Elgin is a city 40 mi (64 km) northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,487, making it the eighth-largest city in Illinois and the 241st largest city in the United States. The city has many outlets, stores, and shops that provide Muslim and Middle Eastern merchandize that includes Halal meat, Islamic Clothing, Groceries, Books, Clothing, Indian jewelry, wedding and marriage dresses.
Islamic stores and businesses includes ethnic products from countries such as India, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Persian, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi-Arabia, Dubai, UAE, Jordan, Palestine, Morocco, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Yemen, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and many other countries.
Islamic businesses in Elgin and surrounding areas of Illinois include some of the following stores.
1. Downtown Islamic Center
- ICC Masjid – At-Takaful Islamic Society
- Makki Masjid
- Islamic Federation
- Illinois Masjids
- Memon Po!nt
- ICNA Chicago
- Islamic Community Center
- Islamic Center
- Makki Masjid
- Midwest Association
- MuslimCommunity Center
- Islamic Foundation of Peoria
- Islamic Society of Greater Springfield
- Don Moss & Associates, Inc.
- Muslim Society Inc
- Midwest Islamic Center
- Moss Advertising
- Mosque Foundation
- Iman Fund
- Islamic Center of Naperville
- Muslim Association of Greater Rockford