The Sahaba mosque is located at Créteil, in the Île-de-France region, at the corner of "rue Jean-Gabin" and the access road to route de Choisy. It has a surface area of 1,200 m2 for a total built area of 4,000 m2, spread over three levels. The part devoted to places of prayer is supplemented by spaces for cultural and leisure purposes, such as a library, multipurpose rooms, a restaurant-tea room and a hammam.
Organization and financing.
Financed to the tune of three million by donations and to the tune of one million euros by the city of Créteil (cultural part), the mosque is managed by the Union of Muslim Associations of Créteil.
The laying of the cornerstone took place on October 4, 2006 in the presence of the deputy mayor of Créteil Laurent Cathala, the prefect of Val-de-Marne, the president of the Departmental Council of Val-de-Marne, the imam of the great mosque of Créteil, the bishop of Créteil as well as the rabbi of Créteil.
After the work and improvements during construction (quality of materials, interior decoration, etc.), the initial amount estimated at 4 million euros increased to 5.5 million euros. The town hall's share of funding for cultural spaces remained set at one million euros.
The mosque opened its doors on Wednesday December 3, 2008.
Reactions from leaders of other religions.
Daniel Labille, bishop of Créteil: 
André Benayoun, president of the Jewish community of Créteil: