Hejrat Foundation is a non-profit religious, educational, and charitable organization, in Southern California. It serves the Shi'a Muslims for their religious ceremonies and practices. It manages several religious institutes including a mosque called "Masjid al-Nabi"
About Us
Hejrat Foundation was established under The Hejrat Educational Center in Southern California as a non-profit organization in 2000, and currently administrates several organizations. Masjid al-Nabi (saws) is a mosque in West Covina California , another masjid with the same name in CA, Adelanto and a cemetery which is administrated under the organization name "United Islamic Youth Organization".
The cemetery in Adelanto serves the needs of all of Southern California, and beyond. It is the first and the largest cemetery in the united state that is in total accordance with Islamic law.
Mission And Goals
The mission is to educate Muslim and non-Muslims about Islam; to build unity between all people; and to fill the needs of Muslims and non-Muslims in Southern California in order to improve their standard of living and assist in their economic advancement.
The goals include the establishment of mosques, Islamic seminaries Hawza full-time Islamic schools, weekend schools, libraries, Islamic banks, , Islamic cemeteries, homeless shelters, free medical clinics, orphanages, domestic violence shelters, food banks, and other organizations and services to meet the needs of the growing Muslim population, and their non-Muslim neighbors.
Hejrat Foundation is currently working on organizing a Hawza, an Islamic Seminary. Hawza is a place where students can learn, in depth, about Islamic topics. The plans for Hawza call for it to be certified by the state of California for university credits, and to be certified by Hawza of Najaf and Qom.
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