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A 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center estimated that 10-13% of Muslims worldwide adhere to Shia Islam, with a global total of between 154 million and 200 million Shia Muslims. In the Americas , Pew estimated a population of just under 4.6 million Muslims overall in 2009, with a small portion of those being Shia.
The Islamic Center of America is a 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m 2) religious space. It includes a meeting hall, an industrial kitchen, a prayer room, a high ceiling and calligraphy-embraided domes, a mezzanine for women, offices, meeting rooms and a library.
Islamic Center of Orange County: Garden Grove: California: 1976 S Asserted to be one of the largest Muslim centers in the Western Hemisphere, with almost 7,000 worshipers. Islamic Center of Irvine: Irvine: California: 2004 S Islamic Center of Southern California: Los Angeles: California: 1970s ND The congregation was founded in 1952.
Imam Abdulhakim Mohammed walks over a chalk drawing that was created for a celebration of the Islamic holiday, Eid al-Adha, at what will soon be the new Islamic Center on Montana Avenue in Tacoma ...
According to "Seyyed-Ruhollah Jayedi" the head of the Al-Zahra mosque: This mosque may be the first Shi'a mosque or among the first Shia mosques in America; and some other Islamic centers in the city of Los-Angeles are considered to be a branch of this mosque. Al-Zahra Mosque was built by an Iraqi businessman—named Hakim in 1990.
This Shi'i mosque has been a place for Shia Muslims in order to meet the needs of the Los Angeles Shi'a community since its founding date. [ 8 ] According to "Seyyed-Ruhollah Jayedi" the head of the Al-Zahra mosque: This mosque may be the first Shi'a mosque or among the first Shia mosques in America; and some other Islamic centers in the city ...
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.
The Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in the USA, located in Michigan. Shia Muslims comprise 15-20% of Muslims in the Americas; [13] which is nearly 786,000 [14] to 2.500.000 persons in the U.S. [15] Shia Muslims are situated on United States.