Quincy Mosque

Quincy Mosque

Quincy Mosque, founded 1963, is situated in Quincy, Massachusetts in the Quincy Point neighborhood; it consists of half of the Islamic Center of New England; the other is a sister mosque in Sharon. The mosque has a membership of over two thousand. Juma prayers are held every Friday.

Al Noor Academy began as a high school inside this mosque, before moving out in 2004. The mosque currently houses the Al-Bayan school.

Fires attributed to arsonists swept the mosque in 1990 [ [http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/massachi.htm Muslim Life in America - Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State ] at usinfo.state.gov] and again in 2003. [ [http://www.masnet.org/articleinterest.asp?id=1959 Muslim American Society ] at www.masnet.org] To date no suspects have been found in either incident.

Imams

*2005-current: Khalid Nasr
*1982-2005: Talal Eid

Notes

External links

* [http://www.icne.net Islamic Center of New England website]


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