The Islamic Centre, officially named the Masjid al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam (Dhivehi: މަސްޖިދުއް ސުލްޠާން މުޙައްމަދު ތަކުރުފާނު އަލްއަޢުޡަމް; Arabic: مسجد السلطان محمد تكرفان الأعظم), is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Malé, on the Kaafu Atoll, in the Maldives.
A plate in the grand entrance of the Centre is engraved in Dhivehi, Arabic and English with the names of all leaders of the Islamic countries who provided support.
[citation needed] The building is an impressive structure, with a large golden dome and a minaret that stands 43 m (142 ft) tall.
The building was based on the Modernist design of a mosque that was built in Malaysia and still present there, and it was constructed using traditional Islamic architectural elements.
[2] The Grand Friday Mosque, located in the Islamic Centre, is named after one of the most celebrated Maldivian heroes, Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam of the Maldives.