Birmingham Masjid And Dawah Centre
Charity 1197916
Overview
Summary
Birmingham Masjid And Dawah Centre appears to be a neighbourhood-based mosque whose core role combines congregational worship, Islamic education for children and outward-facing faith awareness. Its model seems to depend substantially on local participation: members, public donors and supporters financed the purchase of its building, while the organisation provides a permanent venue in Lozells for prayer, learning and community contact. The available evidence suggests a faith institution seeking both to sustain an internal congregation and to be legible to the wider public.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Lozells
Confidence: high
The organisation’s active official website identifies Lozells as the mosque’s visiting location and publishes current congregational prayer times and Quran-learning contact arrangements. This is direct evidence of an operating mosque and education venue in Lozells.
- Birmingham Masjid and Dawah Centre official website – Contact page
Invites visits to Birmingham Masjid and Dawah Centre in Lozells. - Birmingham Masjid and Dawah Centre official website – homepage
Describes the mosque as located in Lozells, publishes mosque prayer times, and advertises Quran learning for boys and girls. - Charity Commission register, charity 1197916
Lists the charity in Lozells and describes prayer facilities, Quran clubs and community open days.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the area in which the charity operates; however, this alone does not establish current citywide operational activity, and the available evidence identifies only one physical delivery site, in Lozells.
- The 2022–23 trustees' report says that services were sometimes delivered in partnership with other local organisations and charities, but does not name those partners, venues or neighbourhoods. Their effect on the current operational footprint cannot therefore be mapped.
- There is no current evidence of additional permanent sites, regular off-site provision, or delivery in other specific Birmingham wards.
- The organisation's charitable objects refer to Birmingham and the surrounding area, but this is an objective rather than evidence of current activity outside Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or activity report identifying the locations, frequency and attendance of any off-site services, events or outreach.
- A current list of delivery partners and the venues or neighbourhoods in which joint activity takes place.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether prayers, classes, open days and welfare support are all delivered solely from its Lozells site or also through other venues.
Areas of work
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A locally financed community anchor
The organisation appears to have developed its physical base through community-backed fundraising rather than presenting the mosque simply as a service outlet. This may indicate that the building is central to its identity, resilience and capacity to convene people.
Why it matters
Understanding the mosque as a locally supported asset helps explain its potential role as a stable gathering point and relationship hub within Lozells, not only as a provider of religious activity.
Show evidence
“The mosque opened on Monday 20th February 2012.”
Source:Organisation“Donations from members, the public, well-wishers and Qars-e-hasana raised £180,000 to purchase the building in full.”
Source:Organisation
Balancing congregational life with public-facing dawah
The organisation appears to operate across two audiences: Muslims seeking worship and religious education, and wider community members reached through open days. This suggests its role includes both faith formation and relationship-building beyond its congregation.
Why it matters
This distinction is useful because it identifies the centre as a possible bridge between Muslim community life and wider local understanding, rather than an inward-facing worship space alone.
Show evidence
“Its objects include advancing Islam through religious education, prayer meetings, lectures and public celebration of religious festivals.”
Source:Charity Commission“It organises open days for the community to raise awareness about the Islamic faith.”
Source:Charity Commission“It offers Islamic education for boys and girls.”
Source:Organisation
Children's education may be its main route to continuity
The Quran club and structured education offer suggest that intergenerational transmission of faith and belonging may be a significant part of the centre's operating model, alongside daily and Friday worship.
Why it matters
This points to a role extending beyond event-based worship: the organisation may help sustain long-term family connection to the mosque and develop future community participation.
Show evidence
“The charity helps children and young people.”
Source:Charity Commission“It organises a Quran club for Muslim children.”
Source:Charity Commission“It describes its Islamic education as a high-quality syllabus-based learning experience for boys and girls.”
Source:Organisation
- The scale, reach and demographic profile of worshippers, learners and open-day participants are unknown.
- There is no evidence of partnerships with schools, other faith groups, local services or nearby community organisations.
- It is unclear whether advocacy and advice are substantial activities or broad charity classification labels.
Remaining uncertainties
- Attendance, enrolment and volunteer data over time, including the reach of open days and children's learning.
- Information on local partnerships, referral relationships, community use of the building and activities beyond worship and education.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Advance the faith of Islam by providing prayer facility for Muslim living in Birmingham City. Organise Quran club for Muslim children to educate them about Islam. Organise Open Days for the community to raise awareness about Islamic faith.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE QURAN AND SUNNAH THROUGH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THROUGH THE HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES AND PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.