Free Qur’an English translation stall on Briggate, Leeds, with Discover Islam balloons and passers-by in the city centre.

Free Qur’an English translation stall on Briggate, Leeds, with Discover Islam balloons and passers-by in the city centre. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

3EGG87P

File size:

57.1 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3648 x 5472 px | 30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

16 May 2026

Location:

Briggate, Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England, UK LS1 6AS

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Editorial street photograph showing a Free Qur’an English translation stall on Briggate in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, with Discover Islam blue balloons, a small display sign, literature boxes, a trolley and members of the public passing through the pedestrian shopping area. The scene records visible faith outreach in a busy British retail street, where Islamic literature is being offered free to people interested in learning about Islam. It is useful for features on religion in public life, community engagement, interfaith understanding, Islamic education, Muslim outreach, charity literature distribution, public space, free speech, diversity and multicultural Britain. The image also connects to debates about high streets as civic meeting places, not just shopping areas, where campaigns, charities, faith groups and public information stands compete for attention alongside commercial brands. H.Samuel signage in the background helps place the image on Briggate, one of Leeds’ main shopping streets, and the official H.Samuel store listing gives its Leeds Briggate address as 54-55 Briggate, Leeds LS1 6AS. The people in the photograph are incidental adults in a public place and should be described neutrally, without implying their beliefs, attitudes or involvement. Weather appears cool and overcast, with people wearing jackets and soft daylight falling across the pavement, suggesting a typical changeable northern English centre day outside the summer heat. The image has commercial editorial value for stories about Islam in the UK, religious literacy, Qur’an translations, street-based public engagement, social cohesion, minority faith visibility, urban culture, Leeds communities, public realm use, shopping streets, charity stalls, belief, identity and contemporary British society. It can also illustrate neutral coverage of community information work and the provision of free religious texts for people who are curious about Islamic belief and practice.