Mosque Maryam
| Mosque Maryam | |
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| File:Mosque Maryam.jpg Mosque Maryam in February of 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Nation of Islam (formerly Greek Orthodox) |
| Leadership | Minister Louis Farrakhan |
| Location | |
| Location | 7351 S. Stony Island Avenue |
| Municipality | Chicago |
| State | Illinois |
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| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 0 |
| Website | |
| www | |
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| Nation of Islam |
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| File:Nation of Islam flag.svg |
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Mosque Maryam, also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam, located in Chicago, Illinois. It is at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood.[1] The building was originally the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church[a] before it relocated to suburban Palos Hills. Elijah Muhammad, Farrakhan's predecessor as head for NOI, purchased the building in 1972. Muhammad was lent $3 million from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to convert the former church.[3]
The main hall in the mosque is for meetings, since it was originally the church nave that contained pews later replaced with seats.[4] Mosque Maryam has an internal open floor area for prayer rugs on which to kneel for prayer. They use that area every Friday for Jumu`ah prayer, which is led by the NOI's Imam.
Adjacent to the mosque is the Muhammad University of Islam, an educational institute for boys and girls from preschool through 12th grade.
History
[edit | edit source]Farrakhan named the building Mosque Maryam in 1988.[5] The Muhammad University of Islam was opened the same year.[6]
See also
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[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Mosque Maryam and The Nation of Islam National Center." Nation of Islam. Retrieved on February 26, 2009.
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