List of mosques in South Africa

This is a list of mosques in South Africa.

List

Name Image Location Year (CE) Group Notes
Auwal Mosque Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 1794 The first mosque in South Africa[1]
Palm Tree Mosque Cape Town 1807 Built initially as a house in 1788, repurposed as a mosque in 1807.[2]
Nurul Islam Mosque Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 1834 Su
Queen Victoria Mosque Bo-Kaap, Cape Town c. 1850 Su A national heritage site; affiliated with the Shafi'i school.[3]
Juma Mosque Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 1881 Su Progressively expanded from 1881 through to the 20th century; with capacity for more than 6,000 worshipers, it is the largest mosque in South Africa.[4]
Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum Durban, KwaZulu-Natal c. 1895 Su A national heritage site[5]
Kerk Street Mosque Johannesburg 1918 Founded in the 1880s, the first mosque was built in 1918 and rebuilt in 1990, as designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil.[6][7][8]
Nizamiye Mosque Midrand, Johannesburg 2012 Su Can accommodate more than 6,000 worshipers; affiliated with the Gülen movement

See also

References

  1. ^ Hutchinson, Michael (2006). Bo-Kaap: Colourful Heart of Cape Town. New Africa Books. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-0-86486-693-6. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Mountain, Alan (2004). An Unsung Heritage: Perspectives on Slavery. Cape Town: New Africa Books. p. 92. ISBN 9780864866226.
  3. ^ Davids, Achmat (1980). The Mosques of Bo-Kaap. Athlone, Cape Town: The South African Institute of Arabic and Islamic Research. p. 138.
  4. ^ Dangor, Suliman Essop (1996). "Muslim Society and Islamic Architecture" (PDF). KZ-NIA Journal. 22 (3). Durban: KZN Institute for Architecture: 2. ISSN 0379-9301.
  5. ^ "Riverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban". South African History Online. n.d. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Pieterse, Marius (April 24, 2013). "Kerk Street: The Kerk Street Mosque". Urban Joburg. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Davie, Lucille (January 25, 2007). "Some Great Places to Worship". Official Website of the City of Johannesburg. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Holod, Renata; Khan, Hasan-Uddin (1997). The Contemporary Mosque: Architects, Clients, and Designs Since the 1950s. New York: Rizzoli. ISBN 0-8478-2043-2.
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