Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland)

Masjid-an-Noor is the first, and currently only, mosque in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The mosque is located in the provincial capital of St. John's, and was built in 1990 by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] A large proportion of the congregation are students or faculty at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[1][2]

Masjid-an-Noor Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
Location430 Logy Bay Road
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
A1A 5C6
Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland) is located in Newfoundland
Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland)
Shown within Newfoundland
Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland) is located in Canada
Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland)
Masjid-an-Noor (Newfoundland) (Canada)
Geographic coordinates47.607171°N 52.689325°W / 47.607171; -52.689325
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1990
Dome(s)1
Website
Official site

A 2016 Master's degree thesis has studied the mosque and the role of five-times-daily prayer in the lives of Muslims who have immigrated to Newfoundland.[3]

It is the only mosque in the province and, as such, has been turned to for reaction to events involving Islam and mosques in the news, such as the March 2019 shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand; in Newfoundland, Masjid-an-Noor held memorial services.[4] An event at St. John's Farmers Market was held to express support for Newfoundland Muslims; some came to the event after hearing of it on CBC News.[5] Messages of support were also delivered to the mosque itself.[6] It is the most eastern mosque in Canada.

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