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