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Established in 1976, Masjid Muath Bin Jabil began as a prayer space in a coffee house. It is housed today in an old church building with an attached charter school. The sanctuary of the church has been substantially enlarged and now serves as a prayer space that can easily accommodate a thousand men. A large space for women has been set aside upstairs. The Yemenis starting moving there in the 1970s, and over the last 20 years in increasing numbers, have brought their families to Metro Detroit. Our school, mosque, and stores are the infrastructure of a stable, socially and morally conservative enclave that has excellent relations with the Hamtramck-Detroit Police Department, the Public School Systems, Local and State Government; all of whom appreciate the grassroots urban reclamation project the we are running in the Detroit Metro Area. Muath Bin Jabil is a focal point for the growing population of Yemeni immigrants who live along the border of Hamtramck and Detroit. The center's goal is to serve the Muslim population by providing a Mosque, which is a place to pray, and an Islamic school to preserve the Muslim kids. It also provides Islamic activities to strengthen the Islamic community ties socially and religiously. The center strives to increase Islam awareness and therefore increase the number of Muslims through Da'awa according to the holy book Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). |
