Dar al-Islam (organization)
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| Established | 1979 (45 years ago) |
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| Types | mosque, madrasa |
| Country | United States |
Dar al-Islam is a
History
It was the first planned Islamic community in the United States. It was originally co-founded in 1979 by
The foundation purchased its first 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) site from Alva Simpson, a well-established rancher along the Chama, for $1,372,000. The land included the 400-acre (1.6 km2) mesa top, plus 600 acres (2.4 km2) below the mesa – a lush, fertile tract along the Chama River.[citation needed]
At its height, the community served some 60 students, employed seven full-time teachers, and partially supported itself through resident entrepreneurial efforts. By 1990, however, the project was suffering from attrition. Although it never fully achieved its original intent as a residential community for American Muslims, it did succeed in remaining viable as an educational facility. Today it provides religious instruction, retreats and camps for its residents and other Muslims, as well as teaching workshops on Islam for public and private institutions.[2][4]
Architecture
The mosque and madrasa (religious school) were designed by the Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy[5][6] and were constructed of adobe.[2][7] The main buildings were completed in 1981,[6] and Dar al-Islam opened in 1982.[2]
References
- ^ Rayburn 2016.
- ^ a b c d Curtis 2010, p. 134.
- ^ Tracy 1988.
- ^ Niebuhr 1996.
- ^ Fathy 2008.
- ^ a b Stegers 2008, p. 210.
- ^ Schleifer 1984.
Sources
- Barakat, Heba (2014). The Dar al Islam Mosque and complex, Abiquiu, New Mexico : mosques of the United States of America. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. OCLC 921930832.
- Chidester, Dianne Lynn (1999). "My Two Weeks at Mosque Camp: A Report on Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, New Mexico". Teaching Anthropology: Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges Notes. 6 (1). Wiley: 27–33. ISSN 1537-1751.
- Curtis, Edward (2010). "Dar al-Islam community (New Mexico)". Encyclopedia of Muslim-American history. New York: Facts on File. p. 134. OCLC 650849872.
- Fathy, Hassan (2008-11-21). "Dar al Islam Abiquiu Program Site". MIT Libraries. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- Kahera, Akel (2002). Deconstructing the American mosque : space, gender, and aesthetics. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 17–18, 81–87. OCLC 55889932.
- Kahera, Akel Ismail (2013-08-12). "Muslim Spaces and Mosque Architecture". The Cambridge Companion to American Islam. Cambridge University Press. pp. 228–245. OCLC 855793779.
- Niebuhr, Gustav (1996-05-05). "Community Of Muslims Finds Desert Fertile Land". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- Rayburn, Rosalie (2016-06-03). "New Mexico's tiny Islamic community spreads a message of inclusion, calm to neighbors". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- Schleifer, S. Abdullah (1984). "Hassan Fathy's Abiquiu: An Experimental Islamic Educational Center in Rural New Mexico". Ekistics. 51 (304): 56–60. OCLC 5987894730.
- Stegers, Rudolf (2008). "Dar Al Islam Mosque". Sacred buildings : a design manual. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser. pp. 210–211. ISBN 9783764382766.
- Tracy, William (May–June 1988). "Dar al Islam: The Code and the Calling". Saudi Aramco World. pp. 20–29. OCLC 50987463. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
External links
- Official website
- America’s Eco Mosque and Retreat on YouTube
- Randall, Margaret (2014-08-28). "Friday Voyage: Hassan Fathy in Egypt and New Mexico". New Mexico Mercury. Retrieved 2019-10-29. Has pictures of Fathy's work at Dar Al-Islam.
