Al-Noor society was established in 1987 in Houston Texas. The society enjoys the largest participation of the Muslim community in all our year round programs. Al-Noor enjoys Non profit Tax exempt status under IRS (501 C). The mosque is centrally located minutes from downtown Houston and couple of minutes from The Galleria. The facility is about two blocks from the major freeway U.S. 59 @ Hillcroft. The present facility accommodates 1100 people. We have separate prayer halls for men and women, a large dining room, class rooms, funeral home, and a library. Al-Noor invited many world renowned scholars to address our congregation at special events for last sixteen years. The Imam of the Mosque is Hazrat Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Qamar al-Hasan Bastawi (may Allah preserve him), Khalifa of the current Mufti of India, Sayyidi Taj us-Shariah Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan al-Azhari (may Allah preserve him) Added on June 2, 2005 and last updated 4 years ago