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About

Assalamu Alaykum!

The goal of the Islamic Association of Arabi is to provide convenient places of worship, Islamic education, and dawah. We are in the process of establishing an Islamic Parochial School where children, local and from afar, can learn and memorize the Quran and become scholars of deen. We also perform community services such as marriage ceremonies, religious prayers for the deceased, and funeral services. The association is also committed to doing dawah work and helping the dawah groups that travel for this noble effort. The association also conducts various halqas/programs in the masjid and other educational programs and community get-togethers during Ramadan and other months.

One very important policy of the association is that it does not get involved in any politics, nor is it allowed in the masajids. The purpose of this is to make a comfortable, loving and brotherly environment in the Masajids. You comments and feedbacks are always welcome.

Our Vision

As Muslims began to migrate to America in the 70s, there arose a need for Islamic Scholars and Imams to lead and educate them in their new land. Some Scholars and Imams were invited from overseas to help fulfill this purpose. But now, with the coming of the new generation the generation of American-born Muslims—there is a need to produce and prepare scholars and Imams who will understand, relate to, and serve our future Muslim communities.

It is this vision that The Islamic Association of Arabi wishes to fulfill to produce young Muslims who will take on the sacred roles of Imams and Scholars, address Islamic legal and social issues and challenges unique to the American context, and convey with clear expression the true spirit of Islam to non-Muslims in America.

Our History

Originally founded in 1985 in Arabi (a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization), a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, The Islamic Association of Arabi began as a small masjid (Masjid Yaseen), and within five years, the first boarding Islamic institute in the United States was established. Between 1990 and 2005, sixty-five American-born Muslim children completed the memorization of the Holy Quran, and another twenty-one went on to become Scholars in Islam. Today, Alhamdulillah, it is a source of great pride that these graduates of The Islamic Association of Arabi are serving various Masajid and communities across the nation.


In August 2005, through the wisdom of Allah, the Masjid and Islamic Institute were destroyed due to Hurricane Katrina. Consequently, Muslims of that community dispersed throughout the country, and the decision was made to re-establish Masjid Yaseen and the Islamic Institute in the Dallas Metropolitan area. By the grace of Allah, a 1.5-acre parcel was purchased in Garland, TX (~twenty miles northeast of Dallas) at the intersection of George W. Bush Tollway and W. Campbell Rd. In Ramadan 2008, construction began, and by mid-2011, the Masjid was completed, Alhamdulillah.

By the grace of Allah, at the present, The Islamic Association of Arabi has four masjids under its management: the first Masjid Yaseen in Arabi, Louisiana, the second Masjid Yaseen in Shreveport, Louisiana, the third Masjid Yaseen in Garland, Texas, and the fourth Masjid in Greenville, Texas.