Islamic Society Of San Francisco

Beautiful, peaceful, spiritual, friendly, warm and welcoming.
Mash’allah.

Don’t get misled by the junky exterior/​location of this building. Inside it is calm and serene and clean. Very well maintained and has a large open space instead of narrow crowded room with lot of walls so it was pretty nice

I pray that they bring in new imams and start to embody an MCA type structure. Having the same person give the same type of khutbah week after week is extremely demoralizing. It is also extremely frustrating to have someone who speaks in such a holier than thou fashion and who seems to have lost touch with the masses and what’s most relevant in their day to day lives. Also, I find it extremely inappropriate for someone to do a 4+ part series in which he says fornication over 8 times per khutbah.
Please, please bring diversity and perhaps even younger imams who are more grounded and aware of the day to day realities of the masses. I am so afraid for what will happen to people’s faiths if this type of sermon continues.

Gorgeous masjid without a barrier! Bathrooms could use updating and the sidewalks right outside are filled with drug pushers, but the people on the street tend to leave you alone if they know you are going to the masjid. Heads up if you are planning to attend for jumu’ah the place gets incredibly packed!

Die Moschee ist Ansicht sehr schön und sauber. Sie befindet sich im Stadtteil Tenderloin. Trotz der Nähe zur Stadtmitte merkt man hier schnell wie krass die Lebensqualität sinkt. Die Straßen stinken durchgehend nach Cannabis.
Ich habe die Moschee tagsüber besichtigt und würde Touristen den Besuch am Abend nicht empfehlen.

Beautiful masjid but in need of improving.

InshaAllah this Famaah I will go…

I come here for Jummah (Friday prayers) when working in SF. The interior prayer hall is very nice and recently renovated. The Khutbah is on a set time schedule through out the year starting at 1:15pm and ending by 2pm every Friday. Drawbacks: the restrooms desperately need to be upgraded and there is limited parking on nearby streets. The neighborhood (Tenderloin) is also not very nice, and you usually have to pass by drunks, homeless people and drug pushers while walking to the masjid for prayers.

I’ve only been to a couple of Mosques, and they were in Arkansas. I used to live up the street from this one though (on Jones in SF), and attempted to visit twice.
What really kept me coming back to my favorite Mosque in Arkansas was that ‘it was a place for learning’; and was generally accepting.
When I tried to visit this Mosque I politely waved and knocked on the door only to be looked at, then ignored and not let in.
And that… isn’t a place I want to even try again, it doesn’t seem to be for learning and acceptance.

I have been to a few mosques since relocating to CA. This mosque is ok. However, I feel different races tend to segregate and only speak to people who are of their own ethnic background. That is something I am not comfortable with. I have been here for iftar and I am not impressed by the food or the manners of the people that happened to be there that particular day.
Just be aware that the neighborhood is not necessarily the best, so it would not be good walking alone to and from there if you are a Sister.

Very peaceful and welcoming place to pray.

The Islamic society of San Francisco is the best Masjid it has a nice space and its a really peaceful place to be. Its really good the Khutbah is spoken in english that way anyone is welcomed especially reverts or someone who is already a Muslim or Muslimah too. There shouldn;t be any barrier the Muslimah should be able to see the Iman also. The location is not great but once you go and make salat in the Masjid is very peaceful so that will not matter the what is going on outside. I can see a good future of the of the Islamic Society InshaAllah.

i had never actually been inside a Masjid before though i was surrounded by them in egypt…
so my first time at a Masjid was here almost a week ago for Eid Al-​Adha. Alicia A. invited me to go with her and i’m so glad i did.
i had a great experience!
the Masjid was really clean and spaceous… The huge windows made for an awesome view
the Khutbah was in english so that was quite helpful for non-​Arab speakers
Another thing that felt great about this Masjid was that the Ummah was so diverse… i hope to return soon!

Aside from the location, this Masjid is very inviting and welcoming. I’ve brought groups from High School here to learn about Islam and ask questions. Even after their little fall out with the ridiculous man who has since opened a Masjid across the street from them, they have managed to maintain their stature to serve the community.
The Khutbah (sermon) is in English and usually the topics are very inspiring. I do wish they didn’t feel the need to yell sometimes but other then that, if I’m not at Tawheed, I’m here.

This is the best masjid in SF. It does not have a barrier between the men and women’s area, which means everyone can see and hear the imam relatively clearly. For the conservatives in the area who actually were upset enough to go to another mosque after the remodel, there were no barriers between men and women during the time of the Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W.), so you are rejecting the old way for bid’a (innovation). Consider that, then come back to 20 Jones St where the khutbah is actually in English and you can actually understand it and, inshallah, actually learn at jummah.
I have yet to explore the restroom facilities, but the little book/​gift shop was cute and had a few abayas/​jilbabs I wanted to try on.

So since I just moved back to the Bay. its time for a round of masjid shopping. I know. not as fun as clothes shopping… but Deen before Beauty.
So my new girl friend invited me into the city from the East Bay and we decide to make a day of it. Bang Sun and the masjid with a dash of just wandering around.
So first thing to note. this masjid isnt located in a nice neighborhood– it the Tenderloin. so not a place to be hanging out after dark– but I didn’t get hassled during the day time because I was A. with a friend and B. I was in hijab and abaya.
Once we entered since it was both our first time coming here– her for Jummah and me for anything it was surprising to note the masjid is located on the top floor. You have two options 1. take the stairs or 2. take the elevator.
We opted for the stairs beating the people in the elevator by a few minutes.
Once we reached the top floor it opens on to a wooden floor landing and then you just go right through the door way in to the masjid.
There is a wall that seperates the entrance from the actual prayer area with a womens and a men’s entrance. The shoe rack for the women is located just inside the prayer area– i noticed that after I kicked my Keens off in line with all the other shoe on the floor. At my masjid in San Diego. the aunties would have scolded me for not putting my shoes in the shoe rack. :p
We wandered through the women’s entrance. and I was amazed at the view of SF. its a inner city view but still with floor to ceiling windows thats pretty cool. We seated ourselves along with windows. since in this masjid there are no barriers. Alhumduallah. However this still presents issues for any niqabis that might attend the masjid– it also meant that men began entering through the womens entrance of the prayer hall and seated themselves in some cases — quite closely to the small gathering of women in the back.
So more about the prayer– the khutbah was in English and then in Arabic. alhumduallah– I am a revert– so not being fluent in Arabic. I could understand everything the Imam was saying.
The prayer hall was simply and nicely decorated. I noticed a nice decorative paint treatment on the walls as well as tapestry or rugs wrapped around the pillars with a nice wood trim. The prayer rug was nice because it had woven in strips that allow you to know the qibah without asking.
It was a great experiance. I will defintely come back again. I was just not use to having a open prayer hall with out a barrier. I think I would just get use to it after a while.

Agreed with others, not the nicest area, however I was recommended by a friend to stop in and check it out. I’m interested in converting as well as learning more about islam and a friend of mine told me to check it out. I walked in and found it to be very peaceful and a very welcoming environment.
A man told me that the best time to come if I’m interested about islam and to talk to someone would be to come on friday at 12 or 1. I’ll admit, I feel a little scared going by myself but post more after this friday.

ISSF is a great Muslim center with Interfaith events.
It’s also a great Mosque where people from everywhere in the world attend Friday’s Prayers and come together during the month of Ramadan.
If you want to know more about Islam, they organize tours.

It may not be the best looking neighborhood, but once you get inside the place is clean and peaceful. The management try hard to make people feel welcome and organize tours for local schools or visitors looking to learn more about Islam. Best time to visit is on Fridays when they have a congregational service (at 1pm) and anyone, regardless of faith/​spirituality can attend.