Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool
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The Al-Rahma Mosque (Template:Langx) is a Sunni mosque located on Hatherley Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, in the United Kingdom. The mosque can accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500 worshippers<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Self-published-inline</ref> and serves as the main place of worship and focus point for Liverpool's Muslim population,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which numbered over 25,000 in the 2021 United Kingdom census.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
The Liverpool Muslim Society was founded in 1953 by the late Al-Haj Ali Hizzam, a member of Liverpool's Muslim community. The Society originally operated from a room in his house where prayer services were held. The Society office is based at the mosque.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The current mosque was built in 1974, ten years after applying for development consent from the city's planning department.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The current building is used primarily by the Liverpool's Yemenis, Syrians, and Somalis who constitute the vast majority of the city's Muslim population.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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