UKIM West London Centre

The West London Islamic Centre (WLIC) has served the Muslim community of West London for over 40 years. The history of WLIC dates back to the early 1980s when local Muslim families would gather in their homes for children’s Islamic classes, to hold meetings and for congregational prayer. The then-fledgling Muslim community of Ealing and Hanwell helped purchase the first Masjid in the locality in 1986. Based at 119 & 121 Oaklands Road, this facility comprised two shops converted to create a place of worship to accommodate both men and women. The congregation very quickly outgrew the premises at Oaklands Road and an opportunity arose to purchase a large delivery warehouse on Brownlow Road in West Ealing to create a new Masjid. It was a well-situated building in the centre of West Ealing’s shopping district, which offered the space that the growing community needed. The offer, in the face of strong competition from commercial purchasers, was accepted and on the 3rd of September 1996, the current West London Islamic Centre, on Brownlow Road was established. The original buildings at Oaklands Road, were converted into four residential apartments, providing a valuable source of income for the Masjid for many years, whilst also undergoing considerable capital appreciation. The properties were sold in 2018 to fund the building of the new Centre.