Jaffari Community Centre
| Jaffari Community Centre | |
|---|---|
 A chandelier inside the prayer hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Husayniyya |
| Ownership | Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat |
| Leadership | Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi ('Ālim) |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 9000 Bathurst Street, Thornhill, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
  Location of in southern Ontario | |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°50′30″N 79°27′39″W / 43.8417°N 79.4608°W |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 worshippers |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Minaret(s) | One |
| Website | |
| jaffari | |
| [1] | |
The Jaffari Community Centre (JCC) is a Shia Islam husayniyya and community centre, located in the Thornhill district, in the Greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada. In addition to the prayer hall, the centre contains a library, cafe, gym, several banquet halls, and school, and primarily serves as a mosque.[2]
Overview
[edit]The mosque is administered by the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat (ISIJ) and is the main mosque and centre for ISIJ, that administers another three mosques in the greater Toronto area, located in Barrie, Brampton and Hamilton.[3]
In 2018 the Vaughan Council approved a modified development application submitted by ISIJ for an 11-hectare (27-acre) site, called Jaffari Village, that would deliver 60 three-storey townhouses, a six-storey seniors' residence, an eight-storey residential building, a three-storey above-ground parking garage, a high school and a new park and nature trail. Prior to the Council's approval, the project faced concerted opposition from the Council residents.[4][5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Jaffari Islamic Centre Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto (ISIJ)". Muslim link. n.d. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "About ISIJ". ISIJ of Toronto. Retrieved January 2, 2024.[self-published source?]
- ^ "The Jaffari Community Centre responds to a threat on November 16, 2023". Muslim link. November 17, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Csillag, Ron (April 13, 2018). "Vaughan council approves city's report on Jaffari Village". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "Tensions high at Vaughan meeting over fate of Muslim community complex". CBC News. April 4, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
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