Abdullah Quilliam

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1856 – 1932

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Who was Abdullah Quilliam?

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

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Born
Apr 10, 1856
Liverpool
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Manx people
Nationality
  • England
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Liverpool Institute for Boys
Lived in
  • Liverpool
Died
1932
London
Resting place
Brookwood Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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