''Bradford Grand Mosque''', or '''Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque''', is a mosque in [[Bradford]], West Yorkshire, England.<ref name="Among the Mosques">{{cite book |last1=Husain |first1=Ed |title=Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain |date=10 June 2021 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-5266-1866-5 |page=126 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIwAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126 |language=en}}</ref>


It was founded in 1983,<ref name="About Us">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.bradfordgrandmosque.co.uk/about-us.html |website=www.bradfordgrandmosque.co.uk |publisher=Bradford Grand Mosque |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> building began in 2002 and it opened in 2012 or 2014.<ref name="Eight historic aerial pics">{{cite news |last1=Himelfield |first1=Dave |title=Eight historic aerial pics of Yorkshire released on new photo map |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/eight-historic-pics-show-yorkshire-23481886 |access-date=7 September 2022 |work=[[YorkshireLive]] |date=24 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="THEN AND NOW" /> It can house 8 000 worshippers and is one of the largest mosques in the UK.<ref name="Among the Mosques" /><ref name="Eight historic aerial pics" /> The mosque was built on a filled in railway cutting which was part of Bradford'd "alpine" railway which ran through the [[Little Horton]] area of Bradford.<ref>https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/tahistory/1478227.bradfords-own-alpine-railway-line/</ref> At a cost of more than £4 million, the construction was paid with local donations.<ref name="THEN AND NOW">{{cite news |last1=Jagger |first1=David |title=THEN AND NOW: Google Maps reveals how Bradford has changed over the past decade |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18739190.google-maps-reveals-bradford-changed-past-decade/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=[[Telegraph & Argus]] |date=23 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Work underway" /> In 2019, construction of additional buildings began.<ref name="Work underway">{{cite news |last1=Jagger |first1=David |title=Work underway on new community centre at Bradford's largest mosque |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17427130.bradford-grand-mosque-extension-building-work-gets-underway/ |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=[[Telegraph & Argus]] |date=13 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
It was founded in 1983,<ref name="About Us">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.bradfordgrandmosque.co.uk/about-us.html |website=www.bradfordgrandmosque.co.uk |publisher=Bradford Grand Mosque |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> building began in 2002 and it opened in 2012 or 2014.<ref name="Eight historic aerial pics">{{cite news |last1=Himelfield |first1=Dave |title=Eight historic aerial pics of Yorkshire released on new photo map |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/eight-historic-pics-show-yorkshire-23481886 |access-date=7 September 2022 |work=[[YorkshireLive]] |date=24 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="THEN AND NOW" /> It can house 8 000 worshippers and is one of the largest mosques in the UK.<ref name="Among the Mosques" /><ref name="Eight historic aerial pics" /> The mosque was built on a filled in railway cutting which was part of Bradford's "alpine" railway which ran through the [[Little Horton]] area of Bradford.<ref>https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/tahistory/1478227.bradfords-own-alpine-railway-line/</ref> At a cost of more than £4 million, the construction was paid with local donations.<ref name="THEN AND NOW">{{cite news |last1=Jagger |first1=David |title=THEN AND NOW: Google Maps reveals how Bradford has changed over the past decade |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18739190.google-maps-reveals-bradford-changed-past-decade/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=[[Telegraph & Argus]] |date=23 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Work underway" /> In 2019, construction of additional buildings began.<ref name="Work underway">{{cite news |last1=Jagger |first1=David |title=Work underway on new community centre at Bradford's largest mosque |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17427130.bradford-grand-mosque-extension-building-work-gets-underway/ |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=[[Telegraph & Argus]] |date=13 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


The ''[[Telegraph & Argus]]'' called it "one of the most architecturally impressive religious buildings in the city."<ref name="THEN AND NOW" />
The ''[[Telegraph & Argus]]'' called it "one of the most architecturally impressive religious buildings in the city."<ref name="THEN AND NOW" />

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The Mosque

The Bradford Grand Mosque, or Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque, is a mosque in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

It was founded in 1983,[2] building began in 2002 and it opened in 2012 or 2014.[3][4] It can house 8 000 worshippers and is one of the largest mosques in the UK.[1][3] The mosque was built on a filled in railway cutting which was part of Bradford's "alpine" railway which ran through the Little Horton area of Bradford.[5] At a cost of more than £4 million, the construction was paid with local donations.[4][6] In 2019, construction of additional buildings began.[6]

The Telegraph & Argus called it "one of the most architecturally impressive religious buildings in the city."[4]

In November 2018 the mosque arranged a march for peace in memory of the prophet Muhammad.[7] In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a funeral with around 600 people held at the mosque was connected to an outbreak of COVID-19.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b Husain, Ed (10 June 2021). Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-5266-1866-5.
  2. ^ "About Us". www.bradfordgrandmosque.co.uk. Bradford Grand Mosque. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Himelfield, Dave (24 March 2022). "Eight historic aerial pics of Yorkshire released on new photo map". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Jagger, David (23 September 2020). "THEN AND NOW: Google Maps reveals how Bradford has changed over the past decade". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/tahistory/1478227.bradfords-own-alpine-railway-line/
  6. ^ a b Jagger, David (13 February 2019). "Work underway on new community centre at Bradford's largest mosque". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ^ Jagger, David (26 November 2018). "Thousands join march of peace to mark birthday of Prophet Mohammad". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ Lamb, Christina (31 May 2020). "When choirs sing and families gather to grieve, the coronavirus will have a ball". The Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ Harley, Nicky (31 December 2021). "Impact of 'Covid-19 tsunami' will never go away". The National. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  10. ^ Wright, John (17 May 2020). "Coronavirus doctor's diary: A super-spreading funeral that led to three deaths". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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