Khalil Abdulkhabir, Young Girls and Teachers at the Yasin Mosque,
circa 1975, 2020.002.005; Khalil Abdulkhabir photographs of the Dar-ul-Islam movement,
2020.002, Center for Brooklyn History.
The Dar-ul-Islam, known as "the Dar," was one of the most significant grassroots movements established by African-American Sunni Muslims in the United States. The founding members of the Dar-ul-Islam came from the Islamic Mission of America, founded in 1939 by Daoud Ahmed Faisal and Sayedah Khadijah Faisal, at 143 State Street (the “State Street Mosque”). In 1962-1963…
