Jaffari Community Centre

The Jaffari Community Centre (JCC) is a Shia Islamic husayniyya and community centre, located in the Thornhill district, in the Greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada. In addition to the prayer hall, the centre contains a library, cafe, gym, several banquet halls, and school, and primarily serves as a mosque.^[2]

Jaffari Community Centre
A chandelier inside the prayer hall
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Husayniyya
Ownership	Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto
Leadership	Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi ('Ālim)
Status	Active
Location
Location	9000 Bathurst Street, Thornhill, Ontario
Country	Canada
Location of in southern Ontario
Geographic coordinates	43°50′30″N 79°27′39″W
Specifications
Capacity	800 worshippers
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	One
Website
jaffari.org
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Overview

The mosque is administered by the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat (ISIJ) and is the main mosque and centre for ISIJ, that administers another three mosques in the greater Toronto area, located in Barrie, Brampton and Hamilton.^[3]

In 2018 the Vaughan Council approved a modified development application submitted by ISIJ for an 11-hectare (27-acre) site, called Jaffari Village, that would deliver 60 three-storey townhouses, a six-storey seniors' residence, an eight-storey residential building, a three-storey above-ground parking garage, a high school and a new park and nature trail. Prior to the Council's approval, the project faced concerted opposition from the Council residents.^[4][5]

See also

• Islam portal
• Canada portal

• Islam in Canada
• List of mosques in Canada