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144:. It is the second oldest mosque in Washington, D.C. and the city's oldest mosque founded by African-American descendants of enslaved people. Masjid Muhammad is commonly referred to as "The Nation's Mosque". 164: 297: 292: 75: 140:
is an historically African-American mosque in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1960 as Nation of Islam Temple 4, the mosque is now affiliated with
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and later reopened. The incident was classified as a "felony offense hate crime" by the police.
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Masjid Muhammad was founded in 1960 as Nation of Islam Temple 4 with the help of
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Affiliation
Islam
Branch/tradition
Sunni
Geographic coordinates
38°54′37″N 77°00′57″W / 38.91034°N 77.01593°W / 38.91034; -77.01593
thenationsmosque.org
Sunni Islam
Malcolm X
bomb threat
Metropolitan Police Department
Islam in Washington, D.C.
Nation of Islam
"Photo Gallery: Religious Observance at Masjid Muhammad"
PBS
"The 7 Oldest Mosques in America"
The History Channel
"Bomb Threat at Masjid Muhammad, 'The Nation's Mosque,' Rallies Community"
The Washington Informer
Official website
Categories
1960 establishments in Washington, D.C.
African-American history of Washington, D.C.
Mosques in Washington, D.C.
Former Nation of Islam mosques
Sunni mosques in the United States
Truxton Circle

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