At the Iman Islamic Complex our main focal point is to get our children involved with community involvement and participation with the intention to sway them away from trouble.  We want to encourage our youth and form an affiliation with Masjid's management organization and participate in community activities.  This is currently our #1 priority.

Insha-Allah, the Organization would continue to be a continuous effort to help conserve resources, indulge in collaborations with other Masjids, and escalate the possibilities of da3wah through sports and other fun activities.

We currently have the following Committees ready to serve the Community:

Youth Committee

1) Vision

The Youth committee vision is giving roots, nurturing, and establishing organized and efficient, movement oriented, Islamic work amongst all segments of Muslim youth based on the comprehensive understanding of Islam.

2) Mission Statement

To develop committed Muslim youth capable of spreading and giving root to the comprehensive understanding of Islam, and to prepare them to be at the forefront in the development of our community through academic and even recreational activities.

3) Strategy

To adopt the strategy of focusing on human resource development in two arenas:
   1. Recruitment and tarbiya of a core cadre of youth
   2. Training and development of youth workers

4) Goals for the Year

   1. Continue the process of establishing the foundation of a core youth group
   2. Provide resources and programs to raise the caliber of youth workers and to do so particularly for groups that are under-utilized in the arena of youth work (e.g. sisters, scholars)
   3. Provide resources & programs to attract youth of the desired caliber, and to assist in their development

5) Recreational Activities

To keep the Muslim Youths active and healthy through the following activities:
   1. Indoor Basketball and Volleyball facilitated at Bridge Academy in Hamtramck
   2. Outdoor Volleyball, Softball, Flag Football and Soccer at Keyworth Stadium

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Social Services Committee

The core objective of the Social Services Committee is to keep strong bonds among members of the Muslim community in Hamtramck-Detroit. The Committee will work together with other Islamic centers in the Detroit Metro Area to undertake social programs and to promote Unity. The Committee will strive – God willing – to hold the rope of God strongly and help the community to be united and steadfast in the face of calamities and difficulties. The committee will work to provide solutions to social problems, to provide financial assistance to the needy, to help community members in home/apartment locating.

The following are the additional areas in which the committee provides services:

• Help in educating Muslims about their civil rights

• Help in Child protection services cases
   
• You can help a Muslim Child fallen in the trap due to Muslim
  family's domestic violence, divorce...
   
• Guidance on getting Food Assistance

• Guidance on Unemployment Benefits Claims

• Help in Emergency relief efforts

• Divorce case reconciliation with the help of the Imam

• Support for fund-raising activities

• To help the needy Muslims with Financial Aid and Sadaqa

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Outreach Committee

Purpose and Vision Statement

Our Purpose is to establish two main objectives. First, to provide Dawah materials in the form of: books, tapes, CDs and other multimedia resources. In addition, we provide local media and community contacts to ultimately clarify misconceptions regarding Islam and Muslims with: on-site tours, classes, open houses. Secondly, we provide continuity for our new Shahada’s, as such we have a very proactive process of educating and involving any new Muslims into our community.

The Vision of our center is to become the minaret of Islam in the west. As such our activities are driven by our objective of reaching out to our neighbors and dispelling the myths and misconceptions surrounding Islam today.

Da'wah-Outreach Activities

1) Open House

The Islamic Center of Irving hosts our Neighbors, co-workers, and friends quarterly with "open houses". A scheduled event that is made available to our community at large involves: A tour of facility, brief introduction to faith and culture of Muslims, followed by Refreshments, Q & A, and socializing. With the expressed intent of offering our guests the opportunity to hear the authentic message of Islam, from Muslims directly.

2) Ansaar Program

In Islamic history the early Muslims migrated from Mecca to a town in the north, Madinah. The people of Madinah were known as the "Ansar" and were very generous, loving, and inclusive of their new brothers and sisters who joined them in Madianah. The Ansar in true brotherhood gave support and assistance to the New comers, in that tradition we offer our Ansaar Program to channel the Community Efforts toward the Integration of All New Muslims.

3) Prison Dawaa:

We coordinate the prison Dawaa program with Masjid Dix in Dearborn, MI. Currently the two committees of the respective centers are planning for future sessions. The Dawaa group hosts an Annual Ramadan Iftar for the Muslim prisoners.

4) Faith Based Outreach-Dawaa:

The Dawah team does visitation to Churches & other faiths to deliver lectures, social, and community relations are a big part of the experience for all involved.

5) Targeted Audience:

Our main focus is the City of Hamtramck-Detroit and our immediate neighbors. We are blessed to receive many out of town guests from passers by at Detroit-Metro Airport, as well as many visitor from smaller communities where Islamic Centers are not fully established.

6) Outreaching to the Local Community:

Various informatory lectures on Islam will be given to the local Hamtramck City Council, Fire and Police Departments.

7) Seminar :

Conduct the seminars by inviting scholars on Dawah and Outreach. These experts help facilitate consistent delivery of the message of Islam.

8) Classes:

Islam 101 classes started for New Muslims, delivered weekly by our Imam and other knowledgeable brothers and sisters: Sundays at 12-2. These classes are for all levels of new Convert-Muslims from: one day to 30 years in the faith. A great time to learn, share, ask questions. These classes will focus on strengthening the fundamentals of Islam for these newly reverted Muslims.

Discover Islam for non-Muslim guests to learn about the basics of Islam delivered weekly. There are classes weekly for our non-Muslim friends on Sunday's at 6PM. These classes are repeated each week and are open to the public. Lead by the Outreach volunteers and Imam.

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Please e-mail the webmaster zack zindani@yahoo.com to volunteer or to get help from the Masjid.