[19] Prior to the mosque's existence, Albanians wanting to perform Friday prayers would visit each other's homes, however over time with the growth of the community it became infeasible.

[22][13][23] The creation of the Albanian Society was in part due to the Cold War, its members thought that individuals with communist sympathies would be hesitant to join a mosque, unlike an ethnic-based organisation.

[24] Finances for mosque construction were fundraised by Albanians from within their community, and donations for the project came from its members employed in local farm work.

[26] Shepparton council laid gravel on the road in preparation for the opening ceremony and to ensure accessibility to the mosque for arriving dignitaries and Albanian community members.

[28] The difficulties over geographical distances with Shepparton motivated Albanian Melburnians to build a mosque within their own city.

[29] Since its establishment, the mosque has been a significant place for Shepparton Albanian community activities, catering to its needs such as being important for the maintenance of its religious identity[1][2][3] and worship.

[33] For the older Albanian community, the mosque and SAMS has served as a focal point for keeping contact with friends, relatives and instilling a sense of roots in the area.

[36][37] They include a building trowel used by R. Sherif Islam and Myrteza Adem in placing the foundation stone (1956), and a 300 year old Quran from Ohrid, North Macedonia, donated by Erik Lloga (late 1990s) to celebrate the establishment of a community centre extension to the mosque.

[36][37] SAMS for some years devoted efforts toward having the towns of Shepparton and Korçë establish a twin-town relationship, a goal achieved in 2013.

[10] The second half of the centralised panel consists of two white framed doors with glazed rectangular panes, and in front the canopy has two squared brick columns.