Quincy Mosque

Quincy Mosque
Quincy Mosque
Location
Location	Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Geographic coordinates	42°14′36″N 70°58′45.5″W / 42.24333°N 70.979306°W
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Date established	1963

Quincy Mosque is situated in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the Quincy Point neighborhood, founded in 1963 by Lebanese workers in the area's shipyards.^[1]

History

Between 1875 and 1914, eight Lebanese families immigrated to the Quincy area to escape the Ottoman Empire forming 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 the Islamic Center of New England, in 1964, the first dedicated building and mosque in all of New England.^[2]

It consists of half of the Islamic Center of New England with its sister mosque in Sharon. As of 2016, the mosque has a membership of over two thousand, with 36 nationalities represented.^[3] Jumu'ah prayers are held every Friday. Al Noor Academy began as a high school inside this mosque, before moving out in 2004. The mosque currently houses the Al-Bayan School.

The mosque was damaged by fire in 1990^[4] and again in 2003.^[5] Both incidents were believed to have been arson, although no suspects were ever identified. "Muslim Communities of North America," Chapter 13; and "Bird on a Wire," by Mary Lajaj.www.birdonawirebook.com

Imams

2005-current: Khalid Nasr
1982-2005: Talal Eid

References

^ Goldman, Ari L. (1993-05-04). "Thriving Amid Harmony, A Mosque Is Transformed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
^ Curtis, Edward E. (2010-01-01). Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438130408.
^ Ronan, Patrick. "Islamic Center of New England celebrates 50 years". The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
^ Muslim Life in America - Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State at usinfo.state.gov Archived October 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ Muslim American Society Archived October 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine at www.masnet.org

External links

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[1] Goldman, Ari L. (1993-05-04). "Thriving Amid Harmony, A Mosque Is Transformed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

[2] Curtis, Edward E. (2010-01-01). Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438130408.

[3] Ronan, Patrick. "Islamic Center of New England celebrates 50 years". The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

[4] Muslim Life in America - Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State at usinfo.state.gov Archived October 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Muslim American Society Archived October 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine at www.masnet.org

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