Central Adelaide Mosque

Coordinates: 34°56′02.5″S 138°35′30.4″E / 34.934028°S 138.591778°E

Part of a series on Islam in Australia

History

Early history Afghan cameleers Battle of Broken Hill Contemporary society Halal certification in Australia Islamophobia in Australia

Mosques

List of mosques Baitul Huda Mosque · Lakemba Mosque Auburn Gallipoli Mosque · Marree Mosque Central Adelaide Mosque

Organisations

Islamic organisations in Australia AFIC · AMC · ANIC · LMA · IMAA · IISNA ICQ · ICV · MWA

Groups

Afghan • Albanian • Arab • Bangladeshi Bosnian • Indian • Indonesian • Iranian Iraqi • Lebanese • Malay • Pakistani • Turkish

Events

National Mosque Open Day

People

Prominent Australian Muslims Ibrahim Abu Mohamed

The Adelaide Mosque was built in 1888, and is the oldest major city mosque in Australia. Its original four minarets were added in 1903. Muslims from as far away as Broken Hill and Kalgoorlie gathered at least once a year at the Adelaide Mosque, usually for the Fast of Ramadan. In 1890 it was reported that 80 Afghans were present to observe this important festival.

In 1959, Ahmed Skaka (originally from Bosnia) was an Imam at the Adelaide Mosque.^[1]

In January 2016 it was revealed that almost two-thirds of the mosque’s income comes from halal certification and that the mosque had not submitted the requisite financial returns for two years. The Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission revoked the Adelaide Mosque tax exemption status as a charity.^[2]

See also

• Halal certification in Australia
• Islam in Australia
• List of mosques in Oceania

References

1. "Religion - Places of worship - Muslims practising their religion in Adelaide mosque.". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
2. "Charity status stripped from Adelaide's oldest mosque and main halal certifier for failing to reveal financial dealings". The Advertiser. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

External links

• The Central Adelaide Mosque, Dec 2004