History
Originally founded in 1985 in Arabi, a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, The Islamic Association of Arabi is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that began as a small masjid, Masjid Yaseen. Within five years, the first boarding Islamic institute in the United States was established under its management. From 1990 to 2005, sixty-five American-born Muslim children completed the memorization of the Holy Quran, and twenty-one of these students went on to become Scholars of Islam. Today, Alhamdulillah, it is a source of immense pride that these graduates of The Islamic Association of Arabi are serving communities and masjids across the nation.
In August 2005, by the wisdom of Allah, Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Masjid and Islamic Institute in Arabi. This led to the dispersal of the local Muslim community across the country. Consequently, a decision was made to re-establish Masjid Yaseen and the Islamic Institute in the Dallas metropolitan area. Through Allah’s grace, a 1.5-acre parcel of land was purchased in Garland, Texas (~20 miles northeast of Dallas) at the intersection of George W. Bush Tollway and W. Campbell Rd. Construction began in Ramadan 2008, and by mid-2011, the Masjid was completed, Alhamdulillah.
Alhamdulillah, due to the overwhelming demand for a full-time Hifz program for female students, in 2015, the Association purchased a 6,300-square-foot building in Garland, Texas. This facility is one of the first stand-alone buildings in the United States exclusively dedicated to the education and social development of Muslim girls and women.
In 2023, a rental facility was added to accommodate Pre-Hifz and Hifz students. Looking ahead, our mission is to establish a new Islamic complex and youth center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This year, 2025, we are actively raising funds for the acquisition of a new building that will serve as the cornerstone for this vision.
We humbly request your generous support to help us invest in the future of our children and community. Together, we can create an enduring legacy for the next generation of Muslim youth girls.