About ICOI
This website was constructed to bring awareness to Muslims in the local areas, as well as around the world, of the enthusiasm and drive the local Muslim Community has generated to establish a place of prayer and worship for the sake of Allah. Insha Allah, we hope that the information provided here will be useful and most of all, encourage and motivate all area Muslims to join us and work together, insha Allah. May the almighty be pleased with our work, aameen.
Please visit us as frequently as you can and get involved.
Mission Statement
To establish a comprehensive center promoting Islamic values and reflecting excellence in serving the needs of the community
ICOI Vision
- Providing a multi-purpose facility and comprehensive programs for the spiritual, moral, and intellectual development of its patrons.
- Serving as a source of reference on Islam by providing scholarly opinions and housing a well-stocked and fully organized library.
- Preparing our youth to be models of excellence in comtemporary American society.
- Promote a positive image of Muslims and Islam through active participation in social issues and by visible contribution to the well-being of the larger community.
- Participation in inter-faith dialog and with the aim of promoting understanding, respect and appreciation of our plural society and in jointly addressing issues of social justice and environmental welfare while providing join moral leadership on issues that affect our community as a whole.
- Facilitating regular religious services such as daily prayers, Friday congregational prayers, and commemorating annual events such as 'Eid celebrations.
All programs and services are open to the entire community irrespective of religion, nationality, ethnicity, gender, or social status. Note, however, that all lectures are conducted in English.
About Sadullah Khan
- Completed Memorization of the Holy Qur’an at the age of 8.
- Completed schooling at St. Paul’s Catholic Primary School in Cape Town and at Lenasia Senior Secondary School in Johannesburg.
- Attained a Bachelor of Arts Law Degree at University of Durban-Westville, Sub-Majoring in Islamic Studies and Arabic.
- Completed a Higher Diploma in Journalism through Trans-World College in Jersey, UK.
- Pursued further studies in Qur’anic Sciences at Al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt (1986-1990).
- Completed Post-Graduate programs on Methodology of Presentation of Islam as well as on Comparative Religion at Al-Azhar.
- Studied Arabic at the International Language Institute in Cairo.
- Lectured in Comparative Religious Studies, Islamic Civilization and Qur’anic Sciences at Tertiary Level in South Africa (1990-1998).
- Editor of the first national Muslim newspaper in South Africa, Muslim Views (1994-1998).
- Presenter of weekly programs on Understanding Islam and Dimensions of the Qur’an on Radio Voice of the Cape and Radio 786.
- The Dimensions of the Qur’an has been published in book form in the United States (1999) and in South Africa (2000).
- Served as Director of the Gatesville Islamic Center in Cape Town (1990-1998).
- Served as Head of Department of Qur’anic Sciences at the Islamic College of Southern Africa (1990-98).
- Presented papers at numerous Islamic and inter-faith conferences throughout the world - including Botswana (1983), Sierra Leone (1984), Nigeria (1984), Iran (1985), Egypt (1987), Malaysia (1993), Belgium (1997), USA (1998), Hawaii (1999), and Turkey (2000).
- Currently serves as the Director of Muslim Affairs at the University of Southern California, (USC).
- Currently serves on the University Religious Conference Executive Board at the University of California Los Angeles, (UCLA).
- Currently serves on the Chancellor’s Committee Advisor on Religion, Ethics and Values at the University of California Los Angeles, (UCLA).
- Currently lectures on Islam for the Academy of Judaic, Christian and Islamic Studies at the University of California Los Angeles, (UCLA).
- Currently lectures on Islamic Civilization at Cal-State Dominguez Hills University, (CSUDH). He also presents a 3-hour weekly TV program from CSUDH on Islamic Civilization.
- Currently serves as the Director of Religious Affairs at the Islamic Center of Irvine, (ICOI).