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Masjid Al-Jamia

Buildings and structures in PhiladelphiaInfobox religious building with unknown affiliationMosques in PennsylvaniaSunni mosques in the United StatesWest Philadelphia
Masjid Al Jamia Building
Masjid Al Jamia Building

Masjid Al-Jamia is a Sunni mosque in West Philadelphia. It was founded in 1988 by members of the Muslim Students Association at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn MSA). Eight years later, the mosque became independent from the Penn MSA and, around 2009, acquired ownership of the building. Located at 4228 Walnut Street, in a historic building formerly occupied by the Commodore Theatre, the mosque currently serves a large and diverse Muslim population in the neighborhood. The mosque's name itself signals its importance to the community, as the Arabic etymology suggests. In Arabic, Masjid Al-Jamia means “the congregational mosque”, typically where Muslims meet for Friday prayers.

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Masjid Al-Jamia
Walnut Street, Philadelphia

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Walnut Street
19104 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, United States
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