Dallas Masjid of Al Islam is renovating an old warehouse — which is about 4,000 square feet on a .7-acre lot — to house its Beacon of Light Community Center.

Masjid Al-Islam, located in the Cedars neighborhood south of downtown Dallas, has come a long way since the early days, when its congregation was small and paying the electric bill was a struggle.

The masjid symbolises Islamic monotheism and the unity of the Muslim Ummah. ... Furthermore, it is permissible to lie down, sleep, eat and drink in the masjid. Abdullah Ibn Al-Harith reported: ...

The masjid is the fortress of faith; the guardian of virtues; the home of the pious; the meeting place of Muslims; the centre of consultation and mutual advice, and the first school from which the ...