63 O'Brien Street, 
(33 Headcon st)
Mount Druitt, 
NSW 2770, Australia
Ph: 96254716
info@rootyhillmosque.org

Islamic Calendar
for 2008 

Project By

     

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

ROOTY HILL MOSQUE

HISTORY & FACTS

 

$5 MILLION DOLLAR MOSQUE COMPLEX 2001 -2006

With acknowledgment of Former IAWSS Executives, Members & everyone in the Community who has volunteered or provided support

 ROOTY HILL MOSQUE HISTORY

The project to purchase the land at Rooty Hill NSW was initiated by a small group of Pakistani families in around 1986. Progressively they went on to form the IAWSS - Islamic Association Western Suburbs Sydney.

The IAWSS became only the third Islamic organisation in NSW to purchase land.

Rooty Hill Mosque from 1986-2000

In 1986 The Mosque began with;

• 50 year old house in an isolated piece of land
• Overgrown trees, bushes, grass and dirt covered harsh landscape
• No bathroom facilities or even water for wudu, then makeshift wudu area was built
• No fence around property
• Subject to vandalism and no security
• Many challenges from Councils, Health Dept, Maintainence & Financial hardship
• More than 10 years of non-development or construction

Rooty Hill Mosque Construction from 2001-2003

$5MILLION Development & ongoing expenses for the whole entire project, with Community donations. The Mosque has gone from a simple farm shed to the Second largest Mosque in NSW and the only Mosque of its kind that provided the most unique facilities in every respect for the Muslim community.

 

 

The Mosque Major development Stages

 

Facilities Today

Capacity

• 4000 Capacity in total
• 500 Ladies Section Capacity on second floor
• Largest and most modern facilities of its type in Australia

Facilities                       

• Hotel sized kitchen
• Library
• Administration office
• Imam’s Office
• Courtyard
• Durst Room doubles as Dining Room

Community Usage

300 Days per Year Approx used by Community for religious purposes such as,

·         Quran Khani

·         Dars

·         Overseas Scholars

·         Iftari in Ramadaan

·         Australian Islamic College of Sydney

Madrasa    

• Dars for Children Quran Classes        Four days per week
• Ladies Dars                                         Every Tuesday
• Quran Dars                                          Every Sunday
• Arabic Language Classes                    Every Sunday               

Centre for Islamic Learning & Gathering

 

Islamic Gatherings

• 4000 Attend Eid-ul-Fitr 

Single Largest Gathering of Pakistanis in Australia

• 4500 Muslims in Ijtema

For 3 days in both 2005 & 2007

3000 Approximately staying overnight for 3 days

Many from all parts of the World

• 1000 Muslims on Night of Shabeh Khadar

Stay overnight till morning organised by IAWSS

Achievements

• 2 Quran Hafiz Produced
• Around 5 Quran Hafiz in training
• 200 Children completed Quran approx, & Hundreds who have come & gone
• Second Largest Mosque in NSW

Facts

• $2500 -$3000 Weekly Expenses

Expenses for Mosque approximately and is used daily by College

• BIGGEST PAKISTANI Success Story In Australia

Largest Gathering of Pakistani’s in Australia during EID

Urdu Speaking Imam

• Imam Dr Shabbir Ahmed

Holds Double Ph.D. as an Islamic Scholar

• COLLEGE ON PREMISES

Only Mosque in NSW with Primary School & High School on same Premises