Albanian-American Islamic Center of Arizona – USA
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Albanian-American Islamic Center of Arizona
6724 West Greenway Rd.,
Peoria, AZ 85381, USA
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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October 25th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Nice and clean Masjid. I love going there!
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July 30th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Could be improved a lot!
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