Sr. Nimo Abdi
posted on 30 Mar 2008


New Hufaz
posted on 12 Mar 2008


First fundraising event on March 15th 2008
posted on 18 Jan 2008

Brief Description about the School


The Somali Cultural Center was established in October 2003. The Center was aimed at serving the Muslim community in Washington Metropolitan for maintaining the Muslim spiritual identity and Islamic cultural values in America. The Somali Cultural Center is a faith-based non-profit organization licensed in the State of Northern Virginia.

Goals of the Somali Cultural Center

• Teaching the Islamic message (Dawah) in word, substance and action.
• Teaching Islamic values and principles.
• Teaching the rules of Qur’an and Sunnah (life long principles of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)).
• Teaching Islamic history and the broad-based knowledge contribution it made that impacted the World Civilizations.
• Teaching moderate ways of Islam which forbids enmity, destruction, fear, anxiety and wastefulness, while emphasizing harmony, tolerance, coexistence and the pursuit of positive life.
• Teaching family values, since the family is the cornerstone of healthy society, and an essential component of mankind’s achievement.
• Encouraging the children to embrace the Holly Qur’an and to preserve its purity, discipline and guidance.
• Educate the immediate neighboring communities the benevolent true nature of Islam, while clearing the misunderstanding and ambiguities pinned to the Muslim faith followers through discussions, dialogues and understanding.
• Teaching charity as a way forward of assisting needy Muslim members of the community, especially the poor, the destitute, the disabled, the orphans, the widow mothers and the stranded Muslims in general.