The Islamic Society of Greater Dayton (ISGD) is a Mainstream Sunni Muslim community organization based in Dayton, Ohio.
The organization includes a mosque on Josie Street in the Downtown area (Al-Rahman Mosque), and a newly built facility in Sugarcreek Township outside Dayton (Al-Huda Mosque). Also, soon to come a private cemetery on ISGD's owned land in Bellbrook.
Regular activities at the mosque include worship services, outreach, language classes, wedding ceremonies, educational and social event, and religious classes.
The ISGD was established in 1985 and has been serving the Dayton community for over 41 years.
The ISGD owns and maintains land that is used as a traditional Islamic cemetery at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens.
1978
Friday Prayers were conducted at the International Office at the University of Dayton.
1979
Friday study circle (Halaqa) was started at an apartment on Wilmington Avenue. Friday Prayers Continued at the University of Dayton.
1980
Muslim Student Association (MSA), Dayton Chapter, was established at 121 Fairground Street Dayton, Ohio. A house was rented; daily & Friday (Jummah) Prayers and other activities -including Friday Dinners and lectures- were started.
1985
The church, located at 26 Josie Street, was bought and remodeled. It became the Islamic Center of Dayton (ICD). Since then, ICD has served the Muslims in the Greater Dayton Area, and hosted many projects such as:
- Founding of the Islamic Council of Greater Dayton which resulted in the Founding of the Islamic Council of Ohio
- Establishing the Islamic cemetery
- Hosted many ISNA Conventions
- Hosted MAYA Convention
- Founding of the Dayton Islamic School
2005
The renamed Islamic Society of Greater Dayton (ISGD) purchased a 15 Acre land in Sugarcreek Township outside Dayton to be the future new facility to accommodate the quick expansion of the Muslim community. The new facility will have larger prayer rooms, full sized gymnasium, large social gathering areas, and much-needed land for a playground and outdoors sporting events.
2008
The township approved the plans in 2008, and Construction of the mosque started as of April 2014.
2016
An official grand opening ceremony of the new mosque took place on June 14, 2016, and the facility is in operations since then.