The history of the Islamic Community of Cincinnati begins in 1961. At this time, the population of Muslims in Cincinnati was comprised of seven people, three men and four women. There was no mosque, which is an Islamic place for worship and gatherings, available at this time. So these seven decided to start congregating weekly for Friday (Jum’uah) prayer. During this time, there were only a few mosques in the Midwest, as there were a greater number of Muslims in larger cities in the East and West, mainly New York and Los Angeles. This small but vitally important start resulted in the Islamic Community of Cincinnati, which is now made up of two main mosques.
After years of gathering at each other’s homes to perform congregational prayers, Azhar Ali Shah and Majid Qureshi, two founding members of the small group, decided that a proper mosque was needed to accommodate the growing community, which was now at about 40+ members. Mr. Shah held a meeting with the other Muslims and announced a plan to begin collecting funds to finance the purchase of a building to be used as a mosque. It was necessary to collect the money upfront because in Islam, interest (on loans, etc.) is not permitted. In 1974, after almost two years of collecting donations from various sources, enough funding was on hand to purchase a former residence that would be used as a mosque. This mosque was located on McMillan Avenue near Clifton Avenue in the University of Cincinnati area.
After several years, however, the community had grown too large for the current mosque, and collections began again to buy another building that was large enough. Finally in December of 1982, after months of preparation, the first Jum’uah prayer was conducted at the Clifton mosque on Clifton Avenue. This mosque served the community well for the next five years. At this time, the members of the community determined that at the current rate of growth, within the next five years this mosque would also be too small to accommodate the area Muslims. A board was elected to assemble plans for the construction of a new mosque, which would be able to handle the group for an “indefinite” period of time.
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For the next six years, the community kept growing. It became so large, that a hall had to be rented to accommodate the members for various religious functions. During this time, funds were constantly being raised, from both current members and from outside sources, such as the Royal family of Saudi Arabia. The new mosque, in West Chester, was finally completed in 1995. At a cost of almost $8 million, the Islamic Center included a mosque large enough to hold over three thousand people. Also included in the complex was a Community Center, which was to be used for meetings and wedding ceremonies, a gymnasium with a full sized basketball court, a school building, to be used in the future as an Islamic grade school, and a traditional Islamic minaret.
The group of Muslims combined the two mosques to form the Islamic Community of Cincinnati. Daily prayers are held at both locations, with the Jum’uah prayer boasting the largest attendance each week, in addition to the students who hold prayer at the University of Cincinnati. Sundays at the West Chester mosque include afternoon prayer and Islamic classes for the children, similar to traditional church assemblies. Weddings are now performed at the mosques, and the dead are also ritually cleansed there. All religious holiday prayers are done at the mosque, and are usually followed by a community dinner during the subsequent weekend. All of these things are meant to ensure unity of all types of Muslims, whether they are of the Sunni origin or the Shi’ite one, and regardless of the ethnic backgrounds.
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The Muslims of the Islamic community have also come together for reasons other than prayers and holidays. Its members have often united for political rallies for such causes as abortion, capital punishment, the practice of the U.S. government known as “Secret Evidence”, the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the oppression of the Palestinians in their homeland.
Currently, the community has endured in maintaining its basic unity, which is a core tenet of Islam. However, signs of partisanship have become more evident over the past few years. With the new mosque, there has come a feeling of exclusion from the more prominent members of the congregation. These members played a major role in the planning and construction of the new complex, due to their higher financial standing. Rifts have formed in fundamental areas, most recently being that of the celebration Eid-ul-Adha, which celebrates Abraham’s faith in God when He commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son. According to Muhammad, the festival is to be on the 10th day of the month of Dhul-Hijj, which is based on the lunar calendar. This is done by sighting the new moon and waiting until the 10th day. However, the board members of the community, which is comprised of the upper financial strata, decided to follow Saudi Arabia without regards to the sighting of the moon. They announced that March 5th is Eid-ul-Adha, although it has been determined that, in actuality, that is the 9th day of Dhul-Hijj. This has caused serious questioning as to the direction in which the community is being led. That is why, this year, there are going to be two celebrations, which is a first for the Cincinnati community. Many worshippers are concerned that this type of decision making, blindly following the Saudi government, will lead to a structure similar to that of Catholicism, with the inclusion of the Pope. This was not meant to be in Islam, and has thus raised much disagreement in the group.
This partisanship can be likened to that of the Mormons, who, after the death of Joseph Smith, separated to follow Brigham Young and Joseph Smith’s son, Joseph Smith III. Although the beliefs were unchanged, a split occurred due to the leadership, which caused disunity. In the opinion of many members of the Muslim community, this type of split is likely unless significant changes are made to the leadership of the Islamic Community of Cincinnati.
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