•In 1920, The
first Ahmadiyya Muslim missionary to arrive in America was Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, who arrived in Philadelphia on Sunday, February 15, 1920, on board the
Haverford. For religious reasons he was
detained on Ellis Island, New York on February
25, 1920. On May 20, 1920 he was
released by the order of the Secretary
of the State. Dr. Sadiq stayed in New
York for some time and continued to
preach Islam. Later, he moved to
Chicago and in 1921 established the first
headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community, at 4448 Wabash Avenue, giving it the name "Al Masjid."
•In 1950, the
first mosque in the nation’s capital is established as the "American Fazl Mosque" at 2141 Leroy Place,
Washington, DC. It served as the
Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from 1950-1994.