Islamic Community Center of Phoenix

Islamic Community Center of Phoenix
Location in Arizona
Basic information
Location 7516 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85051 USA
Geographic coordinates 33°32′48″N 112°06′46″W / 33.546571°N 112.112816°W / 33.546571; -112.112816Coordinates: 33°32′48″N 112°06′46″W / 33.546571°N 112.112816°W / 33.546571; -112.112816
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status non-profit religious organization
Website Official Website
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Date established 1997[1]
Specifications
Dome(s) 1
Minaret(s) 1

The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix (ICCP), which was founded in 1982, is located at 7516 North Black Canyon Highway, along Interstate 17, in Phoenix, Arizona.[2][3][4][5] It is in a former Baptist church that has been converted into the mosque, having moved into that location in 1997.[6][2] The land deeds of ICCP are held by the North American Islamic Trust.[2]

Description

The mosque is the spiritual base for many of the Valley of the Sun's 50,000 to 70,000 Muslims.[5] Many of the members of the congregation were originally refugees from Afghanistan Iraq, and elsewhere.[6] In 2011, the mosque was completing a 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2) building with a 62-foot (19 m) minaret, one block south of and six times larger than its prior location, which according to its leaders made it the largest Islamic center in the Southwest.[6] During its construction, it was the target of vandalism.[7] The mosque includes an Islamic school.[8] On May 29, 2015, an anti-Muslim protest occurred outside the mosque in response to the attempted Curtis Culwell Center attack.[9]

Usama Shami is the President of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix.[5] Sheikh Mahmoud Sulaiman, an Al-Azhar University graduate, has served as the imam of the mosque since 2002, prior to which he was imam at the Islamic Center of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://iccpaz.com/about/
  2. 1 2 3 4 "About ICCP". ICCP.
  3. ↑ Mohamed Nimer (2014). The North American Muslim Resource Guide: Muslim Community Life in the United States and Canada. Routledge.
  4. ↑ Muhammad Sarwar (Shaikh.), Brandon Toropov (2003). The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran. Penguin.
  5. 1 2 3 "Phoenix mosque is a familiar FBI target". The Arizona Republic. May 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Phoenix area Muslims building bridges after 9/11 attacks". The Arizona Republic.
  7. ↑ "Phoenix mosque vandalism being investigated by FBI". The Arizona Republic.
  8. ↑ "Islamic School". ICCP.
  9. ↑ "Crowds gather for anti-Islam demonstration outside Phoenix mosque". Yahoo! News. May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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