All Dulles Area Muslim Society

{{Infobox religious building

| building_name = All Dulles Area Muslim Society

| image = ADAMS pic.jpg

| map_type = Virginia#USA

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Location in Virginia

| location = 46903 Sugarland Rd, Sterling, VA 20164

| coordinates = {{coord|39.00639|-77.37936|display=inline,title}}

| religious_affiliation = Islam

| status = non-profit religious organization

| architecture_type = Mosque

| established = 1983

| capacity = 700+{{Cite web |url=https://www.adamscenter.org/the-history-of-adams/ |title=The History of ADAMS | |access-date=2018-07-05 |archive-date=2018-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150714/https://www.adamscenter.org/the-history-of-adams/ |url-status=dead }}

| site_area = 25,000 square feet

| dome_quantity = 0

| minaret_quantity = 0

| website = {{URL|https://www.adamscenter.org}}

}}

All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) is one of the largest mosques in the United States, located in Sterling, VA and serving 5000 Muslim families.{{cn|date=April 2024}} ADAMS offers a wide variety of services. Some are of religious nature such as Islamic and Arabic classes, while others are of communal nature such as Boy and Girl Scout activities.{{cite news|last1=Kaleem|first1=Jaweed|title=Mohamed Magid: A Portrait Of An American Imam|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/mohamed-magid-americas-imam_n_888211.html|accessdate=10 April 2016|agency=Huffpost Religion|date=30 June 2011}}{{cite news|last1=Goodstein|first1=Laurie|title=Islam: Not in My Backyard?|url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f092010_mosques|accessdate=10 April 2016|agency=The New York Times Upfront|volume=143|publisher=Scholastic|date=20 September 2010}}

The current Executive Director (for 25 years as of 2022) is Imam Mohamed Magid, a leading figure in the American Muslim community. Magid was criticized in 2024 for taking part in an iftar with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who is known for blocking measures in the UN calling for a halt to attacks against the people of Gaza, Palestine.{{cite web | url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/white-house-scales-back-iftar-gaza-horrors-declined-invites | title=White House scales back iftar event as Gaza horrors trigger declined invites }}

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