Muslim

The Old Trafford area of Manchester was inhabited by a small Sunni Muslim community in the early mid 70’s. In 1977, the Old Trafford Muslim Society was established to cater for the religious and general welfare needs of the local Muslim Community. To achieve this, a redundant Co-Op Shop situated at the corner of Stamford Street & St Brides Street was bought through donations made by local Muslims and various Muslim families living throughout the UK. This shop was converted to serve as a Masjid and was called Masjid-E-Noor. The conversion cost was taken on by the Muslims living in the area. The prayer hall accommodated for a hundred Mussalli’s (worshippers) and was sufficient at that time. Over time, there was a vast increase of Muslims moving to the area mainly from South Asia, but also from the Middle East, Indonesia and Malaysia as well as many other Countries from the East. In order to continue serving the needs of the local Muslims, larger premises were sought for some time but there were no existing facilities suitable for conversion within the area. Alhamdulillah (All praise be to Allah), an opportunity then arose allowing Old Trafford Muslim Society to purchase a […]