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Established in 2020, Dunedin Muslim Association is an Islamic institution which provides religious education, a communal prayer space; a range of other services such as Jummah, Tarawih, Nikah; Janazah facilities to the Dunedin Muslim community.
Our Association
Established in 2020, Dunedin Muslim Association is an Islamic institution which provides religious education, a communal prayer space & a range of other services such as Jummah, Tarawih, Nikah & Janazah facilities to the Dunedin Muslim community.
The DMA shall be a non-profit, non-discriminatory Muslim based membership organization. The fundamental purpose shall be to encourage and enable Muslims with the basic knowledge and competence in Islam to contribute individually and collectively towards meeting human needs with the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It shall also be the purpose of the DMA to avoid any practices in contradiction with Islamic principles and to create a feeling of Brotherhood and Sisterhood. It shall also be the purpose of the DMA to build institutions for Islamic basic teachings and Mosques for Muslims to practice their religion.
- a) To devotedly serving the best interest of Muslims living in Dunedin in general and the Muslim community in New Zealand, Strengthening the Muslim community through service, educating both Muslims and people of other faiths about social nature of Islam to serve humanity, and facilitating a better environment for Muslim in Dunedin.
- b) To conduct social, cultural, religious, and other activities in the best traditions of Islam.
- c) To arrange and hold congregational prayers and Islamic religious festivals at appropriate times.
- d) To provide a platform to Muslims to practice the Islam and Learn about Islam.
- e) To character build & train of Muslims in New Zealand and all other countries.
- f) To promote and develop Kotahitanga between Muslims and other communities.
- g) To provide and establish educational facilities for its members to help improve the knowledge of Islam.
- h) To help improve the standard of living of the under privileged Muslims, and wider multi and religious communities in New Zealand and abroad.
- i) To organize the different curricular activities for capacity building of youth like games, conferences and welcome parties, culture shows etc.
- j) To undertake and perform activities within the Islamic tradition to generate “Halal income” to achieve the aims and objectives outlined in the above.
Mission:
The DMA shall be a non-profit, non-discriminatory Muslim based membership organization. The fundamental purpose shall be to encourage and enable Muslims with the basic knowledge and competence in Islam to contribute individually and collectively towards meeting human needs with the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It shall also be the purpose of the DMA to avoid any practices in contradiction with Islamic principles and to create a feeling of Brotherhood and Sisterhood. It shall also be the purpose of the DMA to build institutions for Islamic basic teachings and Mosques for Muslims to practice their religion.
The objectives of the DMA are:
a) To devotedly serving the best interest of Muslims living in Dunedin in general and the Muslim community in New Zealand, Strengthening the Muslim community through service, educating both Muslims and people of other faiths about social nature of Islam to serve humanity, and facilitating a better environment for Muslim in Dunedin.
b) To conduct social, cultural, religious, and other activities in the best traditions of Islam.
c) To arrange and hold congregational prayers and Islamic religious festivals at appropriate times.
d) To provide a platform to Muslims to practice the Islam and Learn about Islam.
e) To character build & train of Muslims in New Zealand and all other countries.
f) To promote and develop Kotahitanga between Muslims and other communities.
g) To provide and establish educational facilities for its members to help improve the knowledge of Islam.
h) To help improve the standard of living of the under privileged Muslims, and wider multi and religious communities in New Zealand and abroad.
i) To organize the different curricular activities for capacity building of youth like games, conferences and welcome parties, culture shows etc.
j) To undertake and perform activities within the Islamic tradition to generate “Halal income” to achieve the aims and objectives outlined in the above.
When was (DMA) originated
Dunedin Muslim Association (DMA) originated in 2020 when few brothers realised the need of Islamic Centre to serve the Dunedin muslims due to the influx in the number of muslims in Dunedin.
For the past few years, the DMA is renting a property that serves as a mosque and Islamic Centre for the muslims in Dunedin. The masjid is operational under the name of “Al-Maryam Mosque” located currently at 195 Macandrew Rd, South Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Dunedin unlike other city have a diverse and united nations of muslim community, including former refugees from Syria, Palestine, and other parts of the world. The vision from brothers is to formally have an Islamic Centre that performs as Mosque for a place of refuge and a platform for all muslims in Dunedin to congregate to pray, educate, integrate etc.
The other fundamental objective of the Islamic Centre is to perform as a madrasa that would ensure to establish Quran Hifz, Alim, Alima and other relevant Islamic education programs for Dunedin Muslims and wider New Zealand Muslim community. Currently, there is no formal Islamic education madrasa in the South Island region, thus, the DMA is focussed on eliminating this vacuum.
