The Islamic Center of America is a mosque located in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States.
The 120,000 sq.
ft.
facility is the largest mosque in North America and the oldest purpose-built Shia mosque.
The story begins in 1949, when Imam Jawad Chirri, a man who could not speak or understand English came to America at the request of a small group of people who where yearning for Islamic guidance.
It culminates as an Islamic Center that has become more than a place of worship but an Institution and a beacon for Islam in North America.
