The Islamic Center of Greater Austin or ICGA is a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

and Islamic community center in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

in the

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.Official site
/ref> 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 The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a nonprofit organization based in Plainfield, Indiana. It provides a number of programs and services to the Muslim community and broader society. ISNA holds an annual convention which is generally re ...

(ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT), which is a subsidiary of ISNA, as its trustee. The center's property is

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under NAIT.

Organization history

The mosque started in a 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

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school, seminars, workshops and symposiums, counseling center for battered families, marriage contract officiation, ghusl facility and burial services with a Muslim cemetery.

References

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* Mosques in Texas Greater Austin 1977 establishments in Texas Mosques completed in 1999 Islamic organizations established in 1977 {{US-mosque-stub