2409 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL
2409 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL
The entrance to this masjid is very nondescript so make sure to look carefully. It runs beneath three adjoining stores on Devon so don't be fooled by the small entrance - this fairly large masjid is home to a growing community of Muslims who are sympathetic to Sufi brotherhoods like the Qadri and Chishti orders. Muslims of all types are welcome but the masjid provides a safe space for Thursday night zikr (remembrance) sessions that are led by a Qadri sufi scholar. Aside from Thursday nights, you can see this masjid at it's fullest on the anniversary (urs) of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani or during the month of Rabi-al-Awwal when many ceremonies are held in honor of the Prophet's (S) birth