Minaret House Give
Families and children sitting together on patterned carpets in a busy prayer hall.

Minaret Housea mosque on Canal Street, open to everyone

Five prayers a day in an old brick warehouse by the water. Come to pray, to learn, to eat with us in Ramadan, or simply to see inside.

Plan a visit

Prayer times this week

Congregation times stay the same all week; start times move with the sun.

PrayerBeginsCongregation
Fajr05:4106:15
Dhuhr12:5813:30
Asr15:5216:15
Maghrib18:34sunset
Isha19:5820:15

Friday prayer in two sittings: 13:15 and 14:00, so the hall never overflows onto the towpath.

Men kneeling in prayer on patterned carpet in front of an ornate arched prayer niche.

A house for the whole street

The warehouse has three floors. Prayer on the ground floor, classes upstairs, and a kitchen that has fed half the neighbourhood.

Girls in headscarves reading the Quran together on wooden stands.

Saturday school

Quran, Arabic and homework help for 6 to 14 year olds, 10:00–13:00.

A row of young children in prayer caps sitting on a low wall, watching something with interest.

Children are welcome

There is a quiet room with books at the back of the hall, and nobody will shush a toddler.

People walking and sitting on a shining marble floor in a wide prayer hall.

Open afternoons

Every second Sunday our volunteers show schools and neighbours around and answer any question.

Two hands holding an open book with a blue and white cover.

Thursday circle

An hour of reading and discussion in English, for new Muslims and the curious.

Come to an open afternoon

Keep the lights on

The building runs on gifts from the people who use it. £10 a month pays for one family's iftar for a week in Ramadan.

Give at the door or by standing order
A long table covered with dishes of rice, pastries and dates for breaking the fast. Rows of small plates of olives, cheese and salads with glasses of tea. Hands reaching towards a large round platter of food shared at a crowded table. A low table spread with bowls and plates of food on a patterned rug.

Notes from the warehouse

Tea being poured from a dark metal teapot into a small glass.

Why we pour tea first

The kitchen rota, and the one rule every volunteer learns on day one.

A young man reading a small book in a quiet green-carpeted hall.

Reading in a second language

Our imam on learning Arabic at forty, and why it is never too late.

An ornate metal lantern with glass panels hanging outdoors.

Ramadan on the towpath

Thirty nights of lanterns, and the neighbours who came out to eat with us.

Before your first visit

The bare feet of a row of people standing on a green carpet.

Shoes off

There are racks just inside the door. Socks are fine; we keep the floor warm in winter.

A few people sitting quietly on a polished marble floor in a calm prayer hall.

Where to go

Men pray on the ground floor, women on the gallery above with its own stairs and lift. Visitors can sit at the back of either.

Men sitting on prayer mats laid out on the ground outdoors.

What to wear

Loose clothes covering arms and legs. Women visitors are asked to cover their hair; we lend scarves at the door.

Ring to book a group visit