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A community rocked by tragedy... but there is hope.
Etobicoke's biggest Masjid and youth center needs YOUR help to finish!

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Donate generously & earn your Sadaqa Jaariyah for this Islamic center

Help us complete the center so we can begin investing in our youth and kids.

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Almost at the finish line: these Muslim youth need YOU!
Etobicokes biggest Masjid and youth center needs YOUR help to finish!
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Donate generously & earn your Sadaqah Jaariyah for the completion of our Islamic center...we’re almost there!

Help us complete the center so we can begin investing in our youth and kids
A community rocked by tragedy


By the time brother Yusuf stopped his car, he was told that his son Mohammad was critically wounded.

He was in the hospital in critical condition. All due to gun violence.

Unfortunately, Mohammad didn’t make it and returned to His Lord, leaving behind his father Yusuf.

Another Muslim mother was willing to pay THOUSANDS to find out who had attacked her son and beaten him to death.

For the community of Etobicoke, Ontario, shootings and violent crime are an everyday occurrence.

Etobicoke has one of the HIGHEST youth concentrations in the city of Toronto.

It ALSO has the highest concentration of crime in Ontario.


Many of our Muslim mothers live in fear, wondering if their sons and daughters will return safely at night.

We must ASK ourselves: WHAT are WE doing to SAVE our youth? What are WE doing to protect them from life on the streets? 

From a life which presents itself with glitz and glamour, a far cry from reality?

Darul-Hijra Islamic Center EXISTS PRIMARILY for THIS purpose. To serve as not only another Masjid BUT a safe space and center FOR the youth.

We CANNOT leave our children and future generations unattended any longer. They need attention, guidance, and YOUR investment. And to that end, Darul-Hijra is specifically focused on completing the building of its Islamic center with that goal in mind.

For that, we require your support to help us COMPLETE Darul-Hijra Islamic Center to secure the future of our Ummah.

Did you know?

According to a study by social scientists: The first generation born to immigrants loses the culture of their parents. The second generation loses the language. The third generation…... they lose their religion! 

We at Darul-Hijra Masjid want to change that! We want to protect our youth from the evils of the streets. 

We want to make sure that no more of our mothers find out about the heartbreaking news of any more of their children's deaths.

And ABOVE all: We want to make sure that Islam is preserved in these lands for generation after generation, each carrying the torch of the light of guidance and passing it on from one group to the next!

We want to build our youth - but it has become difficult!

Our property which was purchased in 2007 as a used building CANNOT serve all the needs of our community today. 

The old building needs to be renovated and modernized to create a fully functional multi-purpose Community Centre that serves as a safe space for the growth and development of our Muslim youth in Etobicoke.

For all these reasons, we URGENTLY need to complete our Darul-Hijra Masjid and make it into a full community center with a SPECIAL emphasis on our youth and the unique challenges they are facing in this deeply troubled area of Toronto!

WHAT WAS THE PROPHET’S MASJID LIKE?

At Darul-Hijra, we are trying to RECREATE and CULTIVATE the PROPHETIC masjid!

For instance...

How did the Prophet ﷺ nurture the youth and train them?

Quranic Learning: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, a young 13-year-old shepherd enslaved by an evil man who used to throw camel intestines on the Prophet ﷺ while he was praying, was named by the Prophet as the COMPANION of the Quran.

Sports: On a long journey, young Ayesha (RadiyAllahu ‘Anha) was sitting bored inside her camel tent. The Prophet ﷺ asked the caravan to proceed forward and stayed behind with Ayesha. He asked her to race with her. She won the first race and lost the second!

Halal Entertainment: Could you imagine a cultural show in our masjid today? Probably not! But The Prophet ﷺ allowed a group from Habesha (Ethiopia) to perform a show with their spears, while his young wife Ayesha was looking above his shoulders!

Talent Development: The Prophet ﷺ saw the talent of 12-year-old Zaid ibn Thabit in learning languages. He asked him to learn Hebrew to be able to communicate with the Jews of Madina. Zaid mastered the language in just under 15 days!

Islamic Law: The Prophet ﷺ took Abdullah ibn Abbas under his wing as a child, and he emerged at the young age of 13 as “the scholar of this Ummah.”

Youth Counseling: A young man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “give me permission to commit adultery!”. Instead of shouting at him, he gently asked “would you want this for your mother? Your sister? Your aunt?” The man said no to all, and the thought left his mind out of shame. The Prophet never screamed. But he ﷺ appealed to his better judgment.

Matrimonial Counselling: Young Julaibeeb, who was poor and described as far from handsome, came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked to get married. The Prophet ﷺ helped him find a match!

Dawah Ambassadors: One year before the migrating, the Prophet ﷺ sent Mus’aab ibn Umair and 5 young companions to call people to Islam in Madinah before his arrival!

Leadership Training: In a mission which contained senior companions like Abu Bakr (61), and Omar (50), the Prophet ﷺ appointed Usama ibn Zaid, just 17 years old, to the leader!

Just like the Prophet ﷺ has taken care of all youth issues, we at Darul-Hijra want to revive that role of taking care of all the youth needs in our new multi-purpose built center!

In other words, the Masjid was more than a place of worship. The Masjid was the center of all activities for the Muslim community, including:

• Spiritual activities such as prayers, sermons, and lessons

• Educational activities such as Quran studies, humanities, medicine, and world sciences

• Physical activities - as the companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to train and wrestle together, even practicing in the throwing of spears!

WHO ARE WE?

Darul-Hijra Islamic Center has been educating and serving the Muslim community of Etobicoke, Toronto since 2008

Darul-Hijra started through the purchase of a property in November by the Canadian Muslim Heritage Association (a non-profit charitable organization). What started as a humble beginning grew exponentially to over 5000+ members, whom we still serve. Our focus has always been on the youth.

We have been providing our members with:

  •  Quran memorization classes
  •  Sunday school for children
  • Adult Quran classes in Tajweed
  • ​After school tutoring
  • ​Martial Arts program
  • ​Sleepover programs
  • ​Youth activities(basketball tournaments & table tennis)
  • ​Community events and Nikah services
  • ​Personal consultation with our Imams

Your donation will not only help us continue to serve and teach our youth, but it will allow us to reach far more youth than before!

Our center is already purchased. The Masjid halls inside look like a construction zone. YOUR donations will help us fix that. We can’t continue our planned activities until we can finish.

This isn’t just another Masjid. But a dedicated safe space for our kids, who we have neglected for far too long in this deeply troubled area of Toronto!

If we don’t give them Da’wah with love, then someone else will. And we can’t afford that, given the environment we live in.

Best of all? This donation will be a Sadaqah Jaariyah (everlasting charity) not just for the Masjid but the youth who benefit from the Da’wah activities as long as Darul-Hijra is standing.


The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “When a person dies, all their deeds end except three: a continuous charity, beneficial knowledge and a child who prays for them,” (Hadith of Muslim).

Your generosity in completing our center will not go unnoticed by Allah! 

EVERY good deed done in Darul-Hijra will go in YOUR account. 

Abu Mas’ud reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him), said, “Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like one who did it.” (Sahih Muslim)

Their prayers. Their Qur’an. Their religious services and programs. And ALL of the Da’wah activities. YOU will get their rewards too and the MASSIVE unseen reward you will get in the Aakhirah will make EVERY billionaire blush!

So what are you waiting for? This is YOUR community too! They’re a part of your Ummah! They are your children and peers! And right now, a safe haven that helps them grow and become the best possible Muslims, is exactly what we should be focusing on. 

Remember - Darul-Hijra is THIS 🤞 close to being completed. Will your donation be the one that lays the final brick?

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$50 USD

5 Bricks for Darul-Hijra

You're Amazing! May Allah bless you and your wealth for establishing a house of Allah! May Allah support you even after you leave this world, the way you support others. You'll reap the rewards of ALL of the good deeds that come out of Darul-Hijra Islamic Center!

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$100 USD

10 Bricks for Darul-Hijra

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$250 USD

25 Bricks for Darul-Hijra

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$500 USD

50 Bricks for Darul-Hijra

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$1,000 USD

100 Bricks for Darul-Hijra

You're Amazing! May Allah bless you and your wealth for establishing a house of Allah! May Allah support you even after you leave this world, the way you support others. You'll reap the rewards of ALL of the good deeds that come out of Darul-Hijra Islamic Center!

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$2,500 USD

250 Bricks for Darul-Hijra

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500 Bricks for Darul-Hijra

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