| Albanian-American Bektashi Monastery | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Muslim |
| Rite | Bektashi |
| Leadership | Baba Eliton Pashaj |
| Year consecrated | April 29, 1953 |
| Location | |
| Location | Taylor, Michigan |
  Location in the United States | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°12′43″N 83°14′47″W / 42.21194°N 83.24639°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Sufi Arts architecture |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Albania-American Bektashi Teqe in Michigan (Albanian: Teqeja e Pare Bektashiane ne Amerike) is a Bektashi Sufi tekke located in Taylor, Michigan, 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 tekke was consecrated on May 15, 1954.[3]
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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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