Dar Al-Hijrah Center, commonly known as the Sudanese Community & Resource Center, is a fruit of Quran study gathering ‘Halaga’ established by a group of Sudanese immigrants to the city of Chicago about two decades ago. The group used to meet every Tuesday in the house of one of its member to recite and study the Noble ‘Quran’. This Halaga played a major role in shaping the Sudanese community in the city of Chicago as many of the great ideas that help keep the community united have originated from it. In the year 2010 the group decided to rent a facility as the members’ houses were no longer suitable to accommodate the ever increasing numbers that attended the Halaga on weekly basis. The move to the newer facility provided the group members with greater opportunity to expand on their activities and services to include and serve the Muslim community at large.

At present, the Center provides a multifaceted service catering for the diverse and unique needs of Muslims living in the Chicago land. Throughout the years, the Center has targeted its activities primarily at the Sudanese, African, Middle Eastern and South Asian youth, who traditionally lacked access to Islamic services. Via its various projects and schemes the Center continues to strive to help the new generation of Muslim-Americans channel their energies and capabilities appropriately; enabling young people to become individuals who are assets for society as a whole. To achieve this goal, the first Arabic school is established in the center to teach the basic foundations of the Arabic language and Quran to youth in the neighborhood. This school now is attended by students from more than 8 countries. The responses received from the Center’s various beneficiaries and the endorsement of the Center’s priorities, Alhamdulillah, are a sign that a facilities center is an essential contribution to current Islamic services. Please go to our activities page to read more about the activities and services currently provided by the center.