The Islamic Center of Passaic County is a mosque and Islamic cultural center in Paterson, New Jersey, located on Derrom Ave. It is one of the largest mosques in New Jersey.
In 1990, the Islamic Center of Passaic County was established the in Eastside Park of Paterson. The neighborhood next to it, South Paterson, is home to the largest Muslim community in the United States.[2] The Islamic Center of Passaic County is among the largest Islamic communities in New Jersey, as well as the United States.[3]
In 2019, Governor Phil Murphy visited the Paterson branch. This was the first time a New Jersey governor went to a mosque for a town hall in the history of the state.[4] Murphy's opponent in the 2021 gubernatorial election, Jack Ciattarelli, visited the nearby Omar Mosque.[5]
In March 2022, the ICPC hosted a donation drive for Ukrainian refugees following the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The drive received many donations from the Mosque's community along with many non-Muslims in the county.[6][7]
Islamic Center of Passaic County's Branches
In 2016, they opened there first branch in Clifton. Some of the Islamic Center of Passaic County's Quran memorization classes, which are divided into 3 levels, are done at the Clifton branch.[8] In 2021, they opened up a third branch in Prospect Park. It is also known as Masjid Younis.[9] The Islamic Center of Passaic County's bookstore is only in the Paterson mosque, which is the original and main branch of the organization.[10][11]
Threat following NYC truck attack
The Islamic Center of Passaic County was victim to hate-fueled phone calls following the 2017 New York City truck attack. Omar Awad, president of the Islamic Center of Passaic County at the time said the calls were profane. He also said callers threatened to burn down the mosque, and go to the mosque to kill him. Others said to get out of the country.[12][13]
Interfaith
Mohammad Qatanani has been one of the Imams at the Islamic Center of Passaic County since 1996. He is the founder of "Muslim-Christian Dialogue of New Jersey".[14][15] He also participated in the UPF-USA's ninth weekly Interfaith Prayer.[16] In the past the Islamic Center of Passaic County hosted Interfaith Iftars.[17]
^Karas, Michael. "Donation drive for Ukrainian refugees at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson". northjersey.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^Beckerman, Jim. "'Extraordinary effort': Volunteers in Paterson collect donations for Ukraine". northjersey.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^"Mohammad Qatanani". Masconvention. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^Duggan, Tomiko. "Over 1,000 People Participate in UPF-USA's Ninth Interfaith Prayer". upf.
^"Interfaith Iftar Dinner". Retrieved 21 December 2021.
May 19, 2023
islamic, center, passaic, county, mosque, islamic, cultural, center, paterson, jersey, located, derrom, largest, mosques, jersey, religionaffiliationislamleadershipmohammad, qatanani, osama, salhia, locationlocation152, derrom, paterson, passaic, county, jerse. The Islamic Center of Passaic County is a mosque and Islamic cultural center in Paterson New Jersey located on Derrom Ave It is one of the largest mosques in New Jersey Islamic Center of Passaic CountyReligionAffiliationIslamLeadershipMohammad Qatanani and Osama Salhia 1 LocationLocation152 Derrom Ave Paterson Passaic County New Jersey U S Geographic coordinates40 55 04 N 74 08 26 W 40 9176911 N 74 1404299 W 40 9176911 74 1404299 Coordinates 40 55 04 N 74 08 26 W 40 9176911 N 74 1404299 W 40 9176911 74 1404299ArchitectureDate established1990Websiteicpcnj org Contents 1 History 1 1 Islamic Center of Passaic County s Branches 1 2 Threat following NYC truck attack 2 Interfaith 3 ReferencesHistory EditIn 1990 the Islamic Center of Passaic County was established the in Eastside Park of Paterson The neighborhood next to it South Paterson is home to the largest Muslim community in the United States 2 The Islamic Center of Passaic County is among the largest Islamic communities in New Jersey as well as the United States 3 In 2019 Governor Phil Murphy visited the Paterson branch This was the first time a New Jersey governor went to a mosque for a town hall in the history of the state 4 Murphy s opponent in the 2021 gubernatorial election Jack Ciattarelli visited the nearby Omar Mosque 5 In March 2022 the ICPC hosted a donation drive for Ukrainian refugees following the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The drive received many donations from the Mosque s community along with many non Muslims in the county 6 7 Islamic Center of Passaic County s Branches Edit In 2016 they opened there first branch in Clifton Some of the Islamic Center of Passaic County s Quran memorization classes which are divided into 3 levels are done at the Clifton branch 8 In 2021 they opened up a third branch in Prospect Park It is also known as Masjid Younis 9 The Islamic Center of Passaic County s bookstore is only in the Paterson mosque which is the original and main branch of the organization 10 11 Threat following NYC truck attack Edit The Islamic Center of Passaic County was victim to hate fueled phone calls following the 2017 New York City truck attack Omar Awad president of the Islamic Center of Passaic County at the time said the calls were profane He also said callers threatened to burn down the mosque and go to the mosque to kill him Others said to get out of the country 12 13 Interfaith EditMohammad Qatanani has been one of the Imams at the Islamic Center of Passaic County since 1996 He is the founder of Muslim Christian Dialogue of New Jersey 14 15 He also participated in the UPF USA s ninth weekly Interfaith Prayer 16 In the past the Islamic Center of Passaic County hosted Interfaith Iftars 17 Islam portal New Jersey portal United States portalReferences Edit Our Imams icpcnj org Retrieved 13 August 2022 Paterson s Palestinians Celebrate Annual Flag Raising At City Hall www northjersey com Archived from the original on 20 May 2014 Retrieved 17 January 2022 US States by Population of Muslims world atlas Malinconcico Joe Paterson mosque welcomes Phil Murphy for town hall gathering ydr com JACK4NJ Facebook Karas Michael Donation drive for Ukrainian refugees at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson northjersey com Retrieved 16 February 2023 Beckerman Jim Extraordinary effort Volunteers in Paterson collect donations for Ukraine northjersey com Retrieved 16 February 2023 2021 2022 programs icpcnj About Us Icpcnj Islamic Center of Passaic County Book Shipments Islamic Bookstores MapQuest Retrieved 16 February 2022 Adely Hannan Police Paterson mosque gets threats after terror attack northjersey Kim CeFaan 3 NJ mosques receive threatening calls in wake of NYC terror attack Abc7Ny Retrieved 16 February 2022 Dr Qatanani Icpcnj Mohammad Qatanani Masconvention Retrieved 21 December 2021 Duggan Tomiko Over 1 000 People Participate in UPF USA s Ninth Interfaith Prayer upf Interfaith Iftar Dinner Retrieved 21 December 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Islamic Center of Passaic County amp oldid 1148191370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
