Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddeeq building was rented in Sep 2011 to help and support muslim community in Birmingham to fulfil their life in good way specially for afghan society and improved beyond a neighbourhood mosque and grew into a city centre that would serve as the hub to unite the residents of the Birmingham area. It would come to house an extensive repertoire of religious and educational programs as well as highly needed social services. To nurture our future generations, we recognized that adequately preparing our children is vital to tackle the challenges that come with living in this society. It was to this end that an elementary school was initiated and emphasizing excellence in education in an environment that fostered Islamic values. A bigger problem that we faced was the availability of enough parking spaces. The property had space for no more than thirty cars and was unpaved. This posed a problem especially during Friday prayer as people had to park a little far from the property.

Things became more complicated as we introduced a Sunday school for the children. We had to provide enough rooms for approximately 120 students. It was impossible to use the house to accommodate all those students, so we were forced to reserve a few classrooms at a local college. The Centre can be easily reached by car and public transportation and is open for the five daily prayers. Nearly 1000 worshippers make up the Friday congregation for the Jumuah prayer.

Our full-time school employs a highly-qualified staff and boasts a burgeoning student population of over 600 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12. The evening and weekend Islamic schools count over 400 students as their pupils. Our educational services are further augmented with the implementation of a full-time Hifz School along with evening Hifz classes. For our adult members, we host daily programs ranging from Arabic to Fiqh classes. We recognize the need to supplement education with healthy recreational outlets for our youth. It is with this mindset that we host sports tournaments as well as drop-in sports for both brothers and sisters. We understand that a holistic approach is necessary to cater to our congregation and beyond. This is why we are heavily active in collaborating with other Muslim organizations in organizing programs that cater to our community’s diverse needs.