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It incorporated discipline, truthfulness and social service with the objective of achieving a cohesive Muslim community. Membership was limited to Muslims, with a minimum age of 15 years. [5] In 1940, the Muslim League drew up a new constitution, setting its aims and objectives to be the same as those of Muslim League.
The basement consists of commercial kitchen, the middle floor consists of accommodation rooms and the top floor consists of library and offices. The prayer hall of the mosque spans over an area of 5,000 square feet, which are divided into two for male and female, with a combined number that it can accommodate of 700 worshipers. [1]
ICNA is an offshoot of the Muslim Students' Association (MSA), and was founded by immigrants from South Asia. [4] In 1971, a number of South Asian MSA members who had been involved in Islamic movements in their home countries developed an Islamic study circle (halaqa), in Montreal. This Halqa Ahbab Islami would become the predecessor of ICNA.
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As a non-profit organization, Masjid Al-Jamia is independently administered. According to City of Philadelphia property records, the owner of the mosque building, which is located at 4228 Walnut Street and which covers 12,541 square feet, is the North American Islamic Trust, Inc. [5] This organization, NAIT, identifies the building as an Islamic charitable endowment, or waqf.
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