Worcester Mosque

Worcester Islamic Center
Worcester Islamic Center
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	248 East Mountain Street; Worcester, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Geographic coordinates	42°18′55″N 71°46′26″W / 42.3154°N 71.7738°W
Architecture
Date established	2005
Website
	www.wicmasjid.org

The Worcester Islamic Center (WIC), or the Worcester Mosque, is a mosque located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The center started its operations in Oct 2005 (Ramadan 1426). There is also a madrasa housed in the same building on the first floor. The website for the school is Alhuda Academy.^[1]

The center was built to replace the earlier mosque in the city, officially called ISGW (Islamic Society of Greater Worcester). The ISGW building was not adequate for the size of the congregation during the Friday and Eid prayers.^[2]

Leadership

From 1998 to 2007, Hamid Mahmood served as the mosque's imam. Imam Mahmood earned an undergraduate degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of the Punjab. During his tenure, the members of the mosque community began to engage in interfaith activity in the area, and the imam initiated frequent visits to the mosque by other area religious communities. Mahmood resigned from the mosque when visa complications required him and his family to return to Pakistan.^[3]

2007–2018: Imam Abdulkarim Hassan
2018–current: Imam Dr. Asif Hirani

References

^ "History". Worcester Islamic Center. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021.
^ "Our History". Islamic Society of Greater Worcester. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.
^ Kush, Bronislaus B. (2007-06-09). "Imam, family leave Worcester". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

External links

Official website

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[1] "History". Worcester Islamic Center. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021.

[2] "Our History". Islamic Society of Greater Worcester. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.

[3] Kush, Bronislaus B. (2007-06-09). "Imam, family leave Worcester". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

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