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Jamiatul Atiq Mosque

Coordinates: 8°29′20.2″N 13°12′52.2″W / 8.488944°N 13.214500°W / 8.488944; -13.214500
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Jamiatul Atiq Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
LeadershipSheikh Alhaji Hassan Karim, Chief Imam
Location
LocationFreetown, Sierra Leone
Jamiatul Atiq Mosque is located in Sierra Leone
Jamiatul Atiq Mosque
Shown within Sierra Leone
Geographic coordinates8°29′20.2″N 13°12′52.2″W / 8.488944°N 13.214500°W / 8.488944; -13.214500
Architecture
Typemosque

Jamiatul Atiq Mosque, also locally known as Fourah Bay Mosque, is a large mosque located in the neighborhood of Fourah Bay, in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1] The mosque regularly holds Islamic prayer services five times a day; and its also teaches Islamic education. The chief Imam of the Jamiatul Atiq Masjid is Chief Sheikh Alhaji Hassan Karim, and the deputy chief Imam is Sheikh Alhaji Nazir King.[1]

The mosque is the main mosque that serves the Fourah Bay community, a predominantly conservative Muslim community in Freetown.

The then Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's affairs, Sylvia Blyden, who is a Christian, joined Muslims in prayers at the mosque in celebrating of the 2017 Eid al-Fitr.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Thomas, Abdul Rashid (26 June 2017). "Social welfare minister Blyden joined Muslims in Fourah Bay for Eid prayers". The Sierra Leone Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2018.