Jamia Mosque (Hong Kong)

Jamia Mosque
Jamia Mosque
Traditional Chinese	些利街清真寺
Literal meaning	Shelley Street Mosque
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sē leih gāai chīng jān jih
Jyutping	Se1 lei6 gaai1 cing1 yan1 jy6
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	回教清真禮拜總堂
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wùih gaau chīng jān láih baai júng tòhng
Jyutping	Wui4 gaau3 cing1 zan1 lai5 baai3 zung2 tong4

Jamia Mosque
Jamia Mosque
些利街清真寺
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	No. 30, Shelley Street, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
	Shown within Hong Kong Island
Geographic coordinates	22°16′48.64″N 114°9′6.64″E / 22.2801778°N 114.1518444°E
Architecture
Type	mosque
Funded by	Haji Mohamed Essack Elias
Completed	1890 (original building); 1915 (current building)
Specifications
Capacity	400
Minaret(s)	1
Website
	Official website

The Jamia Mosque is a mosque in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong.^[4] The mosque is the oldest mosque in Hong Kong. The neighbouring streets Mosque Street and Mosque Junction are named after this mosque. Mufti Abdul Zaman is the main Imam of this Mosque and he leads prayers and taraweeh in the month of Ramadan.^[5]

^ "Jamia Masjid". The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ Ho, Wai-Yip (2013). Islam and China's Hong Kong: Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-203-51577-8.
^ Antiquities Advisory Board (n.d.). [Historic Building Appraisal of Jamia Mosque] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via aab.gov.hk.
^ "Masjids / Islamic Centres in H.K." islam.org.hk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-962-209-563-2.

[1] "Jamia Masjid". The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[google-2] Ho, Wai-Yip (2013). Islam and China's Hong Kong: Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-203-51577-8.

[Appraisal-3] Antiquities Advisory Board (n.d.). [Historic Building Appraisal of Jamia Mosque] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via aab.gov.hk.

[islam-4] "Masjids / Islamic Centres in H.K." islam.org.hk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

[5] Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-962-209-563-2.

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