Dearborn Mosque
| American Moslem Society (Dearborn Mosque) | |
|---|---|
الجمعية الاسلامية الامريكيى (مسجد ديربورن)٠ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni |
| Leadership | Imam(s):Sheikh Mohammed Alhaddad |
| Location | |
| Location | 9945 Vernor Hwy,Dearborn, Michigan,United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°18′15.9″N83°08′37.0″W/ 42.304417°N 83.143611°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Website | |
| amsdearborn | |
Dearborn Mosqueis amosquebelonging to theAmerican Moslem Society(الجمعية الإسلامية الامريكية) inDearborn, Michigan.It was built in 1937 by the nascent Islamic community (then mostly Sunni Muslims from theBekaa ValleyinLebanon), and was only the second mosque constructed in theUnited States.[1]The building is three stories high and almost an entire city block on the intersection of Vernor and Dix Streets.
The number of people attending grew rapidly through the 1960s to 1980s. In the early 1980s, the mosque obtained a court order permitting it to broadcast thecall to prayerusing loudspeakers, overruling objections from some of its neighbors; it was the first mosque in America to do so. The court ruled that it was the Muslim equivalent ofchurch bells.[1][2]
Dearborn Mosque is not to be confused with theIslamic Center of America,also in Dearborn, which was the nation's largest mosque when it opened in 2005.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ab"In the Way of the Prophet: Ideologies and Institutions in Dearborn, Michigan, America's Muslim Capitol".The Next American City.October 2003. Archived fromthe originalon May 15, 2010.RetrievedMarch 23,2010.
- ^"History".American Moslem Society.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
- ^"New Dearborn mosque to be the nation's largest".The Michigan Daily.January 7, 2004.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
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