Aziziye Mosque

Unclaimed

You arrive at the front of the Masjid where you find the Aziziye restaurant and then you go to the Southern side of the Masjid Building and through an open gateway and you then come about halfway down the building to an entrance on your right. You go through the through the entrance and you then turn left and at that point you need to have removed your shoes. Also in that entrance area you have the ladies wudu entrance. After the shoe removal area you then find on your right the entrance to the wudu area for gentlemen which has a few sinks and about six or eight toilet cubicles. The toilet cubicles have both squat toilets and seated toilets. The toilet cubicles are spacious. Past the wudu area there is a door where through which you can see part of the education area for children. Near that door there is a staircase on your right and up the stairs you come to the male prayer hall which also has some books. The prayer hall is spacious, the carpet is a nice relaxing light blue colour. The people are very prayerful. The ceiling has beautiful stained glass type windows, there is a smart digital prayer time display and in the gallery above is the ladies prayer hall. Afterwards going down the staircase again, you can see the education centre for children full of children, 5-year olds, 11-year olds, some sitting at tables doing some work, some playing football, a bearded gentleman and some ladies looking after them. Going back to the Aziziye restaurant there were kebabs on offer for around £10-£11 and some wraps for around £8.

This is a really nice and antique mosque. There is residential parking facilities available on nearby roads. The mosque has really nice abulution facilities. There is plenty of space in the mosque for prayer. The people in the mosque are really friendly.

I went to the mosque for the first time, or to be exact, my very first visit to a mosque. Organised by a photography group and went to take photos. As you go in, you can see a beautiful blue carpet where you take shoes off and the stairs. In the main room, you see gorgeous decorations and paintings amongst the blue, creating a calming space. It used to be a cinema and Turkish Islamic Association turned this place into this gorgeous mosque. Everyone is welcome and there are scarves that they can use if you don’t have one. I took mine with me and used it. There is a washing place where you wash hands and face in a toilet before praying. Then take your shoes off and men go to the main room and women go to the upper balcony where you can see the main room from above. It’s a very nice place to do self-reflection and say prayers.

You can find ladies entrance on the last door. Go up two floors. Peaceful and proper mosque with Istanbul vibes.

Beautiful recitation of the Qur'an after the Dhuhr salah (during Ramadan 1446), masha Allah! The mosque is well maintained, and the beauty represents only a small fraction of the beauty of Allah, Al-Jameel.