Quincy Mosque
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| Quincy Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location | Quincy,Massachusetts,United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°14′36″N70°58′45.5″W/ 42.24333°N 70.979306°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Date established | 1963 |
Quincy Mosqueis situated inQuincy, Massachusetts,in theQuincy Pointneighborhood, founded in 1963 by Lebanese workers in the area's shipyards.[1]
History
[edit]Between 1875 and 1914, eight Lebanese families immigrated to the Quincy area to escape theOttoman Empireforming the basis of the Muslim community. In 1934, the Arab-American community created the Arab American Banner Society to promote Arab unity and cohesion as well as to champion American ideals. To cement their position in the community, the group founded the Quincy Mosque, of theIslamic Center of New England,in 1964, the first dedicated building and mosque in all of New England.[2]
It consists of half of theIslamic Center of New Englandwith its sister mosque inSharon.As of 2016, the mosque has a membership of over two thousand, with 36 nationalities represented.[3]Jumu'ahprayers are held every Friday.Al Noor Academybegan as ahigh schoolinside this mosque, before moving out in 2004. The mosque currently houses theAl-Bayan School.
The mosque was damaged by fire in 1990[4]and again in 2003.[5]Both incidents were believed to have beenarson,although no suspects were ever identified. "Muslim Communities of North America," Chapter 13; and "Bird on a Wire," by Mary Lajaj. birdonawirebook
Imams
[edit]- 2005-current:Khalid Nasr
- 1982-2005:Talal Eid
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Goldman, Ari L. (1993-05-04)."Thriving Amid Harmony, A Mosque Is Transformed".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2016-11-16.
- ^Curtis, Edward E. (2010-01-01).Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History.Infobase Publishing.ISBN9781438130408.
- ^Ronan, Patrick."Islamic Center of New England celebrates 50 years".The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA.Retrieved2016-11-16.
- ^Muslim Life in America - Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of Stateat usinfo.state.govArchivedOctober 31, 2006, at theWayback Machine
- ^Muslim American SocietyArchivedOctober 13, 2006, at theWayback Machineat masnet.org
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