8 0 ▁by ▁Al ▁A la ama ▁Al ▁She ikh ▁F ah d ▁Me h di ▁Al am eli , ▁it ▁is ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁and ▁largest ▁Sh ia ▁mos que ▁and ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Australia ' s ▁largest ▁mos ques . ▁ ▁Professor ▁A hm ad ▁Abd ul ▁Maj eed ▁Hamm oud ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Al ▁Z ah ra ▁College , ▁which ▁belongs ▁to ▁Al ▁Z ah ra ▁Mos que . ▁▁▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁mos que ▁was ▁built ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁considerable ▁real - est ate ▁development ▁within ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁its ▁vot ers ▁are ▁affect ing ▁Federal ▁and ▁State ▁election ▁out comes . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁thre ats ▁made ▁against ▁the ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁at ▁the ▁mos que . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Islam ▁in ▁Australia ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁mos ques ▁in ▁O ce ania ▁ ▁Al - R as ool ▁Al - A ' d ham ▁Mos que ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁Facebook ▁ ▁Category : M os ques ▁in ▁Sydney ▁Category : M os ques ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Category : Sh ia ▁mos ques ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Se eb ense e ▁is ▁a ▁natural ▁high ▁mountain ▁lake ▁( an ▁ice - age ▁affected , ▁rock ▁bas in ▁lake ) ▁at ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 5 7 ▁metres , ▁south ▁of ▁Ehr wald ▁in ▁the