Finsbury Park Mosque
| Finsbury Park Mosque | |
|---|---|
North London Central Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Muslim Council of Britain |
| Leadership | |
| Location | |
| Location | Finsbury Park, London United Kingdom |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°33′49″N 0°06′21″W / 51.5636°N 0.1057°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Date established | founded 1988, main building 1994 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Website | |
| https://finsburyparkmosque.org/ | |
The Finsbury Park Mosque, also known as the North London Central Mosque, is a five-storey mosque located next to Finsbury Park station close to Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadium, in the London Borough of Islington. It serves the local community in Islington and the surrounding boroughs of North London, and it is registered as a charity in England.
The mosque gained national attention when Abu Hamza al-Masri, a radical preacher, became its imam in 1997. In 2003, the mosque was closed by its trustees following an anti-terrorist police raid, and re-opened in 2005 under new leadership.