Islamic Community Center of Phoenix – USA
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Islamic Community Center of Phoenix
7516 N. Black Canyon Hwy,
Phoenix, AZ 85051, USA
602-249-0496
To rank this mosque consider the following criteria for all categories:
1) Facilities
- Main Hall (Prayer Hall)
- Library
- Mortuary (for the washing and storing of the deceased)
- Community Hall (An all purpose hall used for different events)
- Ladies’ Gallery (prayer area for female members)
- Ablution Areas (Washrooms)
- Dome and Minaret
- Kitchen
- Offices and Meeting Rooms
- Elevator
- Cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation
- Furniture and equipments
- Parking Lots
2) Activities and Programs for Mosque Members
- Jum`ah Prayer and the Salah
- Islamic study classes
- Regular spiritual short talks
- Arabic classes
- Sisters’ activities or programs
- Quran memorization or Tajweed classes
- Youth activities or programs
- New Muslim classes
- Fitness or sports teams
- Counseling services – marital, family, parenting or marriage counseling
- Day care programs
- workshops
3) Interaction with the Outside Community
- Dawah programs to non-Muslims
- School or church visits to present Islam
- Efforts to write or call the media
- Participation in interfaith dialogues or programs
- Initiatives to write or call political leaders
- Invitations for politicians to visit the mosque
- Participation in social service projects
- Prison or jail programs
- Food pantry, soup kitchen, or collect food for the poor
- Thrift store or collect clothes for the poor
- Anti-drug or anti-crime programs in the neighborhood
- Voter registration programs
- Substance abuse programs
4) Imam
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Islam
- High spirituality
- Effective Communication Skills.
- Interfaith relations skills
- Dynamic personality and motivational speaker
- Conflict prevention and resolution skills
- Capacity to represent the Muslim community and speak to the media
- Interaction manner that reflects positively on the Masjid
- Self-conduct that fosters unity and a sense of inclusion among all members of the local Muslim community
- counseling and guidance services available as needed
5) Executive Committee or Board of Directors
- The Board of Directors is elected by a membership that represents the community that the organization serves
- The Board of Directors involves all members of the mosque in identifying essential goals and developing procedures or strategies for reaching those goals
- The Board of Directors promotes the proper use of the mosque as an institution advocating Islamic principles and values
- The Board of Directors organizes activities which are beneficial to Muslims
- The Board of Directors enhances the awareness amongst Muslims residing within the mosque limits to work together towards improving their social, educational and religious life;
- The Board of Directors fosters close relationship with other groups and grassroots organizations so as to promote inter-religious harmony and good citizenship through the spirit of self-help and cooperation; and
- The Board of Directors attends to the general affairs of the mosque and keeps proper maintenance of the mosque under its management.
- The Board of Directors has a realistic annual budget and a plan for achieving it.
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May 8th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
Wow. My wife and I are moving from Houston to the Phoenix area Insha’alla, and were checking out local Masajid to help us decide what part of town to move to. Thanks to the above posters for the warning, IDK about the haram this or halal that, but I know I’ll pass on the bickering, thanks. Assalamu Alaikom
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March 25th, 2011 at 8:06 am
Mashallah I love this Masjid!
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January 1st, 2011 at 9:47 pm
The board has never been changed or elected and no financial report has ever been made public, this itself raises a serious concern over what’s going on inside!!
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October 12th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
I think the translation of the Khutba is great and the brother who does it is putting a lot of efforts into it.
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August 4th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
The most recent comment is refereed to the one about where the money being donated is from.
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August 4th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
@Comment number 1.
You can leave that up to Allah (swt). It is not your place to judge anyone, or their intentions. They will or will not get the ajr based on their intentions which ONLY Allah (swt) knows. However, what the money is used for by the Masjid is something great and will change the Muslim community in Phoenix inshAllah.
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August 4th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I think Allah already made it clear that liquor is HARAM and all its profit is HARAM as well. Therefore the question here is not what someone’s intention or Ajer but why is ICCP accepting HARAM money to build place of worship for us Muslims.
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August 1st, 2010 at 11:57 am
Isn’t it ironic that the new ICCP project was mainly paid for by liquor stores money. Not to say there is halal money donated by others. You can ask board members and the Imam and they will try to justify this endlessly.
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Dr. Marwan Sadeddin Reply:
November 6th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
regarding the issue of liquor stores money, in the beginning, it is unappropriated way to attack a mosque which is a house of Allah with this kind of acquisition. first of all, it is not right that all or most of the money used to build the new mosque came from liquor stores owners. Most of the money came from other donors that they earn from lawful. Second, if some of the money came from people earned from unlawful, you have to know that there is no such thing called “Haram money” but there is “haram earning money” which means that the money it self is not the “Haram” but the way of earning the money, and when the money transfer from hand of any donor to another hand, it turned back to it’s original circumstance, which is the lawful, and the sin will be on the person how he earned it if it is “Haram”, there is no cash money stamped by term called “Haram money”, it is like if you do some handy work for him and you know his unlawful source of income and you get paid for your work, the money you get is “halal” because it transferred back to it’s original circumstance. however, we still encourage those people to change their source of income and asked Allah for forgiveness. Third, there is an Imam at that mosque and he is knowledgeable, and the “Fatwa” should be up to him, not every one can put himself as a “Mufti”.
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February 11th, 2011 at 2:45 am
Sub7an il 5ale2. How you come to defend this money is beyond me. When accepting money that is KNOWN to have come from 7aram, you yourself are committing sin. We are validating them. Instead of sitting them down&explaining how they are committing 7aram, we accept their money and validate their means of acquiring such? YES, YOU ARE VALIDATING THEM IN TAKING IT IN BECAUSE YOU ARE SAYING THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU MADE THIS MONEY WHICH I AM WELL AWARE CAME OF 7ARAM, I WILL TAKE IT AS A DONATION FOR THIS MASJID. What is this disgusting junk you build your masajid and your childrens futures off of? Never should money that is known to be acquired from 7aram to be taken in. If the board has reason to believe that this money is coming in from a means of 7aram, they need to seriously reconsider their positions and look to God and his book for help. We need not stand to help and give validation unto those who have a complete disregard for Islam. The money is not 7aram as the Dr. said until you are made aware of its means. Money given to Allah of his masajid is a great deed that is not to be taken lightly. It is a beautiful loan and will be repaid bl jannah. But to take this money, fully knowing, the means from which it was procured go against what Islam has taught….how can you justify this? Help these people find a different means. This money should not be accepted. Use your efforts Dr. instead to help these people. Do not use your efforts to convince us of that which is obvious. We understand al 7amdu lillah. And I am certain that you know it is our duty to teach them how to make mal from 7alal.
Assalamu3alaikum w ra7matAllahu w barakatuhu.
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February 11th, 2011 at 2:48 am
“it is unappropriated way to attack a mosque which is a house of Allah with this kind of acquisition.”
I’m also fairly certain you meant to say that “it is an inappropriate way to attack a mosque which is a house of Allah with this kind of accusation.”
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March 16th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
We should not reason and argue like Bani Israel. Trying to make Haram thing Halal was the characteristic of those people. Althgouh Allah put Bani Isreal above all the nations, Allah brought them down due to such attitude.
Rafi
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July 26th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
I love ICCP! I’ve been going there ever since I was knee high to a grass hopper, and I absolutely love it. We have a wonderful Imam, community, and board members alhamdulillah. May Allah reward them all for making ICCP such an amazing masjid and an incredible environment to pray.
-Dana Abushanab
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July 18th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
excellent Islamic teaching that is supported by the Qur’an and the sunnah
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July 12th, 2010 at 2:21 am
Wonderful Sheikh Mahmoud, JAK
Super new facility.
Sheikh not knowing English well, but a decent translation is always provided.
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