Support a New Masjid in the Deep South

HELP ME START THE FIRST MASJID IN OUR FORGOTTEN TOWN

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah,

My name is Ibrahim, and I live deep in the American South—right in the heart of the Bible Belt. In my town, there’s a church on every corner… but not a single masjid. Not a Qur’an center. Not a single place for a Muslim to pray in congregation. We are few in number, but we carry the light of faith in our hearts—and that light needs a home.

I’m launching this campaign to raise $9,000 to $15,000 to create a humble but sacred space—a trailer masjid that will serve as the first Islamic center in our area.

After researching the options:

• $9,000 would allow us to rent a small trailer for one full year

• $15,000 would allow us to purchase a used trailer outright, turning it into a permanent prayer space

Either option would give us a place for salah, learning, brotherhood, and da’wah—in a town that has never had any of it.

A Masjid in a Trailer: A Spark of Hope

I’m starting this campaign with a simple, powerful dream:

To rent a small trailer and convert it into a masjid for the pleasure of Allah (SWT).

It won’t be fancy. It won’t have marble floors or chandeliers.

But it will have:

• A place to make sujood in peace

• A Qur’an on the shelf, always open

• A safe space for reverts, travelers, and born Muslims alike

• A center for da’wah in a place that’s never seen Islam up close

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Why This Matters

Where I live, many people have never even met a Muslim. Our children grow up without a community. New reverts feel isolated. Brothers and sisters die without Janazah prayer. Jummah is a livestream or nothing. Ramadan is spent alone. Eid feels like any other day. There’s no adhan, no Friday khutbah, no nightly Taraweeh, no Islamic learning.

I want to change that. Even if it starts small—even if it’s just a trailer—we must plant the seed.

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What the Funds Will Cover

The funds raised will go directly toward:

• Renting a clean, usable portable trailer or small space

• Covering utilities and basic maintenance

• Prayer rugs, Qur’ans, shelves, wudu supplies

• Local advertising and outreach

• Possibly hosting small Jumu’ah, Taraweeh, Qur’an circles, and da’wah events

I have no overhead, no staff, and no other goal but to serve Allah and provide a space for Muslims to gather and grow in faith.

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A Call to My Ummah

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house like it in Paradise.” (Bukhari & Muslim)

Even a trailer masjid can be a house of Allah. Even one salah made in jama’ah. Even one convert feeling less alone. Even one child hearing the Qur’an in their town for the first time.

Please give whatever you can.

Share this.

Be part of planting the first masjid in a land where no one else has.

May Allah reward you with a house in Jannah. Ameen.

— Your brother in Islam,

Ibrahim