Abdullah Quilliam

Founder of England's first Mosque

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Lived 1856–1932, aged 76United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomWritersWriter / Author
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    1856–1932
    Aged 76
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Updated 2026-08-18

William Henry Quilliam, who changed his name to Abdullah Quilliam and later Henri Marcel Leon or Haroun Mustapha Leon, was a 19th-century British convert from Christianity to Islam, noted for founding England's first mosque and Islamic centre, and Britain's oldest Muslim organization, the Association of British Muslims.

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