About Venue

Venue: London Central Mosque & The Islamic Cultural Centre, London – U.K

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 has an academic quarterly journal called the IQ - Islamic Quarterly which is published every 3 months containing numerous articles about the Islamic Civilisation. Moreover, the Centre holds a Religious affairs unit with qualified Imams to issue fatwa (Islamic Advice), Questions and answering sessions, conduct marriages, Divorces and conversion certificates and hold regular Islamic classes through the collaboration with the Registrar's unit.

The Islamic Cultural Centre is pleased to have one of the largest and oldest Islamic reference libraries. The Library has a rich selection of historic books and journals in English and Arabic. It holds copies of the Translations of the Qur'an in European/Arabic/Indic languages. There are more than 25,000 books in our library and copies of the Quran in 30 Languages.

The Centre has many initiatives for Youth which include our Hikmah Youth Programme - a weekly Forum where students can take up many academic and interactive activities. Moreover, the Centre has an Arabic Cultural Saloon which fosters monthly intellectual lectures in Arabic for youth wanting to learn more about their cultures with topics ranging from history, literature, philosophy and Islamic heritage.

Visit: https://iccuk.org/