History of Islam In the City of Liverpool UK
Islam in Britain has existed since several centuries ago. Therefore, no wonder if religion that brought the Prophet Muhammad have a place in the hearts of Britons. Some places of worship was finally successful establishment.
However, lately, along with the incessant phobia against Muslims, religion is often made of precious materials ridicule by those who do not understand Islam. Even so, it did not deter someone who is given the guidance of Allah to continue voicing Islam.
In the mid-19th century, a prominent British leaders try to understand Islam. And finally, he found peace in it. Housed in a building which is now looked dull. In fact, the daily The Independent in Britain, never load the article titled "The Forgotten Champion of Islam: One Man and His Mosque" that existed on August 2, 2007 edition.
The buildings are located in the district No 8 Brougham Terrace, West Derby Street, Liverpool, England is like a house destroyed. Similarly newspaper The Independent.
Dull white-painted building with a part that looks rickety front door and back door are filled with graffiti graffiti and pigeon nests that adorn the roof of the building and fungi embedded in almost the entire surface of the wall holds a long story about Islam in the land of Queen Elizabeth II.
The building is a silent witness to the historical development of Islam in Britain in the 19th century and 20 AD It is owned by William Henry Quilliam. The Muslim community in the city of Liverpool is sensible to thank William.
Thanks to his services, syiar Islam can be extended into a city located in northwestern England. And, the Muslim community there can run a variety of worship and other activities together in a building that is adequate.
In the beginning, precisely in 1889, this William's building functioned as an Islamic center with the name of the Liverpool Muslim Institute. However, in the next development, building Liverpool Muslim Institute has also functioned as a mosque and school for the Muslim community of Liverpool. History records, it is building the first mosque and Islamic center, founded in England.
Who was the figure of William Henry Quilliam this? Wikipedia page mentions that the man born in Liverpool, 10 April 1856 came from wealthy families. His father, Robert Quilliam, was a watchmaker. Since childhood, William had to get an adequate education. By both parents he was schooled at the Liverpool Institute and the King William's College. In both these institutions, he studied law. In 1878, William began his career as a lawyer.
William grew up and raised as a Christian. New Islamic religion met when he visited the southern French region in 1882. Since then, he started a lot to learn about Islam and its teachings. His interest in Islam grew when he visited Algeria and Tunisia.
Preaching In 1887, after returning from visiting Morocco, William realized his desire to move to the religious beliefs of Islam. After converting to Islam, he changed his name to Abdullah Quilliam. By attaching the new name, William heavily promoting Islamic teachings to the people of Liverpool.
To support syiar Islam in the city of Liverpool, he took the initiative to establish a special institution for people who want to know and learn about Islam. Then, in 1889, he founded the Liverpool Muslim Institute. In order to attract residents of Liverpool, which he founded this institution remains open during Christmas.
Not only limited to Islamic information center. Abdullah then enable the Liverpool Muslim Institute building into a place of worship for the Muslim community of Liverpool. Liverpool Muslim Mosque Building Institute is able to accommodate about a hundred worshipers.
The establishment of this mosque was followed by the establishment of an Islamic college in the city of Liverpool and an orphanage named Madina House. As head of the Islamic university, Abdullah pointed Haschem Wilde and Nasrullah Warren.
Although the status of Islamic education institutions, universities, founded William was not only accept students from among the Muslim families alone. Pupils from non-Muslim families were allowed to study there. In order to attract non-Muslims to study Islam, the manager often held weekly debates and literary community.
William, who since his youth been active as a literary writer is trying to attract the sympathy of non-Muslim communities in Liverpool through literary works. The efforts gone through, to spread Islamic teachings through the work of literary and charitable institutions that he founded the sweet fruit. Within ten years of preaching, he managed to convert more than 150 native British citizens, both from the scientists, intellectuals, and community leaders.
In fact, his mother, who has spent most of his life as a Christian activist interested in Islam after reading his writings.
Various writings on Islam he is published weekly by the Islamic media Riview and The Crescent, which was published from 1893 until 1908. Both were widely circulated internationally. Daily The Independent wrote that William utilize the basement mosques as a place to print the works he wrote.
In addition, he also published three editions of a book entitled The Faith of Islam in 1899. This book has been translated into 13 languages worldwide. Queen Victoria and the ruler of Egypt are among the world leaders who have read this book.
Thanks to The Faith of Islam, in a short time the name of Abdullah Quilliam is widely known throughout the Muslim lands. Thanks to this book he also then a lot of relationships with the Muslim community in West Africa.
Thanks to this work also, he is able to receive numerous awards from the leaders of the Islamic world. He earned his Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman Sultan (Ottoman Turkish), Abdul Hamid II in 1894 and was appointed as a special attache of Persia for Liverpool.
He also received a number of prizes in the form of money from the leader of Afghanistan. The money he uses to finance his Islamic college in Liverpool.
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