Al-Rashid Mosque

Al-Rashid Mosque
Basic information
Location	Edmonton, Alberta
Geographic coordinates	53°30′N 113°34′W / 53.5°N 113.567°W / 53.5; -113.567Coordinates: 53°30′N 113°34′W / 53.5°N 113.567°W / 53.5; -113.567
Affiliation	Islam
Website	Main Website
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Completed	1938
Specifications
Dome(s)	2

The Al-Rashid Mosque was the first mosque built in Canada. It was constructed in Edmonton, Alberta.

History

Al-Rashid Mosque was expected to be the first mosque in North America but was built in 1938 just after the Mother Mosque of America in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and several years after the 1929 mosque built in Ross, North Dakota.^[1][2] At the time there were about 700 Muslims in Canada. Lila Fahlman, founder of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, was the first to talk to Edmonton mayor John Fry about purchasing land to construct the mosque.^[3]

The mosque was built by Mike Drewoth and opened on December 12, 1938. By the 1980s the mosque had fallen under disrepair and the city was contemplating demolition of the site. But in 1991 it was decided to move the mosque to Fort Edmonton Park at a cost of $75,000. About a year later on May 28, 1992 it was reopened in the park.^[3] The mosque provides many services for the Muslim community of Edmonton, such as prayer services 5 time's a day,7 days a week.Theese 5 time prayer's where called Fajar,Zohar,Asar,Magrib and Isha a day. In addition to these prayers, Eid prayers (Eid al-Adha)and (Eid ul-Fitr) are performed twice yearly. Also, services such as marriage wich is called most of the time(nikah ) Also Sunday and summer school for children and youth, and Quran memorization for adults are provided.

References

See also

Islam portal

• List of mosques in Canada

v t e Islam in Canada Organizations Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada CAIR-CAN Islamic Supreme Council of Canada Canadian Islamic Congress Canadian Muslim Union Islamic Forum of Canada Muslim Canadian Congress Islamic Institute of Toronto Muslim Association of Canada Events Reviving the Islamic Spirit Fast-a-Thon Islam Awareness Week Muslim Interscholastic Tournament (MIST) Mosques and centres Al-Rashid Mosque Baitul Hamd Baitul Islam Baitun Nur Jami Mosque Islamic Foundation Toronto Masjid-an-Noor, Newfoundland Salaheddin Islamic Centre Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation Other List of Canadian Muslims Little Mosque on the Prairie