Queen Victoria Mosque

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Queen Victoria Mosque
The mosque in 2011
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
RiteShafi'i school
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
Location62 Chiappinni Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
CountrySouth Africa
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Architecture
TypeMosque
Completedc. 1850
Specifications
Dome1 (maybe more)
Minaret2 (maybe more)

The Queen Victoria Mosque, also called the Jamia Mosque, is a mosque, situated at the corner of Chiappini and Castle street, in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] Completed in the 1850s, it is considered to be the first and oldest mosque in Cape Town,[dubious – discuss][2][3] and the largest in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town.[4] The mosque is a National heritage site.[5]

History

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While some sources mention that the mosque was built in 1850,[a] others mention that the land for building the mosque was granted in 1851.[b] Affiliated with the Shafi'i school[6] it was the first mosque built on land that was specifically given for a mosque site by the British Crown.[1] This may have been one reason it was referred to as Queen Victoria Mosque.[1] Another reason it was referred to thus could have been the involvement of the British Crown in resolving disputes within the Muslim community.[7] The Jamia mosque site was granted to the Cape Muslims with the expressed assurance that it be utilised by all Muslims regardless of their differences.[1] The land grant resulted out of conditions in the Colony in 1846.[1][c]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Worden, et al. (2004) mention that the mosque was built in 1850.[2]
  2. ^ Hutchinson (2006) writes that the mosque site was approved only on 19 October 1851 and the title deeds were transferred three years thence.[6]
  3. ^ In 1804, the Cape was threatened by war; the increasing clashes on the Eastern Frontier required the complete trust of those who lived in the Colony, leading to the inclination to appease the Muslim community.[1]

References

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