Updates: In December 2025, the architectural firm completed the detailed architectural and engineering design and submitted the plans to the City of Auburn for review. On June 12, 2026, the City of Auburn Development Review Team approved the plans.

The projected cost for the Phase I of the new mosque is over $2.5 million. We have around $580,000 in the New Masjid Fund after paying Architect fees and other design services parties. Please donate generously so we can start construction in 2026 inshallah.

Check: Please send your check to Auburn Islamic Center, 338 Armstrong Street. Auburn, AL 36830. Please mention purpose of donation: New Masjid. You may also hand the check to any member of Board or Executive Committee.

Zelle and PayPal: Visit https://www.auburnmuslims.org.

Additional Details:

The Auburn Islamic Center (AIC) at Auburn, Alabama is organizing this fundraiser to build a new masjid. AIC serves the Auburn-Opelika community and surrounding areas in Lee County, Alabama, with over 700 Muslims in the area. Our current masjid, housed in a two-story residence purchased in 1990, can only accommodate 120 people for Juma prayers and 15-20 cars. An additional 70-80 people pray at the university, but overcrowding remains a significant issue, making it difficult to bring the entire community together for prayers or events. Our Sunday school, which includes over 80 children, also faces space constraints every week. The only time we gather as a full community is during Eid, held in a park with over 500 attendees.

A large part of our community is international students and their families. For many Muslim students away from home, masjid is one place of solace and retreat that makes it possible to stay in the path of deen. Because of the current space limitation and parking issues, these students are not able to gather at one place to perform Juma prayer, enjoy iftar, and attend taraweeh at night or any large event.

To address these challenges, AIC has purchased a 5-acre land at 3305 Mill Creek Road (directions: South College, past I-85, left on Shell Toomer, right on Mill Creek). The land, bought in April 2014, is zoned for a new mosque. The architectural firm, Seay Seay and Litchfield P.C., is designing the project.