Jami Mosque (Toronto)
| Jami Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: مسجد جامع | |
The entrance of Jami Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | |
| Leadership | Amjed Syed |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 56 Boustead Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1Y9 |
| Country | Canada |
Location in Toronto | |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°39′12″N 79°27′16″W / 43.6532°N 79.45448°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Presbyterian church |
| Funded by | King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1969) |
| Date established | 1961 (as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Website | |
| isnacanada | |
| [1] | |
The Jami Mosque (Arabic: مسجد جامع) is a mosque, located just east of High Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest Canadian Islamic centre in the city.[2]
Built in 1930 as a Presbyterian church,[3] the building was purchased in 1969 by Toronto's Muslim community,[3] and converted into the city's first Islamic worship centre.[2]
History
Jami's congregation was founded in 1961 and first met in a leather shop near Dundas West and Keele. The structure that now houses the mosque was originally built in 1930 by John Francis Brown & Son as the High Park Presbyterian Church. In 1969, the Muslim Society of Toronto secured funds from King Faisal of Saudi Arabia to secure purchase the church building as a home for the pre-existing congregation and as Toronto's first permanent mosque.[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]
Notable congregants
- Ahmed Khadr, married in the mosque[5]
- Ahmad Kutty, an Islamic scholar, former imam at Jami
- Mohammad Zeki Mahjoub, arrested on a security certificate for his alleged membership in the Vanguards of Conquest[6]
- Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, convicted in the United States for providing material support for terrorism[7]
See also
References
- ^ Kernaghan, Tom G. "Jami Mosque served changing community". OAK. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "About us". Jami Mosque. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Jami Mosque". acotoronto.ca. Architectural Conservatory of Ontario. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ Masud, Muhammad Khalid. Travellers in faith: studies of the Tablīghī Jamāʻat. p. 227.
- ^ Shephard, Michelle (2008). Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-84117-4.
- ^ Mahjoub, (Re), 2013 FC 1092, Federal Court (Canada)
- ^ Colin Freeze (October 1, 2018). "Somali Canadian faces U.S. conspiracy charge". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
External links
- Jami Mosque Archived 2019-12-11 at the Wayback Machine