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Islamic Center of Washington DC

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The Islamic Center of Washington is a mosque and Islamic cultural center in Washington, D.C.. It is located on Embassy Row on Massachusetts Avenue just east of the bridge over Rock Creek. When it opened in 1957, it was the largest mosque in the Western Hemisphere.HistoryThe center was conceived in 1944 when the Turkish ambassador Münir Ertegün died without a mosque to host his funeral. In 1948 Egypt appointed Kamil Abdel Rahim as Egyptian Ambassador to the United States of America succeeding Ambassador Mahmoud Hassan. The project of building a Mosque lay dormant during the war years and was not revived until Ambassador Rahim took his duties as ambassador in Washington, D.C. in 1948.The Egyptian ambassador, Kamil Abdul Rahim was appointed president of the mosque foundation and its executive committee. He was instrumental in assembling all of the heads of the accredited emissaries of Muslim countries in the U.S. He made several trips to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Muslim countries to solicit funds for the building the mosque.Howar (Mohammed Issa Abu Al Hawa, 1879–1982) and other Muslim diplomats helped found and provide early funding to a committee to build a mosque in the U.S. capital. In 1948, Howar, placing a silver dollar on the ground for luck, began work at the site. See articles in the Evening Star and The Washington Post regarding the progress of building the mosque.(Evening Star articles dated: 01-12-1949, 03-02-1952, 04-23-1952, 09-15-1952; Washington Post articles dated: 01-06-1952, 12-09-1952).

Address: 2551 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Phone: (202) 332-8343
State: District of Columbia
City: Washington
Zip Code: 20008


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Was greeted very rudely. I wanted information about the religion, prayer and tours and was refused help. The man "in charge" was in the midst of an aggressive fight with another guy which was obviously more important than to serve the few of us here to learn about Islam. I was extremely disappointed in the attitude, which is nothing like it is described on the website. Will never come back.
8 years ago (20-11-2017)
When u r a Muslim believer,it's a good place to say your prayers... Usually opens at 10am..up until the last prayer at night... Try to learn about Islam.. It keeps you in tune with ur creator ..5 times a day...
7 years ago (01-01-2018)
Beautiful mosque inside. It has such intricate tiles lined up all over the wall, giving a mosaic around the mosque. I highly recommend a visit, might just be to look inside or a nice break from a long day.
8 years ago (05-09-2017)
One of the worst masjids I have been to. You would think that such a big and pretty place in the middle of D.C. would be more accommodating. The main prayer space is very large and there was no sign for a woman's section. So, I thought that women pray behind the men and started getting myself ready. To which a leader at the mosque started loudly telling me to leave and go find somewhere else to pray - no direction or aid in finding the woman's section (while non-muslim & non-hijabi tourists are walking around freely as men are praying). My husband even had a heated conversion with him about how women can pray behind men and he was rudely dismissed. I went up and down the place to find a women's section with no luck. Until I followed a muslimah to a closet sized section in the back of the main area to pray (which I initially thought was a real closet -_-)! Disgraceful.
8 years ago (02-12-2017)
This center is totally controlled by the Saudi regime who appoints the Imam there to make sure Wahhabism (NOT Islam) is preached and propagated. That's why a separate Friday prayer is held across the center led by the elected imam of the center who was arrested and kicked out of there federal US police forces in early 1980's.
7 years ago (05-02-2018)
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