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The first Muslims to arrive in America were enslaved people from West Africa (such as Omar ibn Said and Ayuba Suleiman Diallo). During the Atlantic slave trade, an estimated 10 to 20 percent [4] [5] of the slaves brought to colonial America from West Africa were Muslims, [6] [7] however Islam was suppressed on plantations. [4]
The first migration of Muslims to America is estimated to be started since 1820 (or 1860), and these Muslims were from Syria, Lebanon, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, and other regions. And from that time on, Islam became more widely known in America gradually.
Shia Muslims comprise 15-20% of Muslims in the Americas; [13] which is nearly 786,000 [14] to 2.500.000 persons in the U.S. [15] Shia Muslims are situated on United States. The American Shia Muslim community are from different parts of the world such as South Asia, Europe, Middle East, and East Africa. [16] [17]
Some sources assert that what is likely the first American mosque building was a mosque in Biddeford, Maine that was founded in 1915 by Albanian Muslims. A Muslim cemetery still existed there in 1996. [2] [3] However, the first purpose-built mosque building was most likely the Highland Park Mosque in Detroit, Michigan, which opened
I think that the main challenge is having those conversations and getting people to a place where they stop seeing me just as a Muslim, but a fellow American and person of faith. Being Muslim and being American are compatible and go hand in hand. It’s easy to be Muslim in America because those identities gel so well.
To Mr. Fard alone do they offer prayer and sacrifice. Since Mr. Fard has been deified, the Temple People raise the former Minister of Islam, now a resident of Chicago." [89] This reference is in conflict with the first hand accounts of Malcolm X, such as his appearance in 1963 on the news program City Desk. Malcolm X states that Elijah Mohammed ...
Growth led to a new center, the Islamic Center of America, being unveiled in 2005, at 120,000 square feet, the largest mosque in North America and the oldest Shia mosque in the United States.
The Ahmadi Muslims offered the first multi-racial community experience for African American Muslims, [37] which included elements of Indian culture and Pan-Africanism. [57] Over the late 20th century, the Ahmadiyya influence on African American Islam subsided to a degree. The Community did not draw as many followers as it did in its early history.