It is a three-story structure with community meeting spaces and offices on the first floor. The male congregation meets for prayers in the huge, open main hall on the first level. The hall can hold up to 3,000 males, with an additional 1,500 in the ladies' section. The mosque also has separate rooms for Qur'an studies, children's activities after prayer, and other functions. The second floor contains the office of the imam (prayer leader) which includes a small library of books about Islam. The third floor is entirely given over to women and girls who use it as a place for activities after prayer. There are also several smaller rooms on this level that are used for various purposes. The main attraction at the Birmingham Central Mosque is definitely the large main hall where men pray six times a day. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in March 1990. The central hall has five rows of chairs for men to sit in during prayers, with space for another 500 people outside the room. Prayers are led by an imam who speaks from the Quran and conducts group discussions with participants. Music is often played during Ramadan when Muslims refrain from eating or drinking during daylight hours in anticipation of God sending down more verses of the Quran.