![]() There are book cases in the south and east corner of the room with prayer beads, wooden stands and a clock for prayer time on the southern wall. The bare walls are painted white, showing uniform ashlar bricks. ![]() On the south wall is the mihrab, a semi-circular space with a pulpit for the imams. It is a large bright space, carpeted with gold coloured lines on a red background, indicating where each man should stand. The male prayer room is located on the ground floor. To the south-east of the mosque, at the other end of the car park, is the community centre.Įntrance to the mosque is gained by the northern elevation where shoe shelves line the wall. Each elevation has groups of 2 to 4 full-length plain windows, arched in a rectangular frames. On the south elevation is the mihrab, a semi-circular projection from the wall, with a dome on top. On each corner is a rounded tower, with a minaret and plain glass at the top. It is trapezoidal and constructed from smooth cream stone with a rounded copper roof. The architects responsible were Lucas Dow Design Studio. It was the first purpose-built mosque in north-east Scotland, designed and built to face Mecca to the south-east. The organization 'Muslims in Britain' classify the Jamia Mosque as Deobandi.
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