Shia Islam in the Americas

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The Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in the United States, located in Dearborn, Michigan.
Memphis Al-Rasool Mosque, Shia denomination, Memphis, TN

Around the world 154-200 million Shia Muslims are believed to be living, and 15-20% of them are in the Americas.[1] Nearly 786,000 Shia Muslims situated on United States.[2] American Shia Muslim community are from different part of the world such as South Asia, Europe, Middle East, and East Africa.[3][4] They have many activities and founded several organization such as Islamic Center of America and North Ameriaca Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities Organization (NASIMCO).[5]

Shia Muslims population

Brazil

Brazil, a vast South American country, has approximately one million Shia Muslims that were for time of the Ottoman Empire. Also, there are many Lebanese emigrants in Brazil that caused to increase Shia beliefs. In Brazil, Shia Muslims generally are living in an area known as Korotiba. They have many activities and establish several Islamic centers and institutes for propagating Shia beliefs and message of Ahl al-Bayt. For this reason, there are several related place to Shia Muslims in Sao Paulo as Prophet of Allah Muhammad mosque and Imam Khomeini Islamic Center. Also, Shias have one mosque, Imam Ali mosque, where Shia and Sunni pray. Also, in recent year, Shia and Sunni scholars have several meeting with each other. Many Shia's books translated to the Portuguese as Nahjul Balagha.[6]

Metro Detroit

Over 30,000 Shia have situated on Metro Detroit and most of them are from Lebanese and Iraqi communities. This palace known as Arab-American communities in the United States.[1]

Canada

Out of 850,000 Muslims who live in Canada, there are 300,000 persons are Shia. They are from Iran, Pakistan, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, India, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Azerbaijan.[1]

Shia related organization

Islamic Center of America

Islamic Center of America is a Shia mosque where located in Dearborn, Michigan. Also, It is the oldest Shia mosque in the United States and the largest in North America.[7][8][9] The institution known as "heart of Shiism" in the United States.[10][11]

North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities

North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities (NASIMCO) is a religious-cultural organization for Shia followers in the North of America. Islamic education board of the NASIMCO have investigated and standardized Shia books and also published several references in Shia history and theology.[5][3][12]

Council of Shia Muslim Scholars

Council of Shia Muslim Scholars was founded in North America on 1994 known as central organization for Shia followers.[3]

Al-Khoie foundation

Al-Khoie foundation established on 1980s in New York by Seyyid Abul Qasim Musawi Al-Khoei, Grand Ayatullah and scholar of Shia.[5][3]

Others

There are several organization and institution in the Americas, include:[13]

Provence Organization(s)
California
  • Ja'faria Islamic Society
  • Shia Association of Bay Area
  • Zainabia Islamic Society
Connecticut
  • Islamic Institute of Ahl'albait
Georgia
  • Caravaan-e-Haider
  • Zainabia Youth
  • Zainabia Islamic Educational Center
Idaho
  • Imam Al Mahdi (AF) Islamic Center
Illinois
  • Al Asr Organization of Chicago
  • Midwest Association. of Shia Organized Muslims
Maryland
  • Idara-e-Jafria
  • Imamia Center Inc
Michigan
  • Ansar Imam Mahdi Islamic Educational Services
  • Kerbalaa Islamic Education Center
  • Mosque of Imam Ali (AS)
  • The Fadak Foundation
Minnesota
  • Anjuman-e-Asghari Jaffery Islamic Center
Missouri
  • Shia Islamic Education Center
Nebraska
  • Guidance (Al-Hedayah) Foundation
New York
  • Howza Ilmiyya Jami'a Wali-ul-Asr
  • Shahe Najaf Islamic Center
  • Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of NY
New Jersey
  • Shia Association of North America
  • Astane-Zahra
  • Bait-ul-Qaim
  • Mehfile Shahe-Khorasan
  • Imam-a-Zamana-Foundation of North America
Ohio
  • Jaffery Union of N.E. Ohio
Pennsylvania
  • Imamia Medics International (IMI)
  • Mahdieh
  • Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of PA
Texas
  • Anjuman Haideria
Virginia
  • Kufa Center of Islamic Knowledge (KCIK)
Washington
  • Zainab (A.S.) Organization of Greater Seattle
Canada
  • Islamic Shia Ithna-'Asheri Jamat OF Edmonton
  • Shia Muslim Community of British Columbia
  • Organization for Young Shi'ahs
  • Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto
  • Islamic Shia Ithn'Asheri Community of London, Ontario
  • Shia worldwide matrimonial service
  • Al Mahdi Youth Society
  • Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Association of Ottawa
  • Al-Huda Lebanese Muslim Society, Ontario
  • Shia-ne Haidery International Association (SHIA), Quebec

See also

References

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  7. ↑ The Doha Debates: Bio for Imam Sayid Hassan Al-Qazwini retrieved February 12, 2012
  8. ↑ New Dearborn mosque to be the nation's largest. Michigan Daily, January 7, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
  9. ↑ Islam's US faithful are happy to embrace the American dream, Daily Telegraph, July 23, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
  10. ↑ Victoria Advocate: "American Shias struggle with their future" July 25, 2009
  11. ↑ Daily Telegraph: "Islam's US faithful are happy to embrace the American dream July 23, 2005
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