Masjid-an-Noor, Newfoundland
mosque in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Key facts
- Built
- 1990
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Overview
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Masjid-an-Noor stands on Logy Bay Road in St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was the first mosque in the province and was built in 1990 by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. A large share of its congregation consists of students and faculty of Memorial University of Newfoundland. For a long time it was the only mosque in the province, and it is described as the easternmost mosque in Canada.
History
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The mosque was built in 1990 by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. Having been the province's only mosque for a long time, it has appeared in the news at moments when events involving Islam and mosques drew public attention. A master's thesis completed in 2016 studied the mosque and the role of the five daily prayers in the lives of Muslims who have immigrated to Newfoundland.
After the March 2019 shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, the mosque held memorial services. An event at the St. John's Farmers Market expressed support for Newfoundland's Muslims, and messages of support were also brought to the mosque itself. In 2025 the congregation acquired a larger building at 135 Torbay Road, intended to become a second mosque named Masjid Suleman Dawood.
From Wikipedia
Masjid-al-Noor is the first mosque in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The mosque is located in the provincial capital of St. John's. In 2025, the congregation procured a larger building at 135 Torbay Road, to be a second mosque named Masjid Suleman Dawood.
Masjid-al-Noor is located at 430 Logy Bay Road and was built in 1990 by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. A large proportion of the congregation are students or faculty at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
A 2016 Master's degree thesis has studied the mosque and the role of five-times-daily prayer in the lives of Muslims who have immigrated to Newfoundland.
Having been the only mosque in the province for a long time, Masjid-an-Noor has been covered in the news for reaction to events involving Islam and mosques, such as the March 2019 shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand; in Newfoundland, Masjid-al-Noor held memorial services.
An event at St. John's Farmers Market was held to express support for Newfoundland Muslims; some came to the event after hearing of it on CBC News. Messages of support were also delivered to the mosque itself. It is the most eastern mosque in Canada.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1_(%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid-an-Noor_(Newfoundland)
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid-an-Noor