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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)