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data-id=\"0f91784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mosque was purchased after consultation with the community, based on the name of Fakhreddin Fodlov. However, ownership of the mosque will be transferred to the association in April 2025. Originally a church built in 1930, it was purchased in December 2017 and opened for worship in May 2018. The mosque&#039;s capacity is approximately 80-100. The association retains ownership of the mosque.<\/p><p>Every week, on Saturdays and Sundays, the children are given two days of Quran, Tajweed, catechism and etiquette lessons, with the girls on the upper floor of our mosque and the boys on the lower floor.<\/p><p>Summer Quran courses continue throughout the summer holiday. For men, lessons on the catechism, biography, and faith are held every evening at the mosque between Maghrib and Isha prayers. During Ramadan, separate Mukabele recitations and iftar meals are served for men and women. Friday prayers are held at our mosque, but Eid prayers are held in a rented wedding hall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb013f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bcb013f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c00f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3c00f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goals <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d872f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d872f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In consultation with our community, a new mosque project was drawn up with the approval of our Directorate of Religious Affairs to meet the needs and provide better service.<\/p><p>We want to start the construction of our mosque as soon as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b26d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8b26d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f8bf9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d0f8bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d2a94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12d2a94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9802476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9802476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<strong>Address: <\/strong>24415 104th Ave. SE, Kent ,WA, 98030<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>President of the Association: <\/strong>Fahrettin Fodlov<br \/>313 645 4265<br \/>ahiskanc@gmail.com<strong><br \/><\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gelenekten Gelece\u011fe\u2026 T\u00fcrk-Ah\u0131ska K\u00fclt\u00fcr Merkezi Hilal Camii (Seattle, Washington) Cami M\u00fclkiyeti Fakhreddin fodlov \u00fczerine cemaat ile isti\u015fare yap\u0131larak al\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Ancak Nisan 2025 de caminin m\u00fclkiyeti dernek \u00fczerine devredilecektir.1930 senesinde yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir kilise iken Aral\u0131k 2017 tarihinde sat\u0131n al\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. May\u0131s 2018 de ibadete a\u00e7\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Caminin Kapasitesi: 80 &#8211; 100 civar\u0131ndad\u0131r. 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