Shia Muslim Community in Yellowknife Canada.

Our Mission

We are here to help anyone living in or visiting Yellowknife [YK] find local Muslims and be involved in Islamic activities and programs. We want you to feel at home in the north, and stay connected with your culture and religion.

More Information

The city of Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories (NWT), with approximately about 22,000 residents. Yellowknife is home to approximately 200 Muslims. The city is majorly operated by mines in the northern Canada region. There is a museum where you can find all the history and information related to Yellowknife. There are two education districts here, YK1 which is the government district and there is also a catholic school board. There are various parks and attractions located both within the city and outside the city along Ingraham Trail. For more city information you can visit the Visitor Information Centre located in the museum.

Muslims in Yellowknife

Alhamdulillah, there are Muslims from several parts of the world in Yellowknife, such as countries like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Africa, Egypt etc. There is a mosque and gathering occasions are held here. Halal meat and limited spices are available at Independent Grocers, and there is even an Egyptian owned restaurant.

For salat timings, there are three different main methods that are followed; some follow Makkah timings, some follow Edmonton timings, and some follow local Yellowknife timings. Fiqh-e-Jafferiya follow local time as listed on the left side of the page.

Surah-e-Yaseen and Dua-e-Kumail program is held on every Thursday evening and all other respective programs are arranged on all celebratory dates.