Islamic Center of Greatre Toledo Ohio Muslim Islam Community

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About Islamic Center of Greater Toledo

Official Islamic Center Website
The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo is the 3rd Mosque ever bult in America. It has been around since the early 50s and since 1981 has been located off of I-75 in its current iteration. It is perhaps the grandest and most beautiful Mosque in America. It's unique design and structure lend it immediate recognition as a place of worship.

The first Muslim immigrants to Toledo came at the turn of the century from Syria and Lebanon. Those few families established the Syrian American Muslim Society in the late thirties. It was not until 1954 that Toledo's first Islamic Center was built on East Bancroft Street, near downtown, fulfilling the needs of the Muslim Community. With the influx of many more Muslims to the Greater Toledo area in the late sixties and early seventies, the Bancroft Street Center could not meet the religious and social needs of its members. After much deliberation and soul searching, it was decided to build a bigger and better facility in order to meet the ever increasing needs of our members. The present new Center in Perrysburg Township had been in the planning for over a decade. The classic Islamic architecture was the first of its kind in North America.

In 1978, forty-eight acres of land was purchased in Perrysburg Township. The foundation of the Center was laid in October 1980, while the actual construction did not begin until September 1982. The building was officially opened on October 22, 1983. Two wings were added in 1991 to accommodate increased enrollment in the weekend school and to expand the social hall facility.

The present Center is the culmination of the dreams and aspirations of the handful of Muslims who migrated to this part of America 75 years ago, and many others who followed their footprints. Today, more than 20 nationalities are represented in the Center. The Center in addition to fulfilling the religious and cultural needs of its members, provides an important bridge of understanding between its members and the community at large. In that, the scope and purpose of the Islamic Center goes well beyond the typical objectives of a religious organization.

Educational

Dawah activities.

Full time Islamic school.

Religion and Arabic classes.

Funeral Services

Complete Islamic funeral preparation and burial.

Library

Audio-visual material available.

Over 500 volumes of religion and language publications.

Marriage Services

Medical Clinic - Volunteer staff of Muslim professionals.

Publications - "The Monitor" bi-monthly magazine

Religious Services - Daily prayers, including Friday and Sunday sermons.

Social Services - Hospital and elderly visitations.

Speaker's Bureau

Training of Imams - In cooperation with Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.

Youth - Development program.