In early 1988, a number of Muslim families in the Tyler area became keenly aware of the necessity of establishing an Islamic Center consisting of a mosque for prayer and a school to teach the new generation the Arabic language and the proper basis of their Muslim religion, in addition to acquainting the community with Islam; thereby removing the misconceptions prevalent among some.
Alhamdullilah, there were Muslim families residing in Tyler and its neighboring communities, in addition to many Muslim students from various Muslim countries were being educated in Tyler. During the meeting of Eid, May 29th, 1988, the Islamic community of East Texas decided to establish an Islamic Society Corporation for the East Texas area, which would be located in Tyler. A charter was drawn up, the Executive Committee formed and the corporation was filed with the State of Texas. With generous contributions, we were able to buy almost 4 acres of land on Hwy 64 East and paid for it in full in December of 1988. We first bought a mobile home to use for fulfilling the needs of prayers and Islamic classes for the kids as well as get together activities.
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