Great place to worship. Friendly staff. Very clean. Very convenient site. Opens to prayer at convenient times.

Will never come back creepy basement iftar, the guy yells at us and I feel humiliated like a beggar or something, monster size dates are amazing i wish they would give more than one date , if you are starving I would recommend you open a can of beans when it's iftar times , plus the button that lets you in will lock you in, weird ! read more

I came across this place through the meetup app as they have volunteering activity every Sunday 10 am. Normally you would not notice this place on the state street as they have a small glass door on the front nothing fancy. I was there around 9.50am and the person in the mosque opened the door and once we enter there will be steps to the basement where they make meals for the homeless. Just enter the name and pick up the gloves. You are free to choose to cut veggies for salad or making peanut butter sandwiches or packing or writing quote on stickers that goes on the food packets. Food packet basically consists of: 1)Salad(carrot,spinach,tomato,nuts and some other stuff) 2)Peanut butter sandwich stuffed with banana 3)Fruit 4)Protein bar 5)Water bottle 6)Napkin with Fork 7)sometimes cookies We all make around 100 meals and distribute on your way home.They never ask you for money but you are free to contribute if you want. People from all religions and cultures come here to volunteer which is a great thing and makes us realize that love and compassion are things that we need .I was here for 3 consecutive weeks and enjoyed my time meeting nice people."FORWARD HUMANITY" is the name you can check on Facebook too.Go and do your part on free time they do every Sunday 10 am and due to ramadan they are doing on Saturday 10 am too. "Religions never spread hate,People Do". read more

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Haven't visited the main prayer area but I usually come here Sunday morning's for Volunteer service- organized by Forward Humanity. https://www.facebook.com/forwardhumanity/ It is located in the heart of downtown. Easily accessible by red line or bus. Plenty of lots located nearby as well. I felt very welcomed on my first day. Was a little confused as to where was I expected to show up. The man at the main entrance was very friendly and showed me the way. People from all background's are welcome. As for the volunteer service- the aim is to make 100 meals for homeless, no donation or special skill is mandatory. Services you can help with include- chopping, packaging and helping kids make stickers. Finally heading to streets to distribute the meals (One person usually takes 4 packages/meals). You can help at any stage or multiple. Would love to return, even if not for the volunteer service. read more

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Convenient location. We stopped by after visiting the Willis Tower since it was nearby. Took the elevator to the fourth floor and didn't see any other women, but we did come at a weird time between prayers, around 145pm. The women's area was super small but there may have been other areas? Didn't see what was on the other floors but it was a cool building. read more

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Volunteered at this location, which is very consistent with preparing, and distributing food to the homeless in the downtown loop area. Very diverse, and friendly group that meets every Sunday at 10am. read more

Downtown Islamic Center - Mosques Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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we stopped by while in chicago for vacation just in time for second jummah. perfect location downtown makes it easy to have a quick prayer spot before continuing on with your day. the center is really clean and well kept- both the bathrooms and prayer area. felt very comfortable -people guided us to the woman's area on the 4th floor. read more

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One of my favorite masajid! This place is mostly for the commuter population, but the community-feeling that I get here, I don't get from many other places. The bathrooms and wudu areas are clean and there is ample space. One area of improvement is just that this is a difficult place to navigate if this is one's first time here. The floors aren't labelled, so when everyone's piled onto an elevator, it may be confusing where to go (ladies, head on over to the 4th floor for the wudu and prayer area). There are way more men here than women, so while the uncles that handle the human traffic do a good job, it does become uncomfortable sometimes being a lone female with 12 other men stuffed inside an elevator. read more

This is my favorite masjid. I wish they are open for all prayer times, but i understand that requires someone to always be there and may be challenging. Super convenient for when spending hours shopping or sight seeing downtown, to pause and do your solat in a peaceful Masjid rather than the dressing rooms hah. As a woman, I love the space and privacy provided on the 4th floor. Very clean wudu area, bathroom, and closet area to hang your coats. What I appreciate the most is how welcoming the ppl I've encountered here. I don't wear hijab (the head scarf), and my husband is caucasian and we're always treated with warmth by the community/attendees here. It also has a more diverse crowd compared to other mosques I've attended. For close to a year now I've attended classes there on Wednesdays with such wonderful ladies (aged from 20s to 40s) to learn Tajweed and discuss a book (Book Club) and its a very positive circle free from judgement. They also have a table with all these easy to read booklets on Understanding Islam, Muslims, which has been so resourceful for me to share with my non muslims friends/family members that had questions. Every Sunday morning, the non-profit org called Forward Humanity hosts the Feed the Hungry event, where whoever (muslims/non muslims) get together in the basement to prepare and distribute healthy lunch bags for the homeless in the Chicago downtown area. It starts at 10am, and the few times I've went we've prepared Banana Honey Peanut Butter Sandwiches + Healthy Salad (Mixed Greens with sunflower seeds, cherry tomatoes, etc etc)+Banana+Bottled Water. Also for Jummah on Friday, I have to say I was very nervous to go in as there were so many men crowding the area, but was so delightfully surprised that as soon as the male coordinator saw me, held the elevators for the few women to give us priority :) During Ramadan, I know they've had other programs where they work with the Syrian and Rohingya refugees, host iftars and taraweekh daily. So i'm grateful that the DIC has so many programs as such. All in all, I am very grateful for this lil clean, peaceful, convenient space of worship. Alhamdulillah. read more

Who knew Islamic Biryani could be such an experience! Come on Fridays for lunch and have a heaping helping of delicious Islamic Chicken Biryani! A must try for anyone working in the loop and looking for something new to try on a Friday. If you're lucky you'll run into Adil and Zubi on Fridays, they're the loops version of Abbott and Costello, these 2 characters will regale you with tall tales of the high seas as you enjoy scarfing down the delicious biryani! read more

Overall, I feel pretty uncomfortable at this mosque. Often I feel like I am being stared at by the men here. I get the same vibe whether I am wearing hijab or not. Nothing is clearly labeled here which makes me nervous to go anywhere out of fear of stepping into a men-only section. There are no signs in the elevator that say where worship and wudu areas are. I get the feeling like this is a members-only club or something. There many more men here then women. Seriously, once it was like 100 men and about 12 women! I would have to give this place one star but their location is extremely convenient being only steps from the Jackson red line. Also, a encountered a very friendly woman here who didn't seem to care that I was white/not wearing hijab :D read more

I have been here and it is very nice however I agree with Frederica who posted earlier. The mosque is not doing enough for women and reaching out to welcome them. As a woman, you are outnumbered if you go here and it seems exclusive to men. Hopefully they will change this and implement a program geared towards women or create a group for us that is associated with the downtown islamic center. read more

On a hot day as tourists in Chicago, we decided to visit the mosque instead of trekking all the way to our hotel to go pray. Great choice! We saw sights on Michigan Ave and Millenium Park all the way there, plus got to visit downtown's lovely mosque -- Easy to locate, as the entrance is right there on State Street between shops. We went up to the 4th floor (as directed by a hospitable uncle) and enjoyed cooling AC and a spacious bathroom. As travelers, we were also able to freshen up in peace from a hot day. Next, we were able to pray in the heart of downtown Chicago in utter peace - no awkward corners, no gawking people. Alhamdullilah. Aside from this spot being a refuge, it has a number of floors (I don't know for what, but the people here must be active!), and they've kept spaces for sisters too (as evidenced by a spacious restroom). Love it! May Allah bless the organizers, volunteers, and attendees. Ameen. read more

Downtown Islamic Center - Spacious shoe room by the ladies washroom. There's couches too! - Mosques Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great programs offered in a convenient location. Bathrooms are kept relatively clean compared to most masaajid.

This place needs new management, seriously. A mosque is a place of worship and Muslims are required to worship throughout the day. However, DIC has arbitrary hours that make it physically impossible to pray there at God's prescribed times. DIC's hours are allegedly from 11a.m. to 7:00 p.m. However, God requires Muslims to worship well outside of those hours. I say "allegedly" for the hours because while the posted hours--which are already completely insufficient--because even during posted hours, the place is frequently closed and several times I've been turned away upon arrival at prayer time during posted hours. I was also verbally accosted for walking in at 6:45 p.m. and told by some janitor, "we are closed" and I pointed to the sign on the door that says closing time is at 7:00 p.m. and was told, "don't worry about the sign, I said we're closed so leave." The janotor then said, "come back tomorrow to complain." This place sure loves to beg for donations but lacks decency and does not serve the purpose for which mosques exist. I've been to many mosques in the city and this is the only one that is not open for prayers frequently at prayer time. The staff is simply lazy and incompetent. Very sad and disgusting. read more