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March 3, 1753
Muslims from North Africa, appear in the records of South Carolina. In the South Carolina Council Journal, No. 21, Pt. 1, pp. 298-299. Two men by the name Abel Conder and Mahamut (Mahomet) petitioned the South Carolina royal authorities in Arabic for their freedom.

Today, The Central Mosque of Charleston, situated at 1082 King Street, downtown Charleston, is a house of worship of God for people with ethnic backgrounds of about thirty different nationalities, including blacks, whites, Arabs and non-Arabs. It is open to every Muslim regardless of race, language or ethnicity.

Worship Services
The Mosque is open for five daily prayers. The weekly religious service, “The Jumuah Prayer”, is held at 1:30pm on Fridays. The CMC also provides wedding and funeral services to Muslims.

Come-in
The Central Mosque welcomes visitors to attend our Open Houses and observe our services. Please visit our website, www.CharlestonMuslims.com, for Open House schedule or call the Mosque at 843-720-8614 to arrange for a personal or group visit. Schools are also invited to schedule visits.

Guest Lectures
Mohamed Melhem, the Imam of the Central Mosque of Charleston, has given many guest lectures at Churches, Synagogues, Schools, Colleges and other places. Please call the Mosque at  843-720-8614  to schedule a visit at your organization.

Islam – The Straight Path
With over 1 .5 billion Muslims, Islam is the second largest religion of the world. There are about six million Muslims in the U.S.A. Islam is a universal religion for the entire mankind. It is based on the belief and worship of One and Only One God of all. Islam is the Straight Path as given by the Messengers of God, which include Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. Peace be on all.

 

PostHeaderIcon The CMC Community Outreach

The Central Mosque of Charleston is actively persuing interfaith dialogues and community outreach programs. Non-Muslims are welcome to visit our Mosque individually or as a group. School or College teachers are also welcome to bring their class for visit.
For any special requests of visit to the Mosque or a presentation at your institute, please call the Mosque phone number, 720-8614. Leave a message if no one answers and we will try to reach you as soon as possible.
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Islam's Holy Book, The Quran and teachings and life examples of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) direct Muslims to have caring, kind, hospitable and generous relations with every human being, regardless of religion, ethnicity, race, language, culture or what have you. It asks Muslims to establish a social association special only to Christians and Jews. Examples of such association are permission of marrying chaste women among them and giving explicit permission to eat their food.
The verses in the Holy Quran forbid Muslims to insult anything that is viewed as a deity by any religion, regardless of whether it is a person, a stone, a stick or a tree. The verse 2:256 of the Quran says:
Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah hears and knows all things.
Islam wants its adherents to be just to every human being.
 
"Do not let your hatred of a people incite you to aggression." (The Quran 5:2).
 
"And do not let ill-will towards any folk incite you so that you swerve from dealing justly. Be just; that is nearest to heedfulness" (The Quran 5:8).
Muslims are asked to be truthful, trustworthy, humble, kind and generous. They are asked to repel evil with goodness, control their anger, and be forgiving. Some of the sayings of the Prophet are:
 

  • "To remove something harmful from the road, is charity."
     
  • "Charity erases sins just as water extinguishes fire."
     
  • "He is not a perfect believer, who goes to bed full and knows that his neighbor is hungry."
     
  • "Show mercy to people on earth so that Allâh will have mercy on you in heaven."

Read more at http://islam101.com

 

 

PostHeaderIcon Salatul Jumuah

Salatul Jumuah is held at 1:30pm year-round. It ususally completes by 2:05pm. Overflow parking is available under the bridge on Romney Street.

 
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