Manchester Central Mosque Manchester Central Mosque Manchester Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre (also known as “Victoria Park Mosque”) is a mosque in Manchester, England. Sometimes referred to as Jamia Mosque, it is situated in the middle of Victoria Park, Manchester close to the Curry Mile. It plays a key role in Manchester's Muslim community. Imam and Khateeb Muhammad Arshad Misbahi and Qari Hafiz Javed Akhtar are leaders of the mosque. Qari Javed also leads taraweeh prayers in ramadan. The Victoria Park Mosque began as two adjacent houses, one owned by the Syrian Textile Merchants operating in Manchester since the early 1900s, and
Abu Hanifa Mosque mosque, until it was fully recovered in 2004. Later, in 2006, missiles were fired by a Katyusha rocket launcher and fell in the mosque's courtyard without any damages done to the mosque. The total area of the mosque is 10,000m². It can fit 5000 people in it. On Friday prayers, the regular number of worshipers is 1000, while on the regular everyday prayers, 200-250 worshipers come to the mosque. The main hall is a great rectangular hall with an area of 578m². It consists of eight marble pillars with a large dome on top of them with iron chains hanging