Mosque Maryam

Mosque Maryam (Temple #2) is a large mosque in Chicago , Illinois , United States and the headquarters of the Nation of Islam . It is located at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore area. Louis Farrakhan 's headquarters are located on the premises. Though it is called a mosque, inside it only contains church-style seats for the worshippers instead of Muslim-style prayer facilities. Originally a Greek Orthodox church , purchased in 1972 by Elijah Muhammad . The mosque was repurchased by Louis Farrakhan in 1988. It was named after Mary , the mother of Jesus . " Mosque Maryam and The Nation of Islam National Center ." Nation of Islam .

Mosque Maryam (Temple #2) is a large mosque in Chicago , Illinois , United States and the headquarters of the Nation of Islam . It is located at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. Louis Farrakhan 's headquarters are located on these premises. The building was originally the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church before that congregation relocated to suburban Palos Hills . Elijah Muhammad purchased the building 1972 and the mosque was then repurchased by Louis Farrakhan 17 years later, in 1988. It was named after Mary , the mother of Jesus ("Maryam" is Arabic for Mary). Farrakhan said Qaddafi had also lent Elijah Muhammad, his predecessor as head of the Nation of Islam, $3 million to convert a Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago into the Mosque Maryam. " Mosque Maryam and The Nation of Islam National Center ." Nation of Islam .

Mosque Maryam ( Temple #2 ) in Chicago , Illinois , is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam . Louis Farrakhan 's headquarters are in the premises. The building was originally the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church before it relocated to suburban Palos Hills . Elijah Muhammad purchased the building in 1972 and the mosque was then repurchased by Louis Farrakhan 16 years later, in 1988. It was named after Mary , the mother of Jesus ("Maryam" is Arabic for Mary). Farrakhan said former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had also lent Elijah Muhammad, his predecessor as head of the Nation of Islam, $3 million to convert the former Greek Orthodox church in Chicago into the Mosque Maryam. " Mosque Maryam and The Nation of Islam National Center ." Nation of Islam .

Mosque Maryam , also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam , located in Chicago , Illinois . The building was originally the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church before it relocated to suburban Palos Hills . Elijah Muhammad , Farrakhan's predecessor as head for NOI, purchased the building in 1972. Muhammad was lent $3 million from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to convert the former church. The main hall in the mosque is for meetings, since it was originally the church nave that contained pews later replaced with seats. Mosque Maryam has an internal open floor area for prayer rugs on which to kneel for prayer . They use that area every Friday for Jumu`ah prayer , which is led by the NOI's Imam . Adjacent to the mosque is the Muhammad University of Islam , an educational institute for boys and girls from preschool through 12th grade. " Mosque Maryam and The Nation of Islam National Center ." Nation of Islam . The New York Times . Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).