"The best of people are those that bring the most benefit to the rest of mankind." Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

El-Zahra Islamic Center was opened in 2015 to serve the growing Muslim community in New Jersey. 

El-Zahra Education Foundation Inc.

Objectives and Activities

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  To promote goodwill, understanding, fellowship and tolerance among Muslims.

  
  


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  To strengthen the fraternal bonds among Muslims in New Jersey and its surrounding areas.

  
  


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  To promote friendly relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in the community.

  
  


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  To provide Muslims with religious guidance based on the teachings of Islam.

  
  


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  To serve as a cultural institution for dissemination of information on Islam; its teachings, history and culture among Muslims as well as non-Muslims. 

  
  


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  To organize courses of study in Quran, Sunnah, and the Islamic history, designed to meet the needs of Muslims and non-Muslims, both adults and children.

  
  


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  To establish and maintain an Islamic Cultural Center in the community to serve as a place for Islamic prayers and cultural and religious activities.