This is the central mosque of London. I remember fondly the lengthy tarawihs performed here during Ramadhan during my student years and not to forget the generous iftar (berbuka) provided free to all throughout Ramadhan. From memory, it used to be packed rice with chicken or lamb (sort of briyani) with drinks.
More importantly, I love the mosque for the sense of community it provides. Instead of a quiet and solemn place where people go to pray and leave like most mosques in Malaysia, Regent's Park mosque is nearly always have people there at all time; people from all over the world. Apart from the big prayer hall that at times have children running around next to a study-circle led by a sheikh, the mosque has a book store that carries a lot of great title (I love the books there. Have since bought a few in this trip), a restaurant in the basement (this is new, and the food is good but don't go for the fish and chips), a library (somewhere in there) and numerous smaller study rooms and halls. It definitely feels like the centre of activities for muslims here.
I guess we'll be regulars here again during Ramadhan and whenever we are in Central London area. Baker Street tube station or the St John's Wood tube stations are close to the mosque and if you don't want to walk, a short bus ride from the stations will bring you in front of the mosque.
The mosque itself is on Park Road and the park refers to here is the Regent's Park; one of the more famous parks in London. Great for a walk and I remember seeing lots of swans here.
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