Islamic Center of America
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| Islamic Center of America | |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Dearborn, Michigan |
| Year consecrated | 2005 |
| Website | http://www.icofa.com/aboutus/landmark.html |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | David Donnellon |
| Architectural type | Islamic architecture |
| Construction cost | $14 million |
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| Dome height (outer) | 150-feet |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | 10 stories tall |
The Islamic Center of America is a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan, opened in 2005, that claims to be the largest in North America.[1][2] It caters mainly to the Shi'a Muslim congregation; however, all Muslims may attend the mosque.
The Islamic Center of America is located at 19500 Ford Road in Dearborn. The institution was founded in 1963 by Muhammad Jawad Chirri, who remained its director until his death in 1994. The current Imam is Sayed Hassan Al-Qazwini.
[edit] See also
- Dearborn Mosque, an older mosque in the same city
[edit] External links
- In the Way of the Prophet: Ideologies and Institutions in Dearborn, Michigan, America's Muslim Capitol, at AmericanCity.org
- The Islamic Center of America
- Imam Sayed Hassan Al-Qazwini
[edit] References
- ^ New Dearborn mosque to be the nation's largest. Michigan Daily, 2004-01-07. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ Islam's US faithful are happy to embrace the American dream, Daily Telegraph, 2005-07-23.
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