Islamic Center of Irving — Attraction in Irving

Security - 5 star Parking - 5 star People - 5 star Smell of Spices (especially at Fajr) - 5 Star Qirat Recital - 5 star

Open 24/7 - (no) Guest house - (none) Visitors reception service - (none) WIFI access - (none) Cafeteria - (none)

Masjid open on weekends - 5 star Masjid open to visitors - 5 star Visitors Access code - 1 star Visitors 24 hour parking access - 1 star

Masjid school & community programs - 5 star Wash Area Cleanliness - 4 star Wudu Area to Masjid connection interrupted by walkway - (Yes) 1 star Access to Masjid at Tahajud prayer time - (No) 1 star

Remarks - Please put a notice for brothers, mandate them to take morning shower and apply perfume before joining (NOT after leaving) the congregation. Penalize them with $5.00 fine (if necessary) lol. The brothers have to acknowledge that they are driving people away from the masjid. That is not equal to gaining closeness to God. Put Bakhoor incense (or something) on high setting at Fajr to neutralize the odor of Indian spices. Frankly, it is very repulsive. It has earned this masjid the name "The Fajr Spice Humidor". Brothers!!! Administrators!!! Please do something! Bakhouuurrr!!! Please. I am a visitor. I feel for the resident brothers who stop for Fajr. It's absolute torture.

Wash area - Clean but still with some interesting challenges. Firstly, Innovative use of Naphthalene moth balls to deodorize & sanitize the lavatories is an impressive innovation but this chemical should NOT be installed in areas accessible to kids. Please re-position these high up on the walls. It's for mold prevention, not a good strategy in areas frequented my kids; It should be used in low doses and made inaccessible to kids. Use Fabulosa & Lysol to disinfect the carpets in the Wash area once or twice a day. These chemicals are inexpensive and keep the air & the carpets clean.

Secondly, the Wash (WUDU) area and the PRAYER area is interrupted by a walkway. Reduce the size of this walk way by extending the carpet and installing a split barricade. The idea of taking off your shoes far away from the prayer room and making people walk barefooted on areas trampled by others (especially school kids) is absurd. Plus the carpets in the prayer area become filters of all the dirt from shoes. Remember that people put there faces on the ground in the prayer area. These worshipers are exposed to all sorts of germs pooled into the prayer area rugs from the interrupting shoe walkway. There is wisdom in having the shoes stationed near the prayer area without a shoe walkway interruption. Ideally, the prayer carpets should not be more than 1.5 feet area from the stepping carpet outside the prayer room. Stay clean & filth free, our shoes collect germs from everywhere, these should NOT be worn into houses and the prayer rooms...this way people, you stay close to cleanliness and health. Please.

Open a Halal 7/11 outlet...lol. A halal store that is open 24/7 in the masjid so that people visiting for tahajud are not prevented from praying. Encourage 24/7 parking, it is a sign of life and a source of religious and socioeconomic contact. It is not a "security risk" if you have a 7/11 & security cameras installed. Don't stop people from praying Tahajjud because of "security concerns" - that's unacceptable.

Encourage Monday & Thursday Iftars. This is a source of Dawa'a & community education. Invite your non-muslim friends over Post-Fast (Iftar) Dinners and educate them on real Islamic lifestyle and eliminate misconceptions through discussions & scholarly talks during weekly Iftar Dinners.

This community has a lovely spirit... it just needs few finishing touches. (1.) No more Fajr Spicy Humidors (2.) Eliminate interruption between the Washroom and the Prayer Area. How? Install Shoe racks 1.5 feet from the outer prayer room carpet (3.) 24/7 parking and prayer access (4.) Com'on!!! You all eat by yourself every night. How about gathering together and having a community dinner every Monday & Thursday? Let's make...

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