Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center
mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota
Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center is a mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States.
On August 5, 2017, Emily Claire Hari (known at the time as Michael Hari), Michael McWhorter, and Joe Morris of Clarence, Illinois detonated an improvised explosive near the mosque, which damaged the structure but no one was hurt, in an effort to scare Muslims into leaving the United States. McWhorter and Morris pled guilty to crimes relating to the attack and Hari was convicted of several crimes in a 2020 federal trial.
History
The mosque first opened in 2011, when the Dar Al Farooq Center purchased a building that had previously been the site of Northgate Elementary School and Concordia High School. The building that now houses the mosque was also sometimes used by a Lutheran church.
The Al Jazari Institute, the parent nonprofit organization under which Dar Al-Farooq operates, was officially incorporated in 2012. This legal incorporation provided the organizational foundation for the center's religious and educational activities. During this period, the center began developing its core programs and establishing its role within the broader Muslim community of Minnesota.
2013-2015 marked a period of steady growth and community development for the center. The Islamic University of Minnesota, which had been established in 2006, strengthened its connection with Dar Al-Farooq during this period.
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