Islamic Center of Greater Austin

Islamic Center of Greater Austin
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusnon-profit religious organization
Location
Location5110 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723
Islamic Center of Greater Austin is located in Texas
Islamic Center of Greater Austin
Location in Texas
Geographic coordinates30°17′59″N 97°41′12″W / 30.299652°N 97.686778°W / 30.299652; -97.686778
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established1977
Specifications
Capacity1,000[1]
Dome(s)0
Minaret(s)4
Website
austinmosque.org

The Islamic Center of Greater Austin or ICGA is a mosque and Islamic community center in Austin, Texas in the United States.[2]

The Center was established in March 1977 as a non-profit religious organization registered with the State of Texas and is affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT), which is a subsidiary of ISNA, as its trustee. The center's property is waqf under NAIT.

Organization history

The mosque started in a 2,000 sq ft (190 m2) building without any parking space. It was expanded in 1982 with the purchase of an adjacent building that was remodeled into a prayer hall. In November 1999, the Center completed a two-story building which houses a mosque to accommodate around 1000 congregants and a full-time Islamic school on the second floor.

The Islamic Center of Greater Austin also operates the Austin Peace Academy[1]

Activities

The center offers facilities for daily prayers, a full-time licensed Islamic school, an educational center, audio/video library, weekly Quran school, seminars, workshops and symposiums, counseling center for battered families, marriage contract officiation, ghusl facility and burial services with a 25-acre (100,000 m2) Muslim cemetery.

References

  1. ^ a b "ABOUT".
  2. ^ Official site


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