In the year 1967 the Muslim Community of Bangladeshi origin living in Manchester and adjoining towns decided to establish a Mosque. Soon afterwards the Mosque started functioning at 1A Eileen Grove, Rusholme, Manchester.
Shahjalal Mosque aims to promote, encourage and advance the activities of the British Muslim Community, to make provision for prayers, funeral and burial services, care of the sick and infirm, holding of engagement, wedding and other religious functions, to Promote, encourage and advance Islamic culture and tradition, specially the religious education, according to the Holy Qur’an (The word of Allah) and the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) showed us by the righteous scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa`h.