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Yadgar Mosque, the "first" mosque of Rabwah. Rabwah. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community established itself in Rabwah on September 30, 1948. [4] Rabwah was a town founded and created by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the time of its Second Caliph, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad and was named ‘Rabwah’ by the Ahmadiyya Missionary Jalal-ud-Din Shams.
Its building purchased in 1991 was formerly a bank. [30] As the largest mosque in Bridgeport area, it was subject of questions in 2010 regarding any possible association of Faisal Shahzad, the May 1, 2010 Times Square bomber who lived in Bridgeport). Demonstrators from as far away as Texas confronted the mosque in protests in August 2010.
It was conceived in the 1980s by Mirza Tahir Ahmad, fourth caliph of the Ahmadiyya faith, as one of five large mosque construction projects to be built in major United States cities, along with ones in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. [1] It is a leading mosque of Ahmadiyya in the United States.
Location Year Remarks Iere Village Mosque: Iere: 1868 First known mosque established in the Americas. The current building was constructed in 1968. [14] Jinnah Memorial Mosque: Saint Joseph: 1954 [15]
The U.S. Ahmadiyya movement is considered by some historians as one of the precursors to the Civil Rights Movement in America. The Community was the most influential Muslim community in African-American Islam until the 1950s. [2] Today, there are approximately 15,000 to 20,000 American Ahmadi Muslims spread across the country.
The Islamic library is located in an open bank vault in the basement. The basement also houses a reception hall and kitchen. The building is used as a da'wah center, and Vara wrote that "The building is regarded by the Houston Muslim community as one of the nation's premiere worship centers." [31]
Pages in category "Ahmadiyya mosques in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Ahmadiyya buildings and structures" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *