Masjid Jauharatul-Islam was built in 1981 by the efforts of Imam Abdur- Rahim Shamsid-Deen, Dr. Jamil Diab, and Sulaiman Ali Al-Shaye. It is the first Masjid built in Arizona and the first in the U.S. built from the ground up by African Americans. The name Jauharatul- Islam translates to Jewel of Islam.
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