Mosque Maryam, also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the

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to convert the former church. The main hall in the mosque is for meetings, since it was originally the church's

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that contained pews later replaced with seats, Mosque Maryam has an area within the mosque with plenty of open floor space to spread prayer rugs on which to kneel to pray. They use that area every Friday for Jumuah prayer and for prayer (with prayer rugs in general). The NOI's Imam gives the prayers for Jumuah prayer. Adjacent to the mosque is the Muhammad University of Islam, an educational institute for boys and girls from preschool through 12th grade.

History

Farrakhan named the building Mosque Maryam in 1988. The Muhammad University of Islam was opened the same year.

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