Islamic Community Center of Phoenix
| Islamic Community Center of Phoenix | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | non-profit religious organization |
| Location | |
| Location | 7516 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ |
  Location in Arizona | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°32′48″N 112°06′46″W / 33.546571°N 112.112816°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Date established | 1997[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Website | |
| iccpaz | |
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]
See also
References
- ^ "About ICCP". 3 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d "About ICCP". ICCP. 3 April 2011.
- ^ Mohamed Nimer (2014). The North American Muslim Resource Guide: Muslim Community Life in the United States and Canada. Routledge. ISBN 9781135355234.
- ^ Muhammad Sarwar (Shaikh.), Brandon Toropov (2003). The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran. Penguin. ISBN 9781592571055.
- ^ a b c "Phoenix mosque is a familiar FBI target". The Arizona Republic. May 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Phoenix area Muslims building bridges after 9/11 attacks". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ "Phoenix mosque vandalism being investigated by FBI". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ "Islamic School". ICCP. 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Crowds gather for anti-Islam demonstration outside Phoenix mosque". Yahoo! News. May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- "How to prevent the radicalizing of Muslims; Into the Mind: The president of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, Usama Shami, discusses the attack in Texas", AZ Central, May 9, 2015
