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The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) is a system of mosques in Greater Houston. It is headquartered at the Eastside Main Center in Upper Kirby in Houston.〔"(Locations )." Islamic Society of Greater Houston. Retrieved on May 3, 2014. "3110 Eastside Street Houston TX 77098" and "Copyright © Islamic Society of Greater Houston. All rights reserved 3110 Eastside Dr, Houston, TX 77098"〕〔"(District Map )" ((Archive )). Upper Kirby District. Retrieved on April 7, 2014.〕 As of 1990 the ISGH served as the main Sunni mosque system in Houston,〔Fischer and Abedi, p. (269 ).〕 As of 2000, most Sunni mosques are a part of the ISGH.〔Badr, p. (195 )〕 As of 2007 the ISGH included 17 mosques and had both Sunni and Shia members. As of that year, its president was Rodwan Saleh, a Sunni. In 2007 Saleh stated that he estimated that 15% of the members were Shia.〔Karkabi, Barbara. "(The two faces of Islam )." February 24, 2007. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.〕 As 1990, the Iranian Shia in Houston primarily used the ISGH mosques for occasional needs including marriages and funerals. As of that year, the ISGH had multiple branches in Houston.〔 As of 2012, it is the largest Islamic community organization in Greater Houston.〔Kriel, Lomi. "(Houston imam's 'fringe' comments draw criticism )." ''Houston Chronicle''. May 8, 2012. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.〕 ==History== In 1969 several families who used a house in the Texas Medical Center as their place of worship started the ISGH.〔"(About Us )" ((Archive )). Islamic Society of Greater Houston. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.〕 In the 1970s a three bedroom house in northern Houston was the only mosque in the city, and it served 30 families. Those families pooled funds and purchased a plot of land in late 1980 so a mosque could be built there; the plot was near two major arteries.〔Badr, p. (193 ).〕 At first the mosque was in a , three bedroom double-wide trailer, purchased for $43,000 ($ when accounting for inflation).〔Badr, p. (193 )-(194 ).〕 Five families donated money to pay for the down payment, with each family paying $1,500 ($ when accounting for inflation). Public fundraising dinners and anonymous donations provided the funds for the construction of the permanent ''Al-Noor'' mosque.〔 Before the mid-1980s the religious leaders of mosques and the ISGH administration had separate roles: the leaders of mosques administered the eaching of Islam, the leading of prayers, and other religious matters while the board of directors of the ISGH focused on administrative affairs such as the construction of new mosques and financing; this resulted in parallel power structures. As new mosques came in, the ISGH believed that having ''huffaz'' with divergent points of view disrupted the unity in the community, and the organization saw new ''huffaz'' as threats to their own power. A ''hafiz'' could influence his members to vote and affect policies in the entire ISGH system. In the mid-1980s the ISGH leadership created the ''Ulama'' community to unify the leadership and consolidate its power.〔 The 1950s marked the first known organized Muslim community in Houston. That community met in the barber shop of Charlie Boyd. In 1978 they established the Houston Masjid of Al-Islam. This historic mosque was made possible by heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, who donated the funds needed to purchase the Christian Scientist Church to convert as Houston's first mosque. Thirty-three years later, the mosque was rebuilt due to damage from Hurricane Ike. In 2011 the historic Houston mosque was renamed Masjid Warithudeen Mohammed in honor of one of America's pioneering Muslim leaders. This community has always focused on local activism and interfaith outreach, addressing issues of social justice and the uplifting of disfranchised people that continues to this day. In 1969 a small group of immigrant Muslims, mostly students, some engineers and doctors established regular prayers and salat ul jummah (Friday congregational service) at a small house near the Medical Center. This led to the founding of ISGH, one of the most unique Islamic organizations in America. Always growing, ISGH currently operates nineteen community centers, six full-time private schools, four community health clinics, three full-service funeral homes and burial ground, along with weekend Islamic schools, recreational facilities, and a hifz program, with over 150 students who have memorized the Qu'ran. ISGH quickly gained success as a platform for all Houston Muslims because of its structure and bylaws. Although most of ISGH's constituents are Sunnis, its commitment to all the Muslims in Houston dates back to the first elected President, Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi, a Shi'a Muslim. As Houston grows, so does its Muslim community. The first generation of ISGH leadership recognized the size of the greater Houston area and planned accordingly. ISGH operates through five primary "zones" across the area. These zones divide the distances among sections of town as follows: North, Northwest, South, Southeast and Southwest. Each zone, like the organization as a whole, has elected leadership who work to coordinate the activities and needs of the community in their areas. In total the greater Houston area is home to about 100 Muslim and Islamic organizations, including many independent mosques and community-service focused nonprofits. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Islamic Society of Greater Houston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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