First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America
| Albania-American Bektashi Tekke | |
|---|---|
Albanian: Teqeja e Pare Bektashiane ne Amerike | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sufi |
| Rite | Bektashi |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Tekke |
| Leadership | Baba Eliton Pashaj |
| Year consecrated | 1954 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Taylor, Michigan |
Location in Michigan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°12′43″N 83°14′47″W / 42.21194°N 83.24639°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Sufi Arts architecture |
| Founder | Baba Rexheb |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Website | |
| albteqeusa | |
The Albania-American Bektashi Tekke (Albanian: Teqeja e Pare Bektashiane ne Amerike) is a Bektashi Sufi tekke located in Taylor, Michigan, in the United States.[1] It was founded by Baba Rexheb, a Bektashi community leader who had immigrated to the United States from Albania.[2] As the first Bektashi building founded in the United States, the teqe was consecrated on April 29 1954.[3]
See also
- List of Bektashi tekkes and shrines
- World Headquarters of the Bektashi
- History of the Albanian Americans in Metro Detroit
- Islam in Metro Detroit
- List of mosques in the United States
- Islamic Center of America
References
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2019). The Albanian Bektashi: history and culture of a Dervish order in the Balkans. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78831-569-2. OCLC 1108619669.
- ^ Trix, Frances (2009). The Sufi journey of Baba Rexheb. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ISBN 978-1-934536-12-4.
- ^ "History of Teqe". Teqeja e Pare Bektashiane ne Amerike. May 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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