Islamic Center of America
mosque
Key facts
- Built
- 1963
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Overview
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The Islamic Center of America is a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan, in Wayne County. The institution dates to the early 1960s, while its present mosque building opened in 2005. The centre states that it is the largest mosque in North America. It primarily serves the needs of Shia Muslims, though it can also be used by other Muslims.
History
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The institution was founded in 1963 by Muhammad Jawad Chirri, who remained its director until his death in 1994.
The new mosque building was opened in 2005.
From Wikipedia
The Islamic Center of America (Arabic: ٱلْمَرْكَز ٱلْإِسْلَامِيّ فِي أَمْرِيكَا, al-Markaz al-ʾIslāmīy Fī ʾAmrīkā) is a mosque located in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. The 120,000 sq. ft. facility is the largest mosque in North America and the second largest Shia facility in North America after the Jaffari Community Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the oldest purpose-built Shia mosque in the United States, as well as the second oldest mosque in the United States after 'Asser El Jadeed which originally opened in 1924 in Michigan City, Indiana.
The Islamic Center of America is located at 19500 Ford Road in Dearborn. The institution was founded in 1949.
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Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Center_of_America
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Center_of_America
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Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusat_Islam_Amerika
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