# Muslim Welfare Society

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC001748
- **Known as:** Lanarkshire Muslim Welfare Society
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** Oct. 14, 1985
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC001748


## Contact

- **Address:** Central Mosque, 1-3 Clydesdale Street, Mossend
- **Postcode:** ML4 2RS
- **Website:** www.lanarkshiremosque.com



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the saving of lives&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of public participation in sport&#x27;,&#x27;the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended&#x27;,&#x27;the promotion of religious or racial harmony&#x27;,&#x27;the promotion of equality and diversity&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The charity is set up to provide the facilities and services of a Mosque for the local community. It provides a place of worship, conducts funerals and establishes classes to educate Muslims in the teachings of Islam

**Objectives:** (a) To foster Islamic brotherhood and way of life in the Muslims of Lanarkshire area. (b) To secure a Juma Mosque and run its management. (c) To secure a plot for the burial of muslim dead and to provide the necessary management in this direction  (d) To celebrate according to Sharia the religious days and all Islamic Festivals. (e) To provide a central place for preaching Islam and to do the utmost work towards introducing and spreading Islam. (f) To provide and manage school for the teaching of Islamic Religious Knowledge, Urdu and Arabic.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** North Lanarkshire
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland






