Jaffari Community Centre
Shia Islamic mosque in Ontario, Canada
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The Jaffari Community Centre (JCC) is the largest Shia Islamic Centre facility in North America at 165,000 sq. ft.[2], located in Thornhill, a suburb of the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. In addition to the prayer hall, the centre contains a library, cafe, gym, several banquet halls, and school, and primarily serves as a mosque.[3]
| Jaffari Community Centre | |
|---|---|
A chandelier inside the prayer hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Husayniyya |
| Ownership | Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto |
| Leadership | Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi ('Ālim) |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 9000 Bathurst Street, Thornhill, Greater Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
  Location of in southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates | 43°50′30″N 79°27′39″W |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 worshippers |
| Dome | One |
| Minaret | One |
| Website | |
| jaffari | |
| [1] | |
Overview
The mosque is administered by the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat (ISIJ) and is the main mosque and centre for ISIJ, that administers another three mosques in the greater Toronto area, located in Barrie, Brampton and Hamilton.[4]
In 2018 the Vaughan Council approved a modified development application submitted by ISIJ for an 11-hectare (27-acre) site, called Jaffari Village, that would deliver 60 three-storey townhouses, a six-storey seniors' residence, an eight-storey residential building, a three-storey above-ground parking garage, a high school and a new park and nature trail. Prior to the Council's approval, the project faced concerted opposition from the Council residents.[5][6]
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