William H. Quilliam

Other names: 

Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam, Haroon Mustapha Leon

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Date of birth: 
10 Apr 1856
City of birth: 
Liverpool
Country of birth: 
Britain
Date of death: 
23 Apr 1932
Location of death: 
London
Location: 

Liverpool, Isle of Man, London.

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About: 

William Quilliam founded the Liverpool Mosque and Muslim Institute in 1891. He had converted to Islam in 1887. In 1894, the Ottoman Emperor declared Quilliam the Sheikh-ul-Islam of Britain.

Organizations: 
Liverpool Mosque and Muslim Institute
The Shah Jahan Mosque, Woking
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Secondary works: 

Guilford, John, ‘Quilliam, William Henry (1856–1932)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/73031]

Visram, Rozina, Asians in Britain: 400 Years of History (London: Pluto, 2002)