Al-Farooq Mosque

Al-Farooq Masjid is a mosque in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1980, the mosque is one of the largest in the South eastern United States. since 1999, the mosque has began a series of renovations, The current building, located in Atlanta's Home Park neighbourhood, was completed in 2008. The new building features two copper domes, the larger of which reminiscent of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and can hold an estimated 5,000 people. The new octagonal-shaped building also features a tall minaret, mashrabiya-covered balconies, and entryways featuring pointed arches.

Al-Farooq Masjid was founded in 1980 in response to a growing population of South Asian Muslims in the city, including students from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).The mosque was the first majority-immigrant mosque in the city,though several mosques serving African-American Muslims were present in the city at the time.It was established in Home Park, a neighborhood close to Georgia Tech's campus.The mosque later established a cemetery, and in the 1990s they opened two schools.In 1990, the mosque opened a K-8 school,and in 1992 another school was opened, focusing on Islamic studies.Al-Farooq later established an affiliated mosque in Norcross, Georgia.

In 1999, the mosque began a series of renovations,and in 2003, construction began on a new mosque building.This building, which cost $10 million, was completed in 2008.The new building features two copper domes, the larger of which reminiscent of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and can hold an estimated 5,000 people.The new octagonal-shpaed building also features a tall minaret, mashrabiya-covered balconies, and entryways featuring pointed arches.As of 2015, the mosque averaged approximately 1,000 attendees to Friday prayer sessions.