“He who built a Mosque for Allah, Allah will build a house for him like it in Paradise” Bukhari

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficient, the Most Merciful

The Algester Mosque Project

Dear Brother/Sister in Islam

ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF ALGESTER – BUILDING PROJECT

The Islamic Society of Algester was established in 1990 in response to the growing Muslim community in Brisbane.

Over the years since incorporation as a Society, the community has grown substantially. The Society bought its current premises (an old house) in 1997 and has used this as a mosque and community centre ever since. Since 1997 the Society acquired adjoining land, such that the total land area now owned is 2.5 acres.

The funding for the purchase of the house and additional land has been raised in full by the local community. Particular acknowledgement is due for the contributions made by the late Haji Abdul Aziz & Hajiani Sarah Hussein and their family in achieving this and for the family’s continued support.

Currently the Society employs two imams and conducts the following activities at the existing centre:

•Dailysalaat(fivetimes) •Jummaprayers •Ladiesclasses •Youthprogrammes •Madressaclasses(approximately50students) •Hifzclasses(10students)

ThreestudentshavecompletedHafizstudiesinthelastyear.

Thecurrenthouseisnolongersufficienttomeettheneedsofthegrowingcommunityandfuturerequirements. On occasions, salaat has to be recited outdoors as there simply isn’t the capacity to hold the number of people indoors. For lectures and functions within the community, external halls are hired.

It has therefore become an urgent need in recent years to move beyond the existing old house that has served us very well, and construct a new centre.

In this regard a building project was designed a few years ago. The overall project has three components as follows:

•Mosquecomplex–threelevels(undergroundcarpark,groundfloorhallandfirstfloorMosque and madressa classrooms); •Imaams’quartersandsportingfacilities;and •Residentialunitswhichwillprovidethecentrewithincomeandfuturefinancialsecurity.

With the costs of the whole project being out of current reach, the committee has decided to proceed with the urgently needed phase one, being the mosque complex (refer attached photograph of construction in progress).

The budget for the current mosque phase is approximately $4.5 Million.

Fundraising among the local community, comprised largely of recent migrants who are working or have small businesses, has its limitations.

Having funded the acquisition of the property (cost of house, adjacent land and preliminary building costs) and contributions of a further $1.5 Million from within the local community, we need to look outside to raise the additional $3.0 Million to complete the mosque phase already under construction.

We therefore appeal for your generous and urgent support towards our project and pray that you are rewarded in this world and the hereafter for your contribution.

For and on behalf of the committee.

Masood AyoobPresident

FOREWARD FROM THE PRESIDENT

STAGING PLAN

1A

1B

2A

2B

3A

1D

1C

LEAROYD ROADSTAGING OF WORKS

1A MOSQUE Lecture Hall / Function Area, Prayer Area, Madressa, Library & Carpark (60 spaces)

Total Area: 3,085.7m2

1B CARPARK 38 spaces

1C CARPARK 71 spaces

1D TEMPORARY ACCESS DRIVEWAY To be constructed on completion of Mosque

2A TOWNHOUSE UNITS 8x Residential Units

Total Area: 938.1m2

2B RECREATION FACILITIES

3A IMAM’S RESIDENCE

LECTURE HALL / FUNCTION AREA LIBRARYTERRACE

TERRACE

FEMALEKITCHEN

STORE

COLDROOM

LIFT

WAS

H AR

EAW

ASH

AREA

MALEOFFICE

GHUSLROOM OFFICE

TERRACE

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

MALE PRAYER ROOM ENTRYFEMALE PRAYERROOM

TERRACE

TERRACE

TERRACE

MALE

FEMALE

TERRACE

TERRACE

WASH AREA

WAS

H AR

EAW

ASH

AREA

WASH AREA

MADRESSACLASSROM 1

MADRESSACLASSROM 3

MADRESSACLASSROM 4

MADRESSACLASSROM 2

LIFT

TERRACE

COST SUMMARY

Overall estimated cost to complete Mosque phase: $4,500 000

Approximate allocation of cost on the basis of end user area:

Hall: 767.00m2 $1,823,000 Library: 154.40m2 $367,000 Offices: 71.20m2 $169,000 Prayer Area: 682.80m2 $1,622,000 Madressa: 218.18m2 $520,000

TOTAL 1,893.58m2 $4,501 000

LETTERS OF SUPPORT

CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

Artisit Impression

bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia a/c name: Islamic Trust of Algester BSB: 064 001 a/c number: 1049 4681 branch: Adelaide Street - Brisbane