Soho Islamic Centre (for Men) Reviews Summary

Category: Mosque London

Address: 10 Berwick St, London, W1F 0PH, United Kingdom

Rating: 4.1
based on 103 reviews.

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Good wudu facilities and has 2 floors of prayer rooms."
  • "Mashallah nice masjid such a blessing for people in the area for whatever reason. Clean and tidy."
  • "Nice, clean prayer rooms."
  • "Very clean, well maintained masjid with every facility you’d expect."
  • "The prayer hall is small but clean."
  • "Toilets and ablution facilities are available. There is also an upstairs prayer hall if the downstairs is full."
  • "Great little mosque in the heart of Soho, been my local since I was a child and has gone through so many developments around it and it still stands."

Cons:

  • "The(floor sitting) toilet flush needs sorting out though. When you flush, some water comes out the bowl on the outside which can touch body and clothes and makes them najis(dirty)."
  • "The bathrooms / wudhu facilities do need to be cleaned / updated. I was rather nervous going to the bathroom as it seemed a little unsanitary."
  • "Hygiene: Highly laughable and unfortunate considering this is supposed to be a place of prayer and worship."
  • "The bathrooms were tiny to a degree that I had to look for another bathroom in the nearby shops."
  • "Ground floor space is also quite hot and humid, so better to go up one or two flights if you can (no elevator, FYI)."
  • "Two issues that bothers me is they have two toilets both of which are squat toilets, I cannot understand why!"

Accessibility and Location

Pros:

  • "Alhamdulillah, always convenient to have a place to pray in a busy city."
  • "I came to London for a day out, and Alhamdulillah, what a beautiful thing it is to see that there is a masjid here in the middle of the streets Masha'allah very very convenient."
  • "A perfect place for Muslims to perform their Islamic duties away from the busy streets of London."
  • "MashAllah it's real blessing for Muslims have Masjid in hart of London... And also very ideal for Taxi drivers they can park front of Masjid."
  • "Great location in the west end of London."
  • "The location is quite close from Leicester Square."
  • "Great location, really convenient for anyone in and around the area."

Cons:

  • "Too small for jumah prayer come 30 minutes early before friday prayer to get room otherwise you have to stand in the stairs and do the prayer which I did here."
  • "Totally full, so try to come early for prayer, no parking place because of food market."
  • "Beside mosque there is bar and pub, peoples are drinking front of mosque."
  • "For some reason they are only open 15 mins before and after ever Salah - they'll literally close the door on your face."
  • "Gets very packed out on Fridays so you would have to go early for Jummah, please note there are no prayer facilities for women."
  • "I walked 15 minutes for my 30min break just to find out the mosque is actually always closed unless the time jammah and closes in 15 minutes always."

Gender Inclusivity

Pros:

  • "Nice masjid there are 3 floors I think which is great maybe an idea to leave one floor for our Muslim sisters."
  • "I know it says Male only but if you bring your daughter bring her in and Lett her wait inside."
  • "Management could partition the male/female section with advise from professionals."
  • "Its presence adds to the cultural fabric and inclusivity of the community."
  • "It provides a valuable place of worship for the Muslim community, fostering unity and inclusivity."
  • "This mosque is in a perfect location to allow people to keep their prayers when they are out in London and it would be wonderful if it could welcome both men and women."
  • "A real blessing to have a place like this right in the city, if you work in London or are visiting, you'll be able to pray your Friday prayer here."

Cons:

  • "Alhamdulillah, always convenient to have a place to pray in a busy city. Pity that women are told they can't pray here and have the door shut in their face."
  • "It doesn't that this is a men only facility and the closest female facilities is another 15 minute walk away on top of the 15 minute to get to this place."
  • "They don't allow women to pray in this place!"
  • "This place doesn't allow women to pray in it."
  • "Major pitfall with this place is that there’s no place for women or facilities as such that makes it very difficult for families visiting the west end to go together."
  • "A mosque only for men where there is facilities to accommodate sisters yet not provided."
  • "Women can't pray here."

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