The Islamic Society of Orange County, incorporated on January 5, 1976, is one of the largest
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
centers in the
Western Hemisphere, with almost 7,000 worshipers. It is located on approximately in
Garden Grove, California
Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, located just southwest of Disneyland (located in Anaheim, CA). The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census. State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, ...
. It is neighbored by the
Islamic Center of Irvine. Its director, Dr.
Muzammil Siddiqi
Muzammil H. Siddiqi ( hi, मुज़म्मिल हुसैन सिद्दिक़ी) (born 1943) is an Indian American Muslim writer who has been on the faculty of Chapman University.
Education
Born in India in 1943, Siddiqi ...
, is a scholar of Comparative Religion who received his Ph.D. from
Harvard University. ISOC is one of the first Muslim centers to be established in Southern California.
Islamic Society of Orange County Home Page
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See also
* List of mosques in the Americas
* Lists of mosques
* List of mosques in the United States
References
External links
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Mosques in California
Buildings and structures in Garden Grove, California
Religious buildings and structures in Orange County, California
Islamic organizations established in 1976
Culture of Garden Grove, California
1976 establishments in California
Mosques completed in 1976
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