Islam is monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one incomparable God โ Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. It is the worldโs second-largest religion and the fastest-growing major religion in the world. Islam teaches that God is merciful, all-powerful and unique.
Islam is monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one incomparable God โ Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. It is the worldโs second-largest religion and the fastest-growing.
The Islamic Center of Santa Anaโs (ICSA) was established by a dozen Muslim families who escaped from war-ravaged Vietnam and Laos and the killing fields of Cambodia to the U.S. in search of new lives and religious freedom in the early 1980. In the early days, it was known as the Indo-Chinese Muslim Refugee Association. After 35 years, the community yearned for a larger facility and parking spaces. After many years of searching, ICSAโs leadership finally bought an abandoned building located at 1610 E. 1 st Street, Santa Ana with a price tag of $2.6 million dollars.
After scraping every penny to raise $1 million from within the community to close the escrow in September 2016, community members transformed the beaten-up building into a beautiful masjid. Eight months later, ICSA opened its doors for Ramadan 2017.
ICSA serves as multi-cultural center with worshipers from all walks of life, professional Muslims who work in the area, Muslims from Southeast Asia and Latino Muslim Community; sponsoring social programs to serve the under-served and low income, Muslims and non-Muslim families alike. ICSA will continue to serve making society a better place to live.
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