Abdullah Quilliam Mosque and the first Muslim Community in the UK

Hello from Liverpool! Join Professor Ron Geaves, an author and historian from Liverpool, who will be speaking about the community of Muslims established between 1889 and 1908 by Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam in Liverpool after his conversion to Islam in Morocco around 1887.

Abdullah Quilliam, also known as the “Sheikh al-Islam of the UK” created Britain’s first registered Mosque in the city of Liverpool converting around 250 men and women in the city to Islam.

It was the first mosque in England situated at Brougham Terrace, Liverpool.

For almost one hundred years this building was used as Liverpool Records of marriages and Births.

The staff who worked there used to refer to it as ‘The Little Mosque’ totally unaware that it was the first mosque in England and its historical value.

Hosted by: Mumin Khan, CEO of The Abdullah Quilliam Society