Islamic Society of Tampa Bay

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• Anynomous

  27 November 2017

  I visited this place for ijtema. Masha Allah, wonderful atmosphere. Convention Center is ventilated by natural breeze and spacious.

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• Anynomous

  22 November 2017

  Beautiful mosque with amazing and knowledgeable imam. Speaks over 8 languages and is very welcoming and can help with any questions about religion not just Islam.

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• Anynomous

  19 November 2017

  Free clinic for people without insurance. Great service

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• Anynomous

  14 October 2017

  السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللّهِ
  We came from Atlanta Ga. the Masjid is very clean and organized. People are very hospitable. Imam's are great. Love the new building. Lots of bathrooms and showers. May Almighty Allah unite the UmmaT and guide us according to Quran and Sunnat (pbuhﷺ)
  جزاك الله خير

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• Anynomous

  08 October 2017

  Come and visit us ,we would like to share some time with you ,and show you our mosque and community which has developed immensely by Allah's Will,all praises and thanks to Him .

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• Anynomous

  18 September 2017

  Great community masjid, I always stop every time I'm in Tampa...the people are welcoming and there's a large parking area. Even a free clinic next to the masjid

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• Anynomous

  01 September 2017

  One of the best places ever alhamdo Lellah

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• Anynomous

  04 August 2017

  I heard about this mosque from my French professor at The University of Tampa. I called them and also learned about their clinic that is helping many people. They are super active and I love the new improvements and remodeling.

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• Anynomous

  22 June 2017

  It is 1am. Stop blasting your music. This is completely rude. This is not an effective way to make the local citizens 'like' your organization. Turn it down.

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• Anynomous

  16 June 2017

  Stop playing your prayer call at 4:15am. It is disturbing the peace. It is rude. I live over a mile from your location. Why can't your followers install an application on their phone to play the prayer call at the correct time - so you don't have to blast it out of your speakers? Absolutely inconsiderate.

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• Anynomous

  16 December 2016

  A landmark in America. God bless all

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• Anynomous

  02 November 2016

  I love coming to this Masjid.. They make you feel like family and very supportive to the community.. May Allhah cont'd to please this Masjid in Ummah..

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• Anynomous

  14 July 2016

  I attended this masjid only once on Friday. And to sum up my experience, I had an intense urge to leave within 5 minutes from the beginning of the sermon.
  
  The sermon quality was so low that the Khateeb (preacher) was making grammatical mistakes in the opening statements. But that's the least of it. Grammatical mistakes can be overlooked if the substance or meat of the khutbah (sermon) was beneficial. Instead, the Khateeb took us through a convoluted journey through his mind in which he shared with us his understanding of some of the verses of the glorious book that is the Quran. By the time he had finished his opening explanation of those verses the listener was left with the impression that the Quran calls to anarchy, revolutions, disorderly conduct, and the breaking of the law. Yet he managed to successfully mask all that evil from any government authorities that may be listening in by directing all the vitriol towards the "tyrants" in the Muslim lands.
  
  This is ISIS material and ideology whether ISTABA openly supports ISIS or not. And if they can't see that they are feeding their community the same ideologies that ISIS feeds their victims then this is a sad state indeed.
  
  Islam is suffering because the likes of this preacher are allowed to ascend the pulpits in the Masajid. And to tell the truth, the pulpit is a very sacred station and place, a place where once upon a time none were allowed to climb it except for the messenger of Allah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam or those that he selected.
  
  The Muslims need to get serious about the quality of the knowledge that is going to be disseminated through their establishments or else those very establishments will fail to meet their true purpose. These establishments were not built for the collection of money (which they do very well) nor as a platform to push the agendas of certain individuals within them (which they do very well) but rather as a means to reviving the sunnah of the prophet Muhammad salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam. And if a masjid has been in existence and operational within a community for several years and the effects of sunnah are still not seen in its community then know that this masjid is yet another failed attempt by Muslims in America.
  
  On my way out, after hearing enough silliness I left during the sermon, and saw large numbers of people standing outside the premises (despite ample space) chatting, enjoying the sunshine, buying and selling. I couldn't help but think that there is a good reason they are not inside partaking in the great act of worship that is listening to the Friday khutbah; and then I realized as I was writing this, that they too had had enough of listening to the diatribe of ignorant individuals using the pulpits of Islam to push their personal agendas.
  
  May Allah guide us to that which pleases him.
  
  Edit: I was informed after writing the above that the preacher in question is a guest speaker from Atlanta. Despite this, I stand by my initial thoughts. The fact that these follies are being committed upon ISTABA's pulpit by a guest speaker does not abdicate them from the burden of these mistakes unless and until they take a clear and public stance against the ignorance that was spread from atop their platform.

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• Anynomous

  04 June 2016

  As-salamoalikum,
  
  Guys thanks for the review , I am moving to Tampa and would need some information about masjid members. I called and left a VM to the masjid phone number .. do you know any masjid member phone # ?
  
  Thanks,
  Shoaib M

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• Anynomous

  28 April 2016

  One of the best mosque in the nation. Please do not believe some of the negative junk you read about the mosque who ever write a bad review is lying to you please go there and make your own decision, I been going there for the past 4 years and truly is one of the best mosque I have ever been, We are very lucky to have this great mosque in Tampa.

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