In 2008, the ‘Essence of Life Islamic Group’ was formed and several years later a premises was purchased as the new home for the EOL. With this new hub the dawah continued to spread and numbers continued to increase until eventually the community had outgrown its then premises. By the grace of Allah an opportunity of a lifetime than presented itself and in 2016 the community was able to purchase a new home in which we now know as our ‘Masjid As-Salaam’.
We believe we are amongst the most active Islamic organisations providing services for all people despite age, gender or race. From the services we provide are:
- Islamic based lessons every night from Monday to Saturday for men, women and children at the mosque and via social media.
- Ladies specific lessons every Thursday morning.
- Quran reading and memorising lessons throughout the week for men, women and children.
- Youth after school programs which include Islamic lessons, personal development and sports weekly on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Counselling, mediation and personal development.
- Monthly youth events for boys and girls including bowling, rollerblading, hiking etc.
- Regular workshops and seminars addressing important Islamic and social points such as mental health, parenting, puberty, addictions, cyber safety etc.
- School holiday programs filled with fun and educational activities.
- Free weekly dinners in the month of Ramadan for all people to attend and break their fasts.
- Eid prayers, parties and festivals for the whole community to enjoy with free show bags for kids, rides and good food.
- Annual winter and summer camps to places such as Jindabyne and Point Wolstoncroft.
- We are strongly connected with local and international charities and frequently host clothing and food collections for those in need. Our doors are always open to anyone in need of advice or assistance in which we are always happy to help to the best of our ability or at least help guide to the appropriate avenues.
ASWJ: Masjid As-Salaam is one of several ASWJ branches in Australia. ASWJ Australia and its branches run quarterly seminars, yearly conferences, family activities and much more.
