American Muslim Center
21110 Outer Drive, Dearborn, MI
The American Muslim center of Dearborn was established and registered in 2002 and is led by Imam Mohammad Mardini. It is made up of a core of Lebanese Muslim families, many of them second and third generation Americans. Muslims of other nationalities, especially South Asians, also pray at the AMC, largely because it is a short distance from several Ford Motor Company facilities where many immigrant Muslims are employed. The building was formerly a Protestant church. The pews have been removed, and the sanctuary is now an open prayer space. Imam Mardini preaches from what was once the rear of the church; the elevated front of the sanctuary, once site of the pulpit and communion table, is now a space reserved for women. An area for washing before prayers has been installed downstairs, where a social hall and classrooms are also being built. The renovation and adornment of the AMC have produced a beautiful interior that reflects, in its design, a heightened awareness of the mosque's location in America.
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21110 Outer Drive, Dearborn, MI
Khalid Aun
Very nice mosque! Very clean and quiet. Also they have arabic school in the basement every Sunday.
Hamza Shaikh
Very disappointed with people at this masjid. I came here with my wife from out of state. My wife felt unwelcomed at jumuah services. We were early so we started reading the quran. One of the women talked to my wife about the importance of greeting the masjid with 2 rakaats. Although she was right her demeanor was very downgrading and disrespectful. My wife listened to her and prayed. Next, a man from the front of the masjid walked all the way back to where the women were to tell my wife she can't be there since some of her arm is showing. We couldn't understand how he was able to look all the way back and stare at my wife in order to make this conclusion. We left the masjid and went somewhere else. No hospitality or etiquettes of communication here.
