The first review saddens me. I would like to apologize to the brother. You are justified. I am personally very sorry. Please inbox me and I can direct you to Muslims who can help. My dad sits over the board at the Tuscaloosa mosque. He taught me to never question a person in need. The reward is always given to the person who gives so there should have never been any questions. In addition, if he is talking about the school in Homewood IAA, he is right. I worked there for a year and it was truly awful in every way. It is an Arab cultural school and not an Islamic school. BIS should really purge the staff especially the principal and vice principal. Working there was the biggest mistake of my life. I was treated so disrespectfully there from everyone including staff and students. My dad forced me to quit because I was so depressed at how chaotic and undisciplined they are there. But this was in 2014-2015, almost 10 years ago. The people and students at IAA are very judgmental, racist, arrogant and rude. They are backwards to an uncanny degree. Super materialistic and obsessed with fancy cars, physical appearances and designer labels as well. Poor permissive parenting at its finest. Lots of unchecked behavior issues. But I learned a lot there. I don't recommend any Muslim family send their children to IAA. And for the love of Allah, never accept a job there. You will be underpaid and asked to teach multiple grade levels and you will cry every day like I did. You will be made to feel like a bad Muslim. You will be judged by every word and they will never take accountability for their mishandlings or for being wrong. Everything will be your fault. Truly the worst examples of Muslims I've ever encountered. Avoid. This is not geebah on my brothers and sisters or backbiting as we are allowed to discuss matters of business. Do not do business with IAA. But the weekend school and community at Hoover Crescent are decent. Hoover is constantly shifting. It is not stationary like the school in Homewood. My nephews attend the weekend school and it is very diverse. Most mosques change leadership every few years. This term's leaders have really focused on the youth. Although, I wish they had more programs for elder millennials like myself. The location is great. Parking is ample. Ramadan is mostly organized and the volunteers and staff are incredibly hard working and devoted at Hoover Crescent. Ramadan dinner is free and open to the public if anyone is interested in Islam. Don't judge the rest of us by the mess of IAA, the "Islamic" school in Homewood. Most of us are non affiliated with that place. Salam read more

Alhamdulillah I cannot thank Allah SWT enough for blessing us with a beautiful masjid like this one in the heart of Hoover right off of 65 and near 459! They frequently hold family nights & lectures. Alhamdulillah there's plenty of parking, they hold Eid parties every Eid, they serve free iftar every Ramadan (everyone is welcome), and the sheikh, board, and faculty are amazing! read more

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This, just as many masjids in America, is prejudice & racist. The way they view "African Americans" is terrible, and we have no chance getting the same treatment and rights as Asians and Arabs get in these masjids, especially this one. You would think the history that "blacks" have in Alabama itself that us Muslims would be on the Frontline of the mistreatment of my people. However instead they give us the same treatment, barely can get a salaam from an Asian or Arab Muslim, let alone respect. My family and I moved from entirely different state and had to uproot out of the Midwest bc of the death of my dad. May Allah be pleased with his soul. I'm having to take care of my mother and special needs sister, all 6 of my kids and another on the way. I'm working hard and they denied my Zakat application twice bc of how they view black ppl. My Umi has been interrogated by them seeing if she's truly Muslim. They've also denied my mother's Zakat application as well. After losing her husband and having a special needs daughter she's trying to get in school. They denied her. Little black Muslim kids that attend the school in Homewood gets called Monkey and other racial insults as well. One student told my friend's child that black ppl are monkeys except the black ppl that are Muslims. If the kids are speaking like this imagine how the parents feel about black ppl. Children are the parents without hidden agendas. You can see the truth of the parents in the children. I've explained to the person in charge of the Zakat that unfortunately i have no family in Alabama and that the Ummah is my only family. Allah sees all and knows all. The way my family and others are being mistreated is terrible and shouldn't be happening within the Ummah. I ask Allah to please make it easy for my family and other families going through hardships as well. I have a 7 day eviction notice and Monday is the 7th day. I've doordashed as much as I can and don't get paid from my first job until next week. So I'm thinking I'm screwed, my family and I. May Allah be with us all. As salaam alaikum. read more