Shiane Haidery Islamic Association

Islamic Shia Ishna Asheri Jamaat of Montreal

Shiane Haidery Islamic Association was founded in Montreal in 1973 by the settlers from Indo-Pakistan. The founding members of the Association included Syed Ali Abbas Hasanie, Syed Zilay Hasan Bokhari, Syed Mujahid Bokhari, Syed Munawar Naqvi, Syed Mohammad Mahdi Abidi, Syed Ijmal Asghar Naqvi, Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Syed Fida Akbar Rizvi, Mustafa Stationwala and Alam Khwaja to name a few. The Association received its incorporation as a religious and charitable organization under the Religious Act in Quebec in 1976 in its original name of Shiane Haidery International Association which was later changed to Shiane Haidery Islamic Association in 1997. The institution is also called by its abbreviated name “S.H.I.A.” such as SHIA mosque and SHIA Imam-bargah.

The present premises known as “Haidery Centre” was purchased in 1982. The building accommodates the mosque, Imam-bargah and a school. It is comprised of three floors with an approximate working area of 12,000 square feet with a separate parking lot in front of the building. There is a “Zari (gold-laced) Room” inside the mosque and Imam-bargah, with separate sections for men and women. The enclosure for women is equipped with TV monitors showing the Imam and other speakers as well as the proceedings. The upper floor is rented to a commercial enterprise.