Mosque Maryam, also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam, located in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

. It is at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood.Mosque Maryam and The Nation of Islam National Center
" '' Nation of Islam''. Retrieved on February 26, 2009. Louis Farrakhan's headquarters are on the premises. The building was originally the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church before it relocated to suburban

Palos Hills Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The city was established in 1958 and had reached a population of 18,530 in the 2020 census. It is the home of Moraine Valley Community College as ...

Elijah Muhammad Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975) was an African American religious leader, black separatist, and self-proclaimed Messenger of Allah, who led the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1934 until his dea ...

, 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 prayer hall is unusual for a mosque, since it was originally the church's

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-typ ...

that contained pews later replaced with seats, whereas mosques usually have only an open floor space to spread prayer rugs on which to kneel. Adjacent to the mosque is the Muhammad University of Islam, an educational institute for boys and girls from preschool through 12th grade.

Notes

References

{{Mosques in the United States, state=collapsed Maryam Nation of Islam mosques Religious buildings and structures in Chicago Mosques converted from churches Former churches in Illinois 20th-century mosques Islamic organizations established in 1972 Headquarters in the United States Mosque buildings with domes

See also

Notes

References