Mosque Details
The mosque is in the middle of the Parramatta CBD, on Marsden Street between Macquarie and George Streets. It is very close to the station, to Westfield Parramatta Shopping Town and adjacent to various government agencies and large businesses. It is within easy walking distance for the workers of Parramatta CBD. Friday sermons at Parramatta are conducted in English. Parramatta prayer reflects the unified identity of Australian Muslims. The affairs of the mosque are conducted in English by locals independent of any ethno specific association.
We also intend to use this property as a community centre, offering Islamic Studies, assisting Muslim youth, providing settlement services, and fostering dialogue with the wider Australian society.
Why in the Parramatta CBD?
There are about 22,600 Muslims living within the three adjacent local government areas
of the City of Parramatta (2006 Census). Muslims are the largest religious
minority group here. The city also attracts many
Muslim workers from various other parts of Sydney. Unfortunately, there is no mosque for Muslims living or working here.
Over 300 worshipers were gathering for the Friday Jumma and daily prayers at 1:15 pm every weekday by having to rent Parramatta Town
Hall on an hourly basis since early nineties. Now Allah has granted us this rare opportunity to establish our own permanent mosque
in the heart of this rapidly growing sixth largest CBD in Australia and the second largest city in NSW after Sydney.
