Al-Hikmah Mosque — Attraction in New York

I tried to call your office to report an incident with one of your male staffs who cleans. I’ve visited this mosque twice and previously had positive experiences with the welcoming women from Indonesian community. However, during my last visit, an elderly man who cleans there behaved in a troubling manner. When I went to get tea for my mom, he told me the kitchen was only for “Indonesians” and kicked me out, despite others from different ethnicities freely helping themselves to coffee and tea and the food that was shared with everyone who has to enter into the kitchen during lunch on Fridays.

When I calmly reminded him that Islam makes no distinction based on ethnicity, he escalated his tone by yelling, banging on the door, and making threats to "get out" from the prayer room. This behavior was scary and shocking enough to force me out of the mosque altogether. I never experienced this deplorable behavior. This behavior is unacceptable for any place of worship. I hope the leadership addresses this matter appropriately and I’d appreciate if someone could reach me to speak further about this as I’ve tried to call and nobody...

Divided mosque! The management acts childishly and like a juvenile bully against the imam and the congregates who perform salah towards the correct kibla. The kibla is an issue that can be fixed easily nowadays by the new technology.. but politics and games are the reason for the management is reluctant to follow the decision if the imam to pray towards the correct kibla. Their excuse is the esthetics of the mosque and the way it hold more people!!?? When did the esthetics became the pilar and foundation for the kibla? I would ask all Muslims to stay away from the management and support what's right. Keep your internal wars amongst you and spare us your headache and the conflict. We come to the masjid as it is the house of Allah, not a private Indonesian social club. Let us pray in peace toward the right kibla and take your wars into court not the...

On certain Sundays here, you can observe Islam while eating kale curry, for just $4 per pint! The medley of turmeric, ginger, and spices sat harmoniously in the coconut milk base, as piquant as the fabulous debutantes serving the delicious dishes, which included satay chicken for $1 per skewer, three types of grilled fish, sesame-adorned rice balls (banh cam), oxtail soup, squid with greens, fried vegetables (bakwan sayur), and beef rendang. Proud parents sat in the row of about a dozen seats lined up in the middle of the lot, attending to their boisterous, drooling children. Hymns emanated from our pleased bellies, joining those of the timely azan. A kind vendor even provided free water, which I later released in the very clean bathroom, which comes with communal slippers and a foot...