Lovely, tiny mosque. Cleaner than many; welcoming atmosphere. I attended on a week when Imam Feisal was away, so I was a little disappointed, but it was all right in general.
It is a beautiful masjid in a lovely building. Men and women pray together in the main room, right off the street. Anyone coming in the front door will be coming in behind the people praying. While, overall, the people are welcoming, they are not very welcoming of anyone who has a more conservative interpretation of Islam than they do.
My first time there, when I asked if there was a more private space where I could pray -- a place where any man walking in off the street wouldn't be looking at me in sujud -- I got a very hostile reaction from the brother in the office who screamed at me before grudgingly leading me to the third floor room that is used for dars by the Nur Ashki Jerrahi dervishes. And this was before all the "controversy" about men and women praying together.
I was told by another congregant that "We have to be patient with these Americans" (I am an American) and that "they aren't ready to observe the Sunnah." This offended me as an American, while on the other hand, I was offended as a Muslim woman by the man who was in charge of the daily affairs of the masjid.
I have returned to pray here several times. Since then, I have not encountered problems finding a private space, but as a woman wearing hijab (all the time, and covering everything, not just in prayer, or with my hair showing), I have encountered dirty looks and sneers and less than pleasant comments about it from the women there. The men have always been very polite to me.
Overall, I would not recommend this masjid unless you can overlook these things or if you are in the neighborhood and absolutely need to pray. The "tolerance" of this masjid doesn't extend to everyone.
Beautiful mosque in a small building. It is easy to miss in the strip of small shops where it is nestled. Men and women prayer in the same small prayer space, men in the front, women in the back. There are a number of converts who attend. The vibe at this mosque is a welcoming, family feeling, even during Jumah when it is packed to the gills. Smiles and salaams are common here. The community holds dinners and other events on the floors above the prayer space. The second floor is also where the bathrooms are - they are clean, well-kept and attractive, in keeping with the rest of the masjid. Definitely a pleasant masjid to worship in.
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- Parking available
- Handicapped access
- Public transit
- Restrooms on site
- Kitchen/food service
- Friday services
- No barrier in main hall
- Barrier in main hall
- Separate prayer area
- No women's accomodation
Lovely, tiny mosque. Cleaner than many; welcoming atmosphere. I attended on a week when Imam Feisal was away, so I was a little disappointed, but it was all right in general. 
It is a beautiful masjid in a lovely building. Men and women pray together in the main room, right off the street. Anyone coming in the front door will be coming in behind the people praying. While, overall, the people are welcoming, they are not very welcoming of anyone who has a more conservative interpretation of Islam than they do.
My first time there, when I asked if there was a more private space where I could pray -- a place where any man walking in off the street wouldn't be looking at me in sujud -- I got a very hostile reaction from the brother in the office who screamed at me before grudgingly leading me to the third floor room that is used for dars by the Nur Ashki Jerrahi dervishes. And this was before all the "controversy" about men and women praying together.
I was told by another congregant that "We have to be patient with these Americans" (I am an American) and that "they aren't ready to observe the Sunnah." This offended me as an American, while on the other hand, I was offended as a Muslim woman by the man who was in charge of the daily affairs of the masjid.
I have returned to pray here several times. Since then, I have not encountered problems finding a private space, but as a woman wearing hijab (all the time, and covering everything, not just in prayer, or with my hair showing), I have encountered dirty looks and sneers and less than pleasant comments about it from the women there. The men have always been very polite to me.
Overall, I would not recommend this masjid unless you can overlook these things or if you are in the neighborhood and absolutely need to pray. The "tolerance" of this masjid doesn't extend to everyone.
