Abbotsford Islamic Center

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A Brief History of the Abbotsford Islamic Center: Abbotsford is a beautiful city located in the heart of Fraser Valley. Muslim community here began with a small population of four to five families. Initially, only Friday (Jummah) prayers and Eid prayers were arranged by families at the local community halls and in each others’ homes. Over time, the community kept growing. In 2003 it was felt that a permanent prayer place was needed as moving from place to place was no longer an option. A few brothers took the responsibility to rent a 650 sqft location in Abbotsford and the first non-residential Musallah was established. This attracted more Muslim brothers and sisters to the area. Within two years this location ran out of space. In 2005, a 1200sqft hall was found at Cedar Park Place, a West Abbotsford commercial plaza and the Musallah was moved here. This helped increase activities and daily Quran classes for children as well as Quran lecture nights for adults were started in addition to the five daily prayers and the Jummah prayers. With increasing activities and growing popularity, within only the first two years, even this location became too small to accommodate all the br