[4] The initiator of the project was Bejzat Becirov, who led the Islamic Center and its mosque until he died in November 2018 at the age of 80.

During the Libyan Civil War they got criticized from the Swedish media about the connection between the mosque and the organization.

Bejzat Becirov the then president of the mosque stated that WICS is autonomous from the government in Tripoli and that it's a serious organization who's a member of UNESCO.

[10] The serial shooter Peter Mangs, who was responsible for a series of shootings in Malmö, was convicted for attempted murder on an imam in the mosque on 31 December 2009.

[2] Due to the increasing muslim population in Malmö in the 80s, a decision was made to expand the mosque.

[12] Today, the mosque is too small to satisfy the needs of the Muslim community in the city and region, which according to the Islamic Center stand at 45,000 and 100,000, respectively.