South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA – Masjid al-Mustafa)

Vision & Mission Vision Statement To become a leading platform for developing and sustaining a diverse and thriving Islamic Community that is an integral part of America in accordance with the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Mission Statement The Mission of SBIA is: 1. To provide Islamic educational, religious and social services 2. To collaborate with other organizations to serve the greater Muslim community 3. To develop a harmonious relationship with neighbors and community at large within the framework of Islam History SBIA: From Whence Did it Appear? (Drawn from an article written by the late Mertze Dahlin for SBIA’s 25th anniversary celebrations in 2005) Mid 1970s:The Bay Area community’s needs were somehow met by traveling to San Francisco for Eid Prayers and Sunday School classes. A closer venue was sometimes found at the “I House” at Stanford University. Our scattering of Muslim acquaintances was growing in the South Bay. Sunday classes for the young children were formed by the untiring efforts of Sr. Habibe Husain. It became the “South Bay Area Islamic School”. However, it was not that easy to find a place to hold classes. Our classes were first held in the Lakewood Grammar School. Insurance became a consideration and during the summer of 1976, the doors were closed for the Islamic School so we met in a nearby park. Later on, we met in the YWCA in Sunnyvale. It was nice of them to accept us. Next, we found a church which took us in but we had to meet difficult conditions and then, for a pretty long time, our classes were at the Newark High School. It was exhausting to continually be on the lookout for a place to meet. A few of the fifty or so families involved in the school suggested that we go in together and buy a house to convert into a school. In practice, a bunch of people can’t buy a house. We needed a registered organization. In 1975, at the encouragement of Dr. Waheed Siddiqee, it was proposed that we form an ad hoc committee t