Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre

Coordinates: 57°09′39.2″N 2°06′02.6″W / 57.160889°N 2.100722°W / 57.160889; -2.100722

Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre

Basic information
Location	Aberdeen, Scotland
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Website	www.aberdeenmosque.org
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Completed	1980

The Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre (AMIC) is the main mosque and Islamic center in Aberdeen, Scotland.

History

The mosque was founded by a small number of University of Aberdeen students and some local business people in 1980.^[1] Initially the mosque was located in a small house beside the university. As the Muslim community grew bigger, two adjacent houses were brought to accommodate the growing number of worshipers.^[2]

References

Mosques in the United Kingdom

England	Al Mahdi Mosque, Bradford Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool Abbey Mills Mosque Aziziye Mosque (London) Baitul Futuh Mosque Banbury Mosque Birmingham Central Mosque Blackpool Central Mosque Brick Lane Mosque Brixton Mosque Bristol Jamia Mosque Chesham Mosque Croydon Mosque Darul Amaan Mosque Darul Barakaat Mosque Didsbury Mosque East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre Faizan-e-Madina Mosque, Peterborough Fazl Mosque, London Forest Gate Mosque Ghamkol Shariff Masjid, Birmingham Green Lane Masjid Harrow Central Mosque Islamic Centre of England Jamea Masjid, Preston Jaame Masjid, Blackburn Leeds Grand Mosque Leytonstone Mosque London Central Mosque Madina Mosque, Horsham Madina Mosque (Preston) Manchester Central Mosque Markazi Masjid, Dewsbury Markazi Masjid, Tower Hamlets Masjid As-Salafi Masjid Umar mosque Medina Mosque (Sheffield) Nasir Mosque Noor-A-Madina Mosque, Blackpool Noor-ur-Islam Mosque (Leyton, Waltham Forest) North London Central Mosque North Manchester Jamia Mosque Redditch Central Mosque Shacklewell Lane Mosque Shah Jahan Mosque, Woking Shropshire Islamic Foundation Stratford Street Mosque Suleymaniye Mosque (London) Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester Wembley Central Mosque

Northern Ireland	Belfast Islamic Centre

Scotland	Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre Al-Furqan Mosque Al Maktoum Mosque, Dundee Ayrshire Central Mosque Central Scotland Islamic Centre (Stirling, Scotland) Dumfries Islamic Society Dundee Central Mosque Glasgow Central Mosque Edinburgh Central Mosque Inverness Masjid Jame Masjid Bilal, Dundee Masjid Noor, Glasgow Masjid Tajdare Madina, Dundee Perth Mosque, Scotland Syed Shah Mustafa Jamee Masjid, Aberdeen

Wales	Al-Manar Centre Masjid-e-Zawiyah Swansea Mosque

Category Islam in the United Kingdom Mosques by country

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Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre

History

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