Jami Mosque, Toronto
Jami Mosque (مسجد جامع) is a mosque in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located just east of High Park, it is the oldest Canadian Islamic centre in the city and dubbed "the mother of all the mosques in Toronto".[2][3]
| Jami Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Leadership | Amjed Syed[1] |
| Year consecrated | 1968[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | 56 Boustead Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6R 1Y9 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Converted Presbyterian church |
| Website | |
| JamiMosque.com | |
Built in 1910 as a Presbyterian church,[2] the building was purchased in 1969 by Toronto's small, predominantly Balkan,[2] Muslim community and converted into the city's first Islamic worship centre.[3]
While Jami originally held a large number of Tablighi Jamaat followers, the numbers declined after a large influx of Gujarati Muslims immigration led to the leasing of a hall in eastern Toronto; and the eventual 1981 purchase of a building converted to Madina Mosque, which became the spiritual hub of Tablighi Jamaat. Jami then drifted towards finding leadership in the Muslim Students Association.[4]
References
- Kernaghan, Tom G. OAK, Jami Mosque served changing community
- Doors Open Toronto, "Jami Mosque", 2009
- Jami Mosque: About us Archived 2017-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Masud, Muhammad Khalid. "Travellers in faith: studies of the Tablīghī Jamāʻat", p. 227
