Islamic Center of Daejeon (ICD; Hangul: 대전 이슬람 센터) was established in December 2006 and located in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea. It lies in the midst of a triangle containing Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Information and Communication University (ICU) and Chungnam National University (CNU).

Contents 1 Background 2 Activities 3 Future 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] Background

• Dec. 2006, with the help of Korean Muslim Federation(KMF) and donations of the Muslims in the city, the ICD was established inside a rented apartment in Kung-Dong, Yuseong-gu.
• Dec. 2006, 29th, The first Eid prayer of Eid-ul-fitr was offered.
• Jun. 2007, Official inauguration by KMF and ambassadors of Muslim countries.
• Jan. 2008, Availability of Halal meat in ICD.
• Jun. 2008, Availability of all types of Halal food in ICD.

[edit] Activities

The management of ICD is divided into sub-committees. Some tasks carried out by these committees are

• Finance Committee (Running the rented mosque, Gathering donations for permanent mosque etc)

• Dawa Committee(Daily Prayers, Juma Prayers, Ramadan Tarawih Prayers, Etikaf (إعتكاف),Weekend Dars, Library, Monthly Night, Yearly Convention, Welcome/Farewell Parties, Ramadan Iftars, Arabic Lessons, Weekend Football)

• Service Committee (Management and Maintenance of the Masjid)

[edit] Future

The ICD plans to build a permanent mosque in Daejeon, the construction of whom would be started at the end of 2008.

[edit] External links

• Main Website(ENG)
• Korea Muslim Federation( KMF ) website
• Muslim Students Association ( MSA ) of KAIST
• ICU Islamic Society ( ICU IS )
• MSA Football League (United Football League - UFL ) of KAIST

[edit] See also

• Islam in Korea
• Timeline of Islamic history
• Islamic architecture
• List of mosques
• List of Korea-related topics

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