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    Lighthouse Mosque

    5.0 (3 reviews)

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    Such a beautiful and welcoming community mashaAllah! Come here to feel welcomed and appreciated no matter what your background is.

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    Oakland Islamic Center - After service

    Oakland Islamic Center

    3.8(16 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    A coworker/work friend found and visited this center last Friday at lunchtime and told some of us…read moreabout it in case we were interested too since its only a mile from work. Friday is a special and important/holy day for Muslims, like Sunday is for Christians. I was able to go today too, luckily no meetings at that time, so we took our lunch hour late from 115-215pm and were able to catch an Uber and catch most of the khutbah (like a sermon) that is before the prayers, although it was all in Arabic this time (last week he said there was an English translator). And I'd read about the earphones available for translation in these reviews but we got there too late and didnt want to be walking around being disruptive looking for them. It didn't matter though because it was really the experience/community/prayers we were there for. He went in the front door with the males and I followed a lady with a hijab that I saw walking through the parking lot to a rear door. She was nice enough to wave me over, too, and there were clear signs outside as well. I was nervous because I was new, a little late, and this was my first time going to a group prayer tbh. I've visited mosques before in Turkey but not during actual prayer times. I put my scarf on in the parking lot to cover my hair and then took my shoes off and left them at the bottom of the steps with everyone else's, leaving my socks on. The floor was wet, probably from people doing wudu, lol. I went up the stairs and women were sitting facing a gold curtain in the front and also along the walls so I went to the back wall and sat between two women. Nobody stared or made me feel weird just general quick glances like I was new or something, but overall no problem and it seemed like a nice cozy group. Maybe 30 or 35 women and maybe 6 or so little well-behaved girls. The carpet was clean and I think red and green. I didn't need to bring my prayer rug after all, nobody else did. I was self conscious and nervous about when we would get to the prayers part, which lasted about 10 minutes after the khutbah, because I didn't know how it worked and I really don't know mine by heart or without using the salat learning app, but it was fine after all because i saw how everyone does it together in silence except for the man/imam speaking that we can't see in the womens area anyway since we're in a separate room from the men upstairs and behind a curtain/divider. (Sorry for the major run on sentences, I'm typing like I talk rn lol). After the khutbah, everyone got up and squished together in horizontal rows toward the front so i just followed and copied whatever they did. I didn't know why they were shoulder to shoulder tbh but later my coworker explained that was to keep shaytan (satan) out and an act of unity/togetherness. I'd left like a foot of space between me and the young girl next to me but next time I'll know not to do that. Then everyone does the motions together as they're announced and it's a really humbling, peaceful and spiritual feeling, so although we had to rush bc we only had an hour, and I can't speak toward anything else the center offers since our time was limited, I enjoyed the experience overall and will be back. My coworker did mention there are shops that sell halal food etc next to the mosque that he picked up lunch at last time, so that's convenient. The end..

    Alhamduallah I was born and raised Muslim. Once I walked inside this misjad everything is different…read morepeople are very rude they keep staring at new people entered the misjad. I did not like they way how they approach me while I'm praying they were supposed to wait for me until I finish. Even if you own the masjid this is the house of Allah not yours. Overall, I would rather to pray in my car but in this misjad

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    Darul Islam

    Darul Islam

    4.6(9 reviews)
    12.0 mi

    As an Interfaith chaplain who served Muslim patients in a nearby hospital, I visited this most…read morewonderful, humble and loving masjid to learn more about Islam and I discovered some very sweet people who are very respectful, open-minded, and a delight to sit with. I attend women's prayers on Friday as much as possible. I have been given good resources to work with patients, and greatly appreciate the time I spent with Tariq, the director and mighty angel of this mosque. He answered many of my questions and introduced me to many people. I value the wisdom and love of this masjid and recommend it highly to anyone seeking to know more about Islam in an open-minded way that celebrates life, community and love.

    I love this masjid. It is a pretty diverse group of Muslims, with many Arabs but also Malaysians…read moreand Indonesians, Pakistanis, etc. And of course some Caucasian converts to Islam like me. The people at this mosque are very welcoming and kind, which is important for new Muslims. They will gently guide and correct mistakes made, not criticizing but helping one another. The imam is much like the rest of the congregation. He is very approachable (which is not always the case at other mosques). He really seems to care when people are struggling and he gives good advice. He has helped me with religious issues and questions and also personal issues (from an Islamic perspective of course). I know that another reviewer wrote that the board members of this masjid are always asking for donations. I really haven't felt this way. They do mention the need for donations at the end of jummuah sometimes but I don't feel that they are asking in a high pressure way. I have heard the imam mention that they have loans to pay which is true since they purchased this property which was previously a church and then converted it into a masjid only a couple of years ago. The money has to come from somewhere so I think they have to at least ask for donations. But I have never had anyone come directly to me or my husband and ask for money. It is more like occasional general announcements made after jummuah. I would highly recommend this masjid to anyone looking for a friendly, welcoming masjid. I honestly don't know what the imam's formal training is but his khutbahs are very good and informative. My husband is Egyptian and grew up in Egypt. He watches various lectures about the religion from scholars at Al Azhar University and he said the khutbahs are accurate and informative.

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