Masjid Abraar - Rudolph Street Mosque
History
A mosque was desperately required in the area during the start of the 1890s, so Imam Jalaludien Abrahams and his trustees began the work of having one built. The Trust received the land in 1893, and the Mosque of Righteousness was finished in 1894.
Urban and Architectural
the mosque is designed with a rectangular plan and a symmetrical main elevation with a veranda at the entrance.
Description
Another of the two South End mosques which withstood the 1970s demolition. Even now, the mosque is still known as as Rudolph Street Mosque, a reference to the street name before South End was cleared. However, the adjacent structures have all been destroyed, and the road in front of the building is now much wider, destroying the building's environment. (Now called Walmer Boulevard)
References
https://fireflyafrica.co.za/rudolph-street-mosque/
http://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=13750
http://thecasualobserver.co.za/port-elizabeth-yore-malay-population-port-elizabeth/
https://earth.google.com/web/search/Masjid+Abraar+-+Rudolph+Street+Mosque/@-33.96866301,25.62792345,35.00129685a,121.59268774d,35y,-19.21206801h,5.55514918t,0r/data=CigiJgokCTOWyzby-jBAEfGUrllh9zBAGagC22wY-h9AIcZcaoOf7B9A
Details
Location
Masjid Al Abraar, 2 Walmer Blvd, South End, Gqeberha, 6001, South Africa
Worshippers
200
Owners
Imam Jalaludien Abrahams
Year of Build
1894
Area
350
Drawings
Map
History
A mosque was desperately required in the area during the start of the 1890s, so Imam Jalaludien Abrahams and his trustees began the work of having one built. The Trust received the land in 1893, and the Mosque of Righteousness was finished in 1894.
Urban and Architectural
the mosque is designed with a rectangular plan and a symmetrical main elevation with a veranda at the entrance.
Description
Another of the two South End mosques which withstood the 1970s demolition. Even now, the mosque is still known as as Rudolph Street Mosque, a reference to the street name before South End was cleared. However, the adjacent structures have all been destroyed, and the road in front of the building is now much wider, destroying the building's environment. (Now called Walmer Boulevard)