Our History

After the arrival of Muslim Merchants (businessmen) on the island, they settled in the City Center to operate their business. The need to build a place of worship arises. Hence in October 1852, they converted a building into a House of Prayers. A second Mosque was build in the Eastern Suburb, then known as Malabar Town (Camp des Lascars), as the first mosque could not accommodate more than one hundred person and was about a few kilometers from the City Centre.

Exept for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrapted

Quran Ch 95:6-6

Exept for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrapted

Quran Ch 95:6-6

Mosque of the Arabs

By 1853, a small mosque known under the name of “Mosquee des Arabes” erected on the new site was solemnly consecrated. That small mosque was the original Jummah Mosque and it symbolised the faith, zeal and selflessness of those early pioneers of Islam, adequately versed in religion and high minded enough to think that no community could live without religion and no man without prayers. As the Muslim Population was increasing, the Mosque could not accommodate more than 200 persons. From 1859 to 1877 seven adjoining properties were purchased by a few Muslim merchants and handed over to the Directors of the Mosque.

Jummah Mosque

Thus thanks to the generosity and devotion of those Muslim Merchants, the whole Mohamedan Congregation represented by the Board of Directors of the Jummah Mosque became the owner of the quadrangle admeasuring a little over three quarters of an acre on which the Jummah Mosque now stands. Thus with larger plot of land, The Mosque could accommodate a larger amount of worshippers. Its architecture and design shows that not a mere human effort crowned with success but rather the gradual unraveling of a divine design showing that those who have the fulfillment of His will at heart verily not only deserve His blessings but are also helped as promised by Him. There is no doubt that the expansion work which was necessary to transform the “Mosquee des Arabes” into the present Jummah Mosque entailed considerable expenses.

Exept for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrapted

Quran Ch 95:6-6

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