Muslims in america

The Development of Islam in America

By aliciamcmichael

  • First Muslim Organization

    First Muslim Organization
    Tartar immigrants from Poland, Russia, and Lithuania established the American Mohammedan Society in Brooklyn, NY, creating the nation's first Muslim organization.

  • Moorish Science Temple of America (MSTA)

    Moorish Science Temple of America (MSTA)
    Timothy Drew establishes an organization in Newark, NJ, known as the Moorish Science Temple of America.

  • Masjid in Maine

    Masjid in Maine
    Albanian Muslims build a Masjib in Maine and establish an Islamic association.

  • The Red Crescent

    The Red Crescent
    The Red Crescent, a Muslim charity modeled after the International Red Cross, is established in Detroit, Michigan.

  • Ahmadiyya Movement

    Ahmadiyya Movement
    A branch of the Ahmadiyya Movement is founded in Chicao by Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq.

  • North Dakota Mosque

    North Dakota Mosque
    Muslim farmers built one of America's first mosques in Ross, North Dakota.

  • First Muslim Mosque in Pittsburgh

    First Muslim Mosque in Pittsburgh
    African American Muslims establish the First Muslim Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  • The Nation of Islam (NOI)

    The Nation of Islam (NOI)
    The Nation of Islam (NOI), one of the most significant organizations in American Muslim history, is founded.

  • Mother Mosque

    Mother Mosque
    The Muslim community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa establishes the first mosque specifically designed and built as a mosque in the U.S. It is known as the "Mother Mosque."

  • Elijah Muhammad

    Elijah Muhammad
    Elijah Muhammad becomes the leader of "The Lost-Found Nation of Islam in the Wilderness of North America," which later became known as "The Nation of Islam."

  • D.C.'s First African American Temple

    D.C.'s First African American Temple
    The Nation of Islam established Temple No. 4 in Washington D.C., making it the district's first African American temple.

  • Muslim Students Association

    Muslim Students Association
    The Muslim Students Association is established as an organization to aid foreign Muslim students attending schools in the United States.

  • Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali
    Boxing champion Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to Cassius X, and later Muhammad Ali.

  • Malcom X Leaves NOI

    Malcom X Leaves NOI
    Malcom X left the Nation of Islam to form his own organization.

  • Malcom X Dies

    Malcom X Dies
    Malcom X is assassinated in New York.

  • Elijah Muhammad Dies

    Elijah Muhammad Dies
    Elijah Muhammad, who was the leader of the Nation of Islam, dies and is scuceed by his son Warith Deen Mohammed.

  • Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

    Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
    The Islamic Society of North America is established in Plainfeild, Indiana.

  • Muslim Members of the Millitary (MMM)

    Muslim Members of the Millitary (MMM)
    The Muslim Members of the Military organization held their first "Unity in Uniform" Conference.

  • First Muslim Mayor

    First Muslim Mayor
    Charles Bilal, Kountze, Texas, becomes the nation's first mayor in an American city.

  • Warith Deen Mohammed

    Warith Deen Mohammed
    Imam Warith Deen Mohammed gives the invocation in the Senate