Islamic Center of Greater Austin
Islamic Center of Greater Austin | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | non-profit religious organization |
Location | |
Location | 5110 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723 |
Geographic coordinates | 30°17′59″N 97°41′12″W / 30.299652°N 97.686778°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Date established | 1977 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,000[1] |
Dome(s) | 0 |
Minaret(s) | 4 |
Website | |
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The Islamic Center of Greater Austin or ICGA is a mosque and Islamic community center in Austin, Texas in the United States.[2]
The Center was established in March 1977 as a non-profit religious organization registered with the State of Texas and is affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT), which is a subsidiary of ISNA, as its trustee. The center's property is waqf under NAIT.
Organization history
The mosque started in a 2,000 sq ft (190 m2) building without any parking space. It was expanded in 1982 with the purchase of an adjacent building that was remodeled into a prayer hall. In November 1999, the Center completed a two-story building which houses a mosque to accommodate around 1000 congregants and a full-time Islamic school on the second floor.
Activities
The center offers facilities for daily prayers, a full-time licensed Islamic school, an educational center, audio/video library, weekly Quran school, seminars, workshops and symposiums, counseling center for battered families, marriage contract officiation, ghusl facility and burial services with a 25-acre (100,000 m2) Muslim cemetery.