About Us

Our Mosque was established just north of the campus of Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe in 1984. Its beautiful architecture is modeled after the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem; the eight-sided structure has a minaret and a gold dome. Prior to establishing the center, Muslims used to gather in local homes or commute to Phoenix mosques for Friday prayers.

Today, the mosque is practically within the ASU campus and observes the five daily prayers and Friday prayer and provides a spectrum of programs and services to the Muslim community and the Tempe community at large.

Mission Statement

Stemming from the universality of the message of Islam, the mosque tries to provide a diverse, cosmopolitan milieu where everyone is welcome regardless of ethnicity, language or cultural heritage. Community members are composed of more than 75 nationalities and come from various walks of life from highly-cerebral to blue-collar workers.

As a tribute to the Tempe and Phoenix community, the mosque is actively involved in inter-faith and education programs to correct the misconceptions about Islam and to mitigate the misinformation floating around resulting in a tarnished image of the religion. The mosque hosts tours and open workshops for those interested in learning about Islam.

Given that people are embracing Islam on a regular basis in our community, the Mosque welcomes new converts and provides the help needed to walk them through the basics that a Muslim is ought to know through classes and unstructured learning approaches.

The mosque also provides social services to its members ranging from marriage and divorce to financial help to the needy. For funerary arrangements, the masjid has its own cemetery and performs Ablution of the deceased and burial in an Islamic manner. 

Being in the vicinity of an educational institute as big as ASU, the mosque is closely associated with the ASU Muslim Student Association (MSA). The mosque also operates the Phoenix Metro Islamic School (PMIS), which was established in 1998 and caters for elementary school-age children. Students are educated and nurtured according to the teaching of Islam and get to learn and practice Arabic.