The Islamic Center of South Carolina (Masjid Al-Salaam), was started in 2005 when just a few brothers and their families in the late 90’s decided on establishing a permanent place to pray and worship within Rock Hill. Between that time several buildings were leased around the city for a number of years to hold Juma (Friday) prayers. A final location was selected to be the current Mosque in 2010 and was eventually constructed in 2013 which allowed for the accommodation of the larger, growing local Muslim population of Rock Hill and surrounding areas. The members then focused on setting the main goal of the Mosque in addition to worship, to be the call to Dawah or inviting people to Islam. To date this goal continues and holds true as each year there are several individuals who choose to take the Shahadah (acceptance of Islam). Prior and after opening the Mosque on September 20, 2013, the Mosque and it’s members have been featured in the local newspaper, The Herald on numerous occasions.

Since many of the newspaper links have been broken over the years and photos, videos and printed copies have been lost, some remaining news articles have been preserved and are viewable through a google drive link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WRU6Bwx622sz5N2rjymNo9ifIx69eKHI?usp=sharing

The mosque hosts Eid (celebration) twice a year, Iftar for Ramadan (breaking fast) and has been involved from time to time in various community activities and outreach programs since the initial formation.

A Muslim cemetery was also opened in 2017 on Blackmon St by the initial founders of the Mosque:

https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/article156530779.html