Quincy Mosque is situated in
Quincy, Massachusetts, in the
Quincy Point neighborhood, founded in 1963 by Lebanese workers in the area's shipyards.
History
Between 1875 and 1912, seven Lebanese families immigrated to the Quincy area to escape the
Ottoman Empire
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forming the basis of the Muslim community. In 1937, 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 1963.
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.
Jumu'ah
In Islam, Friday prayer or Congregational prayer ( ar, صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, ') is a prayer ('' ṣalāt'') that Muslims hold every Friday, after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer. Muslims ordinarily pray five times each day accordin ...
prayers are held every Friday.
Al Noor Academy began as a
high school
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inside this mosque, before moving out in 2004. The mosque currently houses the
Al-Bayan School.
The mosque was damaged by fire in 1990 and again in 2003.
Muslim American Society
at www.masnet.org Both incidents were believed to have been arson, although no suspects were ever identified.
Imams
*2005-current: Khalid Nasr
*1982-2005: Talal Eid
See also
* List of mosques in the Americas
* Lists of mosques
* List of mosques in the United States
References
External links
*
Mosques in Massachusetts
Mosques completed in 1963
1963 establishments in Massachusetts
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