London Central Mosque Trust Ltd

Description

The mosque took over two years to complete at the cost of £6 million with a generous donation from H.M King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and was later completed by His Highness Sheikh Zayed of the United Arab Emirates. Until today many countries participated in this unique mosque. In the 1990's the London Central Mosque Trust and Islamic Cultural Centre received a generous donation from His Majesty King Fahad of Saudi Arabia for the extension of the administration wing. His Majesty Sultan Qaboos of the Sultanate of Oman granted a generous donation for the establishment of the restaurant and dining facilities. More Recently His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani The Emir of Qatar has made significant contributions to the extension and renovation of the Centre. The State of Kuwait have also invested heavily in support of the Centre.

With The Board of Trustees of the Centre comprising of the Muslim Ambassadors and High Commissioners in London the Centre receives invaluable support and sustenance from across Muslim Nations in allowing it to serve the wider community.

Activities of The Islamic Cultural Centre Within the Centre we have an education unit which comprises of a weekend school with over 350 students. The purpose of the weekend school is to teach Arabic Language and Islamic Studies weekly to students of many backgrounds and nationalities.

The Centre also holds an interfaith department which collaborates with more than 30 organisations with regular dialogues and interfaith scriptural reasoning events to promote peace, interconnectedness and coexistence in society.