In 1955, the State Street Masjid, in Brooklyn, New York was, established by Sheikh Dawud Ahmed Faisal. It is still in use today. From this Masjid came the Dar-ul-Islam movement in 1962.
Books & Sources
Book: “Islam: The True Faith, the Religion of Humanity: The Works of Hajj Shaykh Daoud Ahmed Faisal,” Edited by Muhammad al-Ahari
Book: “African American Islam,” by Aminah Beverly McCloud
Book: “Islam: In the African-American Experience,” by Richard Brent Turner
Book: “Islam, Black Nationalism & Slavery,” Adib Rashad
External Research and Sources
- https://sites.google.com/site/mancebomosaic/atributetoshaikhdaoudfasial
- https://americanmuslimtoday.com/details/3bcaf388-c83e-488b-8b50-9b8c343e294d
- https://sapelosquare.com/2015/12/29/a-tribute-to-shaikh-daoud-faisal-part-one/
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32821082/islamic-mission-143-state-street/
- https://sapelosquare.com/2020/03/18/the-black-american-sufi-a-history/
- https://theislamicmission.com/mission/Pub_ConversionToIslam-Volume2.pdf/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3CFHMNHtw0&list=PLf3Yqs8qcX9ps1NdW0wbNcDh5pR6Eex1c&index=21&t=1218s