Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre

Prayers

Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre holds 5 daily prayers and weekly Friday sermons. Sermons are given in Bengali,^[4] English^[5] and Arabic.^[6] The prayer hall has a combined capacity of 1000 worshippers, including the extension to the mosque built in 2014.^[2][7]

Maktab Classes

The Masjid provides evening Quran and Hifz classes for children.^[8] Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre annually holds Darul Qirat – a summer course that teaches authentic recitation of the Quran.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Events

• Nikah Ceremonies
• Talks by guest speakers^[13][14]
• Iftar gatherings during Ramadan
• Monthly Halaqah^[15]
• Eid^[16]
• Taraweeh

Funeral Services

After plans were granted in 2018,^[17] construction on the funeral services building began in 2019, and opened on 4 July 2021.^[18]

Former Premises (1881-1987)

The building was originally the Coldhurst Church of England Junior School, dating back to 1881.^[20][21][22] In 1963, the school converted to a Ukrainian Catholic Church, named after SS. Peter and Paul.^[23][24][25]

Masjid (1987–present)

When the Church left the building for Northmoor, the British Bangladeshi community in Oldham purchased it and established the current Masjid in 1987.^[26][27][24]