Holland Park Mosque
General
Holland Park Mosque is founded to perpetuate the social, moral and religious standards of Muslims in Queensland and in addition to a place of worship, also facilitate the community’s needs for unity, social interaction acquiring Islamic knowledge and providing spiritual support, all under one roof.
The first mosque in Queensland was a tin shed situated in Cloncurry, which served the needs of the Cameleers and other Muslims in the area at the time.
In the late 1880s, Muslims of Afghan and Indian origin settled in the Mt Gravatt-Holland Park area. They regularly met on a small block of land on the corner of Crest Street and Logan Road for prayers and religious festivals. By 1908 the local Muslim community raised enough funds to build a timber mosque, in the quintessential Queenslander architecture style that blended in with many of the other houses in the area at the time. This was known as the Mohammedan Mosque, later titled to Brisbane Mosque, and eventually Holland Park Mosque.
The establishment of this mosque marked several historical and important milestones event to the people of Queensland. It was the first established mosque on the east coast of Australia, and it was met with no opposition. In fact, it became a landmark in the Mt Gravatt area, as a mosque is essentially a first step towards fostering unity amongst people, and consequently a powerful force in our humble endeavor to unite mankind.
The mosque became an important hub for Muslims on the east coast of Australia. It catered to the spiritual needs of seasonal South Asian migrant workers, Muslim traders, and important dignitaries who wished to participate in prayers, festivals, and connect with people of their own culture and language.
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