Islamic Center of Fremont

The sister is right. I've seen these boys in the parking lot of the Bay Street Coffee Shop before. I think they belong to Tablighi Jamaat and Daawat Jamaat, they are students at the Irvington Mosque and they seem to come out of the Mosque systematically to talk to people about joining their group. One time, I saw the guy who wears antimony in his eyes, he told me that his name is Bilal and he was with 2 other guys and a boy who was about 7 years old. They were harassing a Hindu man. Bilal told me that one of the guys with him had special powers, and that he was going to give Daawat to the Hindu man to become Muslim. The thing that made me suspicious about these guys is that Bilal told me that the Hindu guy had "only one shot to become Muslim, and that they were going to talk to him about Islam and that if he rejected Islam that time, he will never become a Muslim." That's exactly like claiming that his friend who "has special powers" also knows the Unseen. That's against Quran. Also, Islam is not spread by force or by assuming that a person has only one shot at becoming a Muslim. The Imam and others who work in this mosque should stop these guys from ruining the image of Islam.

I see a lot of boys coming out of that mosque and talking to both Muslims and non-Muslims about Islam, they are doing Daawat. They are so ignorant and turn people away from Islam due to their ignorance. There is especially an afghan boy who wears antimony in his eyes that I kept seeing in the next door Bay Street Coffee Shop pretending to be doing Daawat. He always approaches Muslim sisters studying in the coffee shop and starts to ask them if they are practicing Islam. He is just sick. It's none of his business to bother these sisters who don't want to hear from him. I bet he wouldn't be able to talk to them if they were with their brothers or fathers"¦He is just sick. Go and do Daawat to your sister or mother, or bring your male friends to your house to do daawat to your sisters and mothers if you are so confused about what Islamic etiquette is.

This masjid is a decent sized masjid with a predominately South-Asian congregation. I do not like the fact that they conduct most of their lectures and bayaans in Urdu as it deters those who are not South-Asian and/or understand Urdu from coming. It was remodeled back in 2006, yet parking is still an issue during Juammah and Taraweeh prayers.

Masjid offers five times prayers. Parking is a real challenge during Friday prayers and Eid. It is highly recommended that you carpool here. This masjid is considered a little too conservative in its interpretation of Islamic Rules.

Known as the Irvington masjid. It is a clean place near a residential area. The parking area is very limited. Very traditional and old fashioned masjid.