Islam in Ireland - Mosques and Religious Centres

Mosques and Religious Centres

The mosques and Islamic cultural centres in Ireland are:

• the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland in Clonskeagh, Dublin. Imam: Hussein Halawa;
• the Dublin Mosque (run by the Islamic Foundation of Ireland ) on the South Circular Road. Imam: Yayha Al Hussein;
• Al-Mustafa Islamic Cultural Centre, Dublin 15 :Imam: Dr. Umar Al-Qadri )
• Muslim Association Forum, Ireland, situated at the Islamic Foundation of Ireland ) in Dublin and established since 1999, and acquired Charity status in 2001, as a melting pot for Muslims from African background to teach and share Islamic knowledge.
• Muslim Association of Ireland Executive Director: Dr. Khaled Suliman
• Belfast Islamic Centre, established in 1977.
• Ahlul Bayt Islamic Centre (Shi'a Muslim), in Milltown, Dublin
• Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society Fethullah Gulen in Dublin, established in 2004
• Mosque to be constructed in Galway of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. This will be the first purpose built mosque in Galway.
• Dawatul Haq Islamic Cultural Centre, Galway.

In 2003, the Islamic Cultural Centre and Foras na Gaeilge joined forces to translate the Koran into Irish for the first time.

In September 2006 an umbrella organization, the Irish Council of Imams, was established. It represents 14 imams in Ireland, of both the Sunni and Shia traditions. It is chaired by Imam Hussein Halawa (Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland) and its deputy chairman is Imam Yahya Al-Hussein (Islamic Foundation of Ireland). Imam Dr. Umar Al-Qadri (Al-Mustafa Islamic Cultural Centre Dublin 15), Imam Salem (Cork Mosque), Imam Khaled (Galway Mosque) and Imam Ismael Khotwal (Blackpits Mosque) are among its founding members.