Shah Jahan Mosque, Grade II* listed mosque in Woking, England
Shah Jahan Mosque is a place of worship built in late Mughal style in Woking, England. The facade combines Bath stone and Bargate stone with geometric patterns and a minaret that rises above the trees.
Nawab Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal funded the construction in 1889, when the building became the first purpose-built Islamic house of prayer in the United Kingdom. A decade later, additional rooms and a second entrance were added.
The mosque maintains separate prayer halls for men and women, conducting regular religious services and educational programs for the local Muslim community.
Two Friday prayers take place each Friday in winter at 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to handle the number of visitors. Separate prayer halls for men and women are reached through different entrances.
A ship captain helped with the precise alignment toward Mecca, so the prayer direction was correctly determined. The small cemetery in the garden holds graves of Muslims who lived here over a hundred years ago.
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