Sister Clara Muhammad CDC

For some western elementary school students who graduated in June of 1935, their West Catholic freshman year was spent in a little old building belonging to a parish in West Philadelphia known as Our Mother of Sorrows. A new parish elementary school had been built, but this group of about 120 boys was to occupy the older building situated across from a small neighborhood park near 48th Street and Lancaster Avenue. The place was designated a "West" annex and was to be the temporary home for this group of grammar school grads.   

Their first year at "West" wasn’t quite what they had imagined it would be. There weren’t the great halls or huge practice field, and they were still being taught by nuns not Brothers or priests  however, these same students, who were about to become high school sophomores, were informed that they were no longer West Catholic students and were to report in the fall to a school at the corner of 47th Street and Wyalusing Avenue. This school, which was to have been the new Our Mother of Sorrows elementary school, was given the name St. Thomas More Catholic Boys’ High School.  

The Philadelphia Masjid, Sister Clara Muhammad School is situated in one of the nation's. most historic islamic sites. This place is not only a place of worship (masjid) but a total community facility for empowering residents with housing, economic and educational improvements to the community. Our mission is to invest in human excellance and capital, community programs and projests for spiritual upliftment for seniors and young people. " The best among you is the one most useful to his community" (Prophet Muhammad Pease and Blessing be upon him)