An Institutional History of the Islamic Society of Baltimore (ISB), 1967–2026
The Generation is the institutional history of the Islamic Society of Baltimore, one of the oldest Muslim institutions in Maryland. It runs from the living-room gatherings of the late 1960s to the community ISB serves today: the borrowed halls, the Shaffer Hall years, the land bought on 29 June 1981, the building of Masjid Al-Rahmah, and the presidents, imams, and families who carried each of those steps.
Drawn from oral histories, archival documents, and published sources, it sets down the names, decisions, and sacrifices of the founders and of those who carried the work forward.
The printed edition, cover to cover, with page turns.
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Contents
Part I — The Foundations · 1967 – 1984
- Before There Was a Masjid
- The Birth of the Islamic Society of Baltimore
- The Shaffer Hall Years
- Faith Before Finances
- June 29, 1981
- Building Masjid Al-Rahmah
Part II — Growing Beyond Brick and Mortar · 1984 – 2015
- A House Filled with Knowledge
- The Presidents and Stewards of ISB
- The Imams Who Shaped a Community
- Growing Beyond Brick and Mortar