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The two Imams witnessed the deterioration of the Abbasid caliphate, [7] as the imperial authority rapidly transitioned into the hands of the Turks, [8] particularly after al-Mutawakkil. [ 9 ] Contemporary to the tenth Imam, the Abbasid al-Mutawakkil violently prosecuted the Shia, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] partly due to the renewed Zaydi opposition. [ 12 ]
Daayiee Abdullah (Arabic: داعي عبد الله, born Sidney Thompson) [1] [2] is an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. [1] [3] [4] Abdullah is said to be one of four living openly gay Imams in the world (the others being Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed of France, El-Farouk Khaki of Toronto's el-Tawhid Juma Circle/The Unity Mosque, and Nur Warsame of Australia).
The Islamic Center of Washington, founded in 1952, is the oldest mosque in DC. At its dedication ceremony, President Dwight Eisenhower described it as among the "most beautiful buildings in Washington". The second oldest mosque in DC is the Masjid Muhammad, which began in 1960 as Nation of Islam Temple 4 and was founded with help from Malcolm X.
[3] [4] The Washington diplomatic community played a leading role in the effort to construct a mosque. Egypt donated a bronze chandelier and sent specialists who wrote Qur'anic verses to adorn the mosque’s walls and ceiling. Tiles came from Turkey along with the experts to install them. Persian rugs came from Iran. [5]
[4] [23] Shaker Elsayed, a Shariah law scholar born in Cairo, Egypt, has been the resident imam at Dar Al-Hijrah since June 1, 2005. [24] From 2000 through 2005 he was the Secretary General of the Muslim American Society. [25] He unequivocally condemns terrorism and states that the mosque actively publicizes that condemnation to the public. [26]
Zero Milestone face. Washington DC. Zero Milestone, facing the stone's northwest corner (2010) The Zero Milestone is a zero mile marker monument in Washington, D.C., intended as the initial milestone from which all road distances in the United States should be measured when it was built.
The GIC also spoke at the UAE’s Islam and Human Fraternity Conference on a panel preceded by virtual remarks from Pope Francis and a statement by his deputy. [21] In July of 2024, the Global Imams Council signed a memorandum of understanding with TRENDS Research and Advisory, a UAE-based think tank headed by Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali. [22]
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