Islamic Association of Greater Detroit
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Islamic Association of Greater Detroit (IAGD) was founded in 1978 by immigrants from the Indian subcontinent and Middle East. After IAGD was formed, it purchased the current property situated in the city of Avon Township. Eventually, the city name changed to Rochester Hills, Michigan. On this property was a "Blue House" which was used as a meeting place and Sunday Islamic School. As the community grew and during the construction of the original mosque, IAGD rented the Larson Middle School in Troy, Michigan
for its Sunday School as well as community dinners. IAGD has had a tradition of holding a community dinner on the first Saturday of each month for the past 30 years. The original mosque included a prayer space, social hall, and kitchen. IAGD moved into the newly built facility in 1982.
The structure of the masjid has gone through many phase of restructuring including a previous prayer hall and an adjacent social hall with kitchen. On November 10, 2001, IAGD opened the masjid with a significant expansion which included permanent classrooms for the Montessori and Sunday Islamic Schools, the gym, a larger social hall (rentable as Hall A, Hall B, or combined), and a large kitchen with restaurant type equipment. Plans in the next phase of building include expanding the sisters prayer area, a minaret and dome for the masjid.
IAGD has a Montessori school and daycare. The IAGD is also currently looking into the possibility of opening a full time (K-12) Islamic school in the near future.
IAGD works with parents and the youth in an annual youth summer camp, Camp Al-Hilal, which has long received the backing and support of the United Way of Michigan. In its 28th year, it brings Muslim youth together from across the metro Detroit area and the surrounding states for a weeklong camp that includes outdoor activities and lectures/discussion sessions about Islam, five daily prayers, and more.
IAGD was also the home of the Michigan Muslim Basketball League, MMBL, a non-profit basketball league for 18+ men. During the season the games are held in the gymnasium every week, Saturday mornings.
The current Imams are Imam Aly Lela and Hazrat Mufti Ahmed Abdur Rabb Rabbani (DB).
Past Imams have been Muneer Fareed
(currently Secretary General of ISNA
) and Achmat Salie.
Troy, Michigan
Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a suburb of Detroit. The population was 80,980 at the 2010 census, making it the 11th-largest city in Michigan by population, and the largest city in Oakland County...
for its Sunday School as well as community dinners. IAGD has had a tradition of holding a community dinner on the first Saturday of each month for the past 30 years. The original mosque included a prayer space, social hall, and kitchen. IAGD moved into the newly built facility in 1982.
History
IAGD (Islamic Association of Greater Detroit) has been in the Rochester Hills community for about 30 years. The mosque and has a Montessori school, Sunday Islamic school, and a gymnasium for sports activity. Regular events include five daily prayer services, a monthly community dinner, and an annual family fair event.The structure of the masjid has gone through many phase of restructuring including a previous prayer hall and an adjacent social hall with kitchen. On November 10, 2001, IAGD opened the masjid with a significant expansion which included permanent classrooms for the Montessori and Sunday Islamic Schools, the gym, a larger social hall (rentable as Hall A, Hall B, or combined), and a large kitchen with restaurant type equipment. Plans in the next phase of building include expanding the sisters prayer area, a minaret and dome for the masjid.
IAGD has a Montessori school and daycare. The IAGD is also currently looking into the possibility of opening a full time (K-12) Islamic school in the near future.
IAGD works with parents and the youth in an annual youth summer camp, Camp Al-Hilal, which has long received the backing and support of the United Way of Michigan. In its 28th year, it brings Muslim youth together from across the metro Detroit area and the surrounding states for a weeklong camp that includes outdoor activities and lectures/discussion sessions about Islam, five daily prayers, and more.
IAGD was also the home of the Michigan Muslim Basketball League, MMBL, a non-profit basketball league for 18+ men. During the season the games are held in the gymnasium every week, Saturday mornings.
The current Imams are Imam Aly Lela and Hazrat Mufti Ahmed Abdur Rabb Rabbani (DB).
Past Imams have been Muneer Fareed
Muneer Fareed
Muneer Goolam Fareed, born , is a Muslim scholar and the former Secretary General of ISNA .Muneer Fareed is a South African citizen of Indian descent....
(currently Secretary General of ISNA
ISNA
ISNA can refer to:Abbreviations/acronyms* Iranian Students' News Agency* Intersex Society of North America* Islamic Society of North America* Indigenous Sovereign Nation Assembly, an assembly of indigenous nations in New Zealand and vicinityPlaces...
) and Achmat Salie.
Visits by Prominent Scholars
The following notable scholars have visited IAGD in the past:- Hazrat Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed (DB)
- Hazrat Mufti Shah Navalurahman (DB)
- Shaykh Dr. Husain Abdul Sattar (DB)
- Mufti Abdullah Nana
- Shaykh Ibrahim Memon
- Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
- Mawlana Sajjid al-Rahman
- Shaykh Mohammad Omar Hussaini
- Shaykh Emad-Ul-Islam
- Shaykh Abdur Raheem ibn Dawud Limboda (United Kingdom)
- Shaykh Ahmed Ali (of the United Kingdom)
- Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Al-KawthariMufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-KawthariMufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari is a public speaker and author of Islamic books and translator of several Arabic works to the English language.- Early Life and Education :...
- Shaykh Khalid Abdul Sattar (DB)
- Imam Tahir Anwar
- Imam Zaid ShakirZaid ShakirZaid Salim Shakir is a prominent American Islamic scholar and writer who is a co-founder, , and faculty member, of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California, United States, where he teaches courses on Arabic, Law, History, and Islamic Spirituality...
- Imam Siraj Wahaj
- Qari Mohammad Noman
- Mufti Hussain Kamani
- Shaykh Shakir Pandoor
- Sheik Ibrahim Memon
- Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
- Shaykh Bilal Ali Ansari
- Shaykh Sulaiman Moola
- Mufti Abdulrahman ibn Yusuf
- Moulana Junaid Khursany
- Maulana Tariq Jameel
- Mufti Saeed Palanpuri
- Mufti Ghayazuddin
- Shaykh al Hadith Hazrat Mufti Qari Mohammad Ilyaas (DB)
- Shaykh Ahmed Arshad
- Maulana Qari Sohel Mangera
- Shaykh Zia Ul Haq
- Mufti Nayef Patel
- Mufti Muhammad Akram
- Mufti Abdur Rahman Waheed
- Maulana Abdullah Waheed
- Imam Abdullah Madyun