Hyde Park Masjid Construction
Centre Proposal
The MAC Hyde Park Masjid (MHP) was initially contemplated in the summer of 2019 with a unique opportunity to partner and invest for the future of the community at the Hyde Park Square Shopping Centre (1175 Hyde Park Rd). The Masjid is currently targeted to open at the beginning of 2022, although the committee has been renting a temporary space in the interim. The Masjid is a unique opportunity since the community is able to acquire a partial ownership in the shopping centre, which will in turn fund a significant portion of the rental and maintenance cost of the space rented by the community.
The Need for the New Masjid
Some of the key goals of the new Masjid include the following;
- Provide spaces and services for youth, such as BYG, SYG, and various halaqas (learning circles)
- Provide a venue for the community, especially youth, to be physically active in a well-equipped gymnasium space. The gym will also be capable of hosting small events and private functions.
- Serve the needs of the community in one of the fastest growing parts of the city that already has a very high concentration of Muslims living in it.
- With the sale of MAC Youth Centre, provide an alternate venue to serve the community in the northern part of the city.
- Build human resources, programming, systems, and processes in preparation for the future MAC Noor Gardens Community Centre.
- Support MAC Westmount Masjid in terms of expanding services and programs to a different part of the community with additional space.
MAC Hyde Park Centre Committee
The new Masjid will be operated by the MHP Centre Committee and consists of various volunteers and leading Centre staff, that overlook the day to day operations of the MHP. Their efforts will be fundamental to ensuring professionalism, organization and commitment to service that was demonstrated at the Westmount Masjid is maintained and built upon. The team members of the MHP Centre Committee are in process of being finalized but they include the following.
- Ezeddine Masoud
- Nawab Kabir
- Ahnaf ullah
- Mohamed Soliman
- Jehan Kadri
- Loai Soliman
- Zakiya Fadel
- Sameh Elgaby
- Khalid El Kadri
- and others
- Support from Chapter Committee and Westmount Centre Committee
Capital Costs
Partial Ownership $925,000 (To be covered from MYC Sale)
Construction Costs $1,100,000
Total Needed $2,025,000
Funds from MYC sale $925,000
Donations Collected $640,000
Government Grants $48,000
Total Remaining $412,000
Locations and Designs
The proposed design (subject to change) has spaces for gymnasium, prayer, small kitchen, and some multipurpose rooms. Community meetings have been hosted at MAC Westmount Masjid to get feedback on the new Masjid.
