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Masjid Ul Haqq is one of the oldest Masjids in the city of Baltimore and the State of Maryland. Masjid Ul Haqq has been rooted in the Upton Community for nearly 70 years. Then known as Muhammad Temple Number Six, the organization moved into Upton in the spring of 1954. The sanctuary was located on the second floor of a commerce building at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Greenwillow Street.
To expand its sanctuary and provide additional services to the community, the organization solicited the assistance of Henry Parks of Park Sausage, Dr. Winfred Bryson of Advance Federal Savings and Loan, and “Little” Willie Adams to purchase a former garage and carriage stable on Wilson Street in 1957. The organization took ownership of its present location on Wilson Street, now known as Islamic Way, in 1958. After a year of hard work and countless man-hours, Muhammad Temple Number Six opened the doors to its new sanctuary, businesses, and school in the fall of 1959. Masjid Ul Haqq was cited as a historic landmark in 2003.
Shabazz Restaurant, Bakery, and a barbershop were among the first businesses established at the new location in 1959. However, over the past 60 years, Masjid Ul Haqq has operated the following businesses at the Islamic Way site: Bakery Distribution Center (Bean Pies), Super Market, Bookstore, Import and Domestic Distribution Center (Peruvian Whiting Fish, Meats and Produce) and a Food Co-Op. In the late ’60s and ’70s, Masjid Ul Haqq expanded its businesses around Baltimore, opening eight restaurants and a bakery production outlet. Shabazz Restaurant and Meat, Market located at 1608 Pennsylvania was described as an “Oasis of Delectable Food” and quality service in the Upton Community to 1967 to 1975.
ducation was elemental to the organization. In 1959 educational classes for men and women were established for academics, self-improvement, and economic development. Enrichment classes were also provided to the youth after school and on weekends. The first full-time school, grades Kindergartener thru 12th, was opened to Muslims and Non-Muslims in 1968. The school operated during intermittent periods and at its peak enrolled 200 students. Before closing in 1994, over its tenure, the school had graduated more than 100 seniors who entered such professions as medicine, engineering, law, and information technology.
Over the years, the Masjid has been visited by a few notable people including Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X (Al-Hajj Malik Shabazz), Stockley Carmichael, Muhammad Ali, Governor Harry Hughes, and Congressman Parren J. Mitchell. Masjid Ul Haqq has hosted numerous delegations from Africa and Asia. Masjid Ul Haqq is a designated Baltimore City Historic Landmark in 2003 by the Baltimore Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.