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Queen Victoria Mosque
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. It is considered to be the first and oldest mosque in Cape Town, and the largest in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town. The mosque is a National heritage site.

History

While some sources mention that the mosque was built in 1850, others mention that the land for building the mosque was granted in 1851. It is a Shafee mosque and was the first mosque built on land that was specifically given for a mosque site by the British Crown. This may have been one reason it was referred to as Queen Victoria mosque. Another reason it was referred to thus could have been the involvement of the British Crown in resolving disputes within the Muslim community. 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. The land grant resulted out of conditions in the Colony in 1846.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Worden, et al. (2004) mention that the mosque was built in 1850.
  2. ^ Hutchinson (2006) writes that the mosque site was approved only on 19 October 1851 and the title deeds were transferred three years thence.
  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.

References

  1. ^ Davids, Achmat (1980). The Mosques of Bo-Kaap. Athlone, Cape Town: The South African Institute of Arabic and Islamic Research. p. 138.
  2. ^ Worden, Nigel; Van Heyningen, Elizabeth; Bickford-Smith, Vivian (2004). Cape Town: The Making of a City. New Africa Books. pp. 187–. ISBN 978-0-86486-656-1.
  3. ^ "The colourful Bo-Kaap district in Cape Town, South Africa". Insightguides.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Mosques". Bokaap.co.za. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Jamia Masjid, 62 Chiappini Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town". South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRIS). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  6. ^ Hutchinson, Michael (2006). Bo-Kaap: Colourful Heart of Cape Town. New Africa Books. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-0-86486-693-6.
  7. ^ McCormick, Kay (2002). Language in Cape Town's District Six. Oxford University Press. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-0-19-823554-5.
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