East London Mosque

East London Mosque
East London Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Leadership	Head Imam:; Abdul Qayum; CEO:; Junaid Ahmed; Chairman:; Abdul-Hayee Murshad
Year consecrated	1985
Status	active
Location
Location	Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, England
State	England
Geographic coordinates	51°31′03″N 0°03′56″W / 51.5176°N 0.0656°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Webb Gray Ltd (2011–2015); Studio Klaschka Ltd (2007–2010); Markland Klaschka Limited (2002–2004); John Gill Associates (1982–1985)
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic architecture
Construction cost	£22.3 million (including complex)
Specifications
Capacity	7,000
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	3
Website
	www.eastlondonmosque.org.uk

The East London Mosque (ELM) is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate East.^[2] Combined with the adjoining London Muslim Centre and Maryam Centre, it is one of the largest mosques in Western Europe accommodating more than 7,000 worshippers for congregational prayers.^[1] The mosque was one of the first in the UK to be allowed to use loudspeakers to broadcast the adhan.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Sherwood, Harriet (7 February 2016). "Visit My Mosque day: questions from prayers to beards answered". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ Religion in England and Wales 2011 Archived 7 January 2016 at the UK Government Web Archive Office for National Statistics
^ Cite error: The named reference muslimspace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[VisitMyMosque-1] Sherwood, Harriet (7 February 2016). "Visit My Mosque day: questions from prayers to beards answered". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[2] Religion in England and Wales 2011 Archived 7 January 2016 at the UK Government Web Archive Office for National Statistics

[muslimspace-3] Cite error: The named reference muslimspace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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