Jamiatul Atiq Mosque, also locally known as Fourah Bay Mosque, is a large mosque located in the neighborhood of Fourah Bay, in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1] The mosque regularly holds Islamic prayer services five times a day; and its also teaches Islamic education. The chief Imam of the Jamiatul Atiq Masjid is Chief SheikhAlhaji Hassan Karim, and the deputy chief Imam is Sheikh Alhaji Nazir King.[1]
The mosque is the main mosque that serves the Fourah Bay community, a predominantly conservative Muslim community in Freetown.
The then Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's affairs, Sylvia Blyden, who is a Christian, joined Muslims in prayers at the mosque in celebrating of the 2017 Eid al-Fitr.[1]
