Английская Википедия:Al-Farooq Masjid
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Al-Farooq Masjid is a mosque in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1980, the mosque is one of the largest in the Southeastern United States. The current building, located in Atlanta's Home Park neighborhood, was completed in 2008.
History
Al-Farooq Masjid was founded in 1980 in response to a growing population of South Asian Muslims (mostly Pakistani) and Arab Muslims in the city, including students from the nearby Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Шаблон:Sfn[1] The mosque was the first majority-immigrant mosque in the city,Шаблон:Sfn though several mosques serving African-American Muslims were present in the city at the time.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It was established in Home Park, a neighborhood close to Georgia Tech's campus.Шаблон:Sfn The mosque later established a cemetery, and in the 1990s they opened two schools.Шаблон:Sfn In 1990, the mosque opened a K-8 school,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and in 1992 another school was opened, focusing on Islamic studies.Шаблон:Sfn Al-Farooq later established an affiliated mosque in Norcross, Georgia.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1999, the mosque began a series of renovations,Шаблон:Sfn and in 2003, construction began on a new mosque building.Шаблон:Sfn This building, which cost $10 million, was completed in 2008.Шаблон:Sfn The new building features two copper domes, the larger of which reminiscent of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem,Шаблон:Sfn and can hold an estimated 5,000 people.Шаблон:Sfn The new octagonal-shpaed building also features a tall minaret, mashrabiya-covered balconies, and entryways featuring pointed arches.Шаблон:Sfn As of 2015, the mosque averaged approximately 1,000 attendees to Friday prayer sessions.Шаблон:Sfn
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