First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America

Bektashi teqe in Taylor, Michigan

42°12′43″N 83°14′47″W / 42.21194°N 83.24639°W / 42.21194; -83.24639ArchitectureTypeSufi Arts architectureWebsitewww.teqeusa.org

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]

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. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

External links

Official website

Taylor, Michigan

Education

Taylor SD
- Taylor HS
Taylor Preparatory High School
Wayne County Community College District (Downriver Campus)

Merged	John F. Kennedy HS Harry S. Truman HS
Closed	St. Alfred Catholic School Baptist Park School

Landmarks

Gateway Bridge
First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America
Heritage Park
Southland Center
Taylor Sportsplex

Transportation

SMART

This list is incomplete.

v t e Religious landmarks in metropolitan Detroit
This includes houses of worship, but does not include schools.
Religious landmarks along Woodward Ave. (address #)	St. John's Episcopal Church (2326) Woodward Avenue Baptist Church (demolished) First Unitarian Church (2870) First Presbyterian Church (2930) Temple Beth-El (3424) Cathedral Church of St. Paul (4800) Our Lady of the Rosary (5930) Metropolitan United Methodist Church (8000) First Baptist Church (8501) Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church (8501) North Woodward Congregational Church (8715) Temple Beth-El (8801) Saint Joseph's Temple Baptist Church / King Solomon Baptist ChurchEpiscopal Church (8830) Central Woodward Christian Church (9000) Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (9844) Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (12375) Trinity United Methodist Church (13100) First United Methodist Church (16300) Central United Methodist Church (23 East Adams) First Congregational Church (33 Forest) Highland Park Presbyterian Church (14 Cortland) Mariners' Church (170 East Jefferson)
City (also Hamtramck)	Al-Islah Mosque (Hamtramck) Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Chapel of St. Theresa-the Little Flower Christ Church Detroit Fort Street Presbyterian Church Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church Historic Trinity Lutheran Church Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Sacred Heart Chaldean Church Sacred Heart Major Seminary Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Convent and Rectory St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church St. Aloysius Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (demolished) St. Bonaventure Monastery St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church St. Florian Church (Hamtramck) St. James Episcopal (Grosse Ile) St. John's-St. Luke's Evangelical St. Josaphat's St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Mary Roman Catholic Church Saints Peter and Paul Church Saints Peter and Paul Academy St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (demolished) Second Baptist Church Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church Trinity Episcopal Church Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church Tushiyah United Hebrew School – Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Suburban	Christ Church Chapel (Grosse Pointe) Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills) Dearborn Mosque Detroit Temple, Church of the Latter Day Saints (Bloomfield Hills) Duns Scotus College (Southfield) Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (Grosse Pointe) Islamic Center of America (Dearborn) First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America (Taylor) Kirk in the Hills (Bloomfield Hills) Mother of God Cathedral (Southfield) National Shrine of the Little Flower (Royal Oak) Nardin Park United Methodist Church (Farmington Hills) Piety Hill Historic District (Lapeer) St. Hugo in the Hills Catholic Church (Bloomfield Hills) St. Mary Church (Monroe) Saint Paul Catholic Church (Grosse Pointe Farms) Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Southfield) Temple Beth El (Bloomfield Hills)
See also: Architecture of metropolitan Detroit

Religion in Metro Detroit

Christianity

Churches	Religious landmarks in metropolitan Detroit
K-12 ed.	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit navbox Novi Christian Academy Parkway Christian School Southfield Christian School

Judaism

Congregations	Temple Beth El
Schools	The Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit Farber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva Hillel Day School Yeshiva Beth Yehuda Tushiyah United Hebrew School (closed)
Media	The Jewish News

Islam

Al-Islah Mosque
Dearborn Mosque
First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America
Islamic Center of America

Closed	Highland Park Mosque

Interfaith

Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit

This list is incomplete.

v t e Mosques in the United States
Alaska	Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska
Arizona	Islamic Community Center of Phoenix Tucson Mosque
California	Baitul Hameed Mosque Islamic Center of Irvine Islamic Center of Orange County Islamic Center of Riverside Islamic Center of Southern California King Fahad Mosque Masjid Annur Islamic Center Women's Mosque of America
Connecticut	Islamic Center of Connecticut
Illinois	Al-Sadiq Mosque Baitul Jaamay Mosque Islamic Foundation Islamic Foundation North Mosque Maryam Masjid Darussalam Mosque Foundation Muslim Community Center
Iowa	Mother Mosque of America
Maryland	Baitur Rehman Mosque Diyanet Center of America Imam Mahdi Islamic Education Center of Baltimore Islamic Society of Baltimore Islamic Society of Western Maryland
Massachusetts	Arabic Jumma Mosque Islamic Society of Boston Islamic Society of Greater Lowell Mosque No. 11 Quincy Mosque Sharon Mosque Worcester Mosque
Michigan	Al-Islah Mosque Dearborn Mosque First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America Islamic Association of Greater Detroit Islamic Center and Mosque of Grand Rapids Islamic Center of America Highland Park Mosque (former)
Minnesota	Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center
Missouri	Islamic Center of Central Missouri St. Louis Islamic Center
Nevada	Masjid As-Sabur
New Mexico	Dar al-Islam
New York	Hazrati Abu Bakr Siddique Hudson Valley Islamic Community Center Islamic Association of Long Island Islamic Cultural Center of New York Islamic Society of Central New York Masjid al-Ikhlas Masjid Al-Mamoor Masjid Hamza Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Mid-Hudson Islamic Association Powers Street Mosque
Ohio	Islamic Center of Greater Toledo Islamic Society of Greater Dayton Noor Islamic Cultural Center
Oregon	Masjid As-Saber Rizwan Mosque
Pennsylvania	Islamic Center of Pittsburgh Masjid Al-Jamia Mosque No. 12 Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen North Penn Mosque Philly Mosque
Tennessee	Islamic Center of Murfreesboro
Texas	Baitus Samee Mosque East Plano Islamic Center Islamic Association of North Texas Islamic Center of Greater Austin Islamic Center of Irving Islamic Society of Greater Houston (Al-Noor Mosque · Masjid Al-Ansaar (Woodland Islamic Center) · Pearland Islamic Center)
Virginia	All Dulles Area Muslim Society Dar Al-Hijrah
Washington D.C.	Islamic Center of Washington
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