Very spiritual place and the clergy are wonderful humans. It's a place of worship to God and…read moreethically diverse. All I could feel was peace, love & happiness when I went there. I was welcomed with smiles & open arms.

I went to Jummah i was greated in the front by Haji Muhammad and his wife. This gentlemen opens the…read moredoors to the masjid before Jummah as the masjid is only open on Fridays and Saturdays for zikr. During jummah the mosque is full. The men pray in the front and women towards the back. Jummahs khutbas are very funny, and to the point where anyone can understand. He uses real life examples. There are quite few converts that come to the masjid mostly men. Zikr is amazing, its a full house it consists of meditating, gathering in a circle with soft drums playing and remembering Allah swt. At the end of the night consists of dinner.

A coworker/work friend found and visited this center last Friday at lunchtime and told some of us…read moreabout it in case we were interested too since its only a mile from work. Friday is a special and important/holy day for Muslims, like Sunday is for Christians. I was able to go today too, luckily no meetings at that time, so we took our lunch hour late from 115-215pm and were able to catch an Uber and catch most of the khutbah (like a sermon) that is before the prayers, although it was all in Arabic this time (last week he said there was an English translator). And I'd read about the earphones available for translation in these reviews but we got there too late and didnt want to be walking around being disruptive looking for them. It didn't matter though because it was really the experience/community/prayers we were there for. He went in the front door with the males and I followed a lady with a hijab that I saw walking through the parking lot to a rear door. She was nice enough to wave me over, too, and there were clear signs outside as well. I was nervous because I was new, a little late, and this was my first time going to a group prayer tbh. I've visited mosques before in Turkey but not during actual prayer times. I put my scarf on in the parking lot to cover my hair and then took my shoes off and left them at the bottom of the steps with everyone else's, leaving my socks on. The floor was wet, probably from people doing wudu, lol. I went up the stairs and women were sitting facing a gold curtain in the front and also along the walls so I went to the back wall and sat between two women. Nobody stared or made me feel weird just general quick glances like I was new or something, but overall no problem and it seemed like a nice cozy group. Maybe 30 or 35 women and maybe 6 or so little well-behaved girls. The carpet was clean and I think red and green. I didn't need to bring my prayer rug after all, nobody else did. I was self conscious and nervous about when we would get to the prayers part, which lasted about 10 minutes after the khutbah, because I didn't know how it worked and I really don't know mine by heart or without using the salat learning app, but it was fine after all because i saw how everyone does it together in silence except for the man/imam speaking that we can't see in the womens area anyway since we're in a separate room from the men upstairs and behind a curtain/divider. (Sorry for the major run on sentences, I'm typing like I talk rn lol). After the khutbah, everyone got up and squished together in horizontal rows toward the front so i just followed and copied whatever they did. I didn't know why they were shoulder to shoulder tbh but later my coworker explained that was to keep shaytan (satan) out and an act of unity/togetherness. I'd left like a foot of space between me and the young girl next to me but next time I'll know not to do that. Then everyone does the motions together as they're announced and it's a really humbling, peaceful and spiritual feeling, so although we had to rush bc we only had an hour, and I can't speak toward anything else the center offers since our time was limited, I enjoyed the experience overall and will be back. My coworker did mention there are shops that sell halal food etc next to the mosque that he picked up lunch at last time, so that's convenient. The end..

Alhamduallah I was born and raised Muslim. Once I walked inside this misjad everything is different…read morepeople are very rude they keep staring at new people entered the misjad. I did not like they way how they approach me while I'm praying they were supposed to wait for me until I finish. Even if you own the masjid this is the house of Allah not yours. Overall, I would rather to pray in my car but in this misjad

Was a wonderful " Center for Learning & Growth " ...Friday night ' Bayan ' between Maghrib & Ish'aa…read more... Too there was much ' Construction & Improvements underway about 6 years ago. It is also ' Very Large / Spacious & Tablighi Jam'aath Markaz '. Not been recently. Any Recent Updates .... May they gather enough funds to " Improve the Facility & Make it Shine " - In Sha Allah ....

I rarely give one star. The reason for this masjid getting only one star is because this masjid…read more. as I found out upon asking only serves men. Why you may be wondering? According to the individuals I talked to because their isn't enough space and no separate wudu area for the women. This is a violation of the women's right to attend the masjid for prayer- thus earning this masjid- one star. I am severely disappointed in this masjid- as I was looking forward to attending Jummah and having another masjid I could access within a 10 minute drive of my house. The masjid offers Jummah- khutbah at 1:50- Prayer at 2pm. Also during the blessed month of Ramadan they offer Tarweeh - again both of these are limited to men only. InshaAllah- this community will expand its masjid to the women. Ameen.

This Masjad is very welcoming. Very diverse I love the Imaams their lectures are from the heart…read more Missed it so

For most days, I love spending Magrib and Isha here. Cozy and quite enough to; meditate, read, or…read moreprayer. Close to major freeways and downtown Oakland. I usually like coming here after work to relax and reflect. They also hold free classes on the weekend.

Must visit. Sunni mosque- large and beautiful in the city of Richmond…read more Numerous programs and services are held here for both education and outreach.

So.. today I visited and attended Jummah prayer at Masjid Al Rahman aka Islamic Society of West…read moreContra Costa County (ISWCCC)- Masjid. I called before I went trying to figure out when Jummah prayer was so I didn't show up super early.. but low and behold.. the auto message just addressed when Ramadan might be starting because the Moon needs to be sighted visually.. and if it decided to hide on the 22nd of August.. then Ramadan starts the next day- InshaAllah. The masjid is located right off San Pablo Ave kind of across from the strip mall that has Big Lots in it. Super easy to find.. just turn on Lowell from San Pablo and the masjid should be on your right hand side. So I showed up at like 12:30ish and found the women's section of the masjid wasn't even open yet! The Khutbh didn't start until 1:20 and the actual Jummah prayer at 2pm. Some nice brothers( MashaAllah) who were already at the Masjid cooking away in the kitchens opened the door for me and I was able to get inside. Once I entered I noticed- two things.. the shoe rack and the sign saying - take your shoes off- so we can keep the new carpet clean. To the left hand side of the entrance from the parking lot is the bathroom- which I didn't have time to investigate yet- so watch for the potential update on the bathroom situation. I wandered around the masjid.. I noticed that there were classrooms for Saturday Islamic school, shoe rack and another entrance to the masjid just for women before entering the actual prayer area. The women's prayer area is a separate room with no visual at all into the main prayer hall. The only way to get information is through the speaker - that Alhumdualillah actually is working loud and clear. The prayer area has a nice rug with the prayer lines woven in and a nice built in storage unit on the far wall across from the main entrance stuffed with Qur'ans, dawah materials, prayer rugs and prayer outfits. Although why anyone would need a prayer rug with the soft high level carpet on in the prayer area is beyond me. The women's community was made up from a casual glance of a majority of Pakistani and Arab individuals. The khutbah was in English then in Arabic with announcements in between. Some of the announcements were very direct- such as stop talking during the khutbah... directed at the women and again directed at the women- children should be put to the side while praying.. so as prevent holes in the rows of women as they prayed. I think there was a level of tack and diplomacy lacking in some of these announcements- but if talking to individuals doesn't create change.. I guess a Jummah announcement might. InshaAllah I will visited again.. now that I know this Masjid exists and is located close by my house.. I can't wait for Ramadan and the iftars with the different sections of the communities.

I'm putting 1 star because that is the minimum that is required, but this deserves 0 stars…read more The people of this masjid are absolute trash. (I won't say the masjid is trash, because it is a house of Allah). I will recall my experience below: So I decided to take a later lunch at work because I wanted to pray at a masjid. I drove to Lighthouse Mosque which is 2 minutes away from my work, but it was closed, so I decided to come here because it was the next closest masjid. I arrived at the masjid at 1:30, so I knew they had already started praying because there were a lot of cars parked, and I was trying to find parking. I see a late comer walking fast towards the masjid, so I call out and say Salam, then ask where I can park. He responds with, "There's no area for women to pray here." In my head, I'm like oh, it's one of those masjids. But I still want to pray, so I ask if it's fine if I just pray all the way in the back of the masjid, he says yeah, he doesn't think anyone will say anything. So I'm getting happy because alhamdulillah, I found a place to pray. This is a reminder that I am still in my car at this point. HE THEN SAYS, "Do you have something to cover? You can't pray in jeans. You need like an abaya." I'm so taken aback by this that I just stare at him with my mouth open in shock. He then proceeds to say salam and walk away. I was so distraught by this encounter that I drove away and went back to work. There are many things wrong with this. 1. WHO does he think he is looking at what I'm wearing from outside the car? 2. WHY is he concerned about what I'm wearing when the purpose of the masjid is to pray? 3. HOW are you living in today's time with such an extreme mentality and view on Islam? 4. WHAT if this was a new convert or someone curious about Islam who was in my shoes? You would have pushed someone away from the religion with a stupid concern like what the person is wearing 5. If this is the mindset of a community member, I don't even want to know what the board members of this masjid are like. SubhanAllah, what a disgrace. May Allah (SWT) guide us all

Azita was very kind and helpful from when we first reached out to her! She is professional and…read moresupportive. Everyone we ran in to was welcoming and warm. Dr. Amiri was great to work with and we highly recommend this location for any of the services they provide.

Finally visited this center for a Ramadan lecture, prayers, and iftar tonight. I'd been wanting to…read morecome here for a few years. Then Covid, etc. Very friendly leadership and a huge turnout. Brought a friend/coworker non-Muslim and she had a great time, too. Took an Uber in, wouldn't want to park in there because you'll probably get boxed in. Beautiful center and decor. Much more spacious than it appears from the outside. It's huge! Basement, ground, and upstairs areas. Don't think I was supposed to be taking photos inside, sorry. It was just so beautiful and I wanted to keep some memories. ICCNC has a strong relationship with unsheltered at the encampments in Oakland, feeding them hot warm meals and spending time getting to know them. Very heartwarming. I hope I can make it for jumma prayer sometimes. I forgot how differently Sunni & Shia (here, mainly Persians) pray since coming from a different center. Slight differences but same meaning and purpose. Thank you for a very nice evening!

Stopped here to make salat while traveling thru. It was nice, clean and comfortable! I didn't see…read morea lot of parking but, we made it work! I appreciate it being available!