Al-Rashid Mosque
mosque in Canada
Key facts
- Built
- 1938
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Overview
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Al-Rashid Mosque was built in 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, and is regarded as the first mosque constructed in Canada. It serves the Sunni Muslim community. French-language sources know it as Mosquée Al-Rashid. The building holds a notable place in the history of Muslim communities in Canada.
History
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The mosque was constructed in 1938 in Edmonton, making it the first purpose-built mosque in the country. In 1992 it was relocated to its current site in Fort Edmonton Park, according to the source material.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Rashid Mosque (French: Mosquée Al-Rashid) was the first mosque built in Canada. It was constructed in 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, and relocated to its current site in Fort Edmonton Park, in 1992. The mosque serves the Sunni Muslim community.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Al-Rashid Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Rashid_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Al-Rashid
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Al-Rashid