About

About us

The Islamic Center of Ventura County was founded in 1993. The foundation is registered as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization setup exclusively to serve the religious education, charity, and the practice of Islam in our community.

A humble, very committed group of eight Muslims worked diligently and with the blessing of Allah (God) founded a small facility to rent in the heart of downtown Oxnard, CA. Meetings were conducted every Sunday to reach out and invite more Muslims to the center. Since then, the number of attendees has grown substantially. The center has 3 rooms for prayer and 3 bathrooms equipped with Wudu (Ablution) accommodations. The importance for the center is to bring Muslims and non-Muslims together in order to educate about our faith and way of life.

We wholeheartedly express our gratitude and appreciation to all those who served on the board in the past and also to those who volunteer their time. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our donors, supporters and community members for their help and encouragement and look forward to their continuous support. Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) has blessed us with this facility, so we humbly encourage everyone to attend the daily congregational prayers and be active contributing members to our community.

Vision

Our vision is to inspire our current and future generations to build a continuous relationship with Allah (God) by maintaining an environment of constant remembrance of Him and applying the values of the prophetic model.

  • We vision a community that nurture our services to Allah (swt) and his Creation.
  • We vision a community using the guidance of the timeless principles of the Qur’an.
  • We vision a community that led other communities in the pursuit of knowledge and spirituality.
  • We vision a community that led other communities in the pursuit of knowledge and spirituality.
  • We vision a community observing, sharing and enjoying our blessed months.
  • We vision a community witnessing our children as our guidance of future scholars.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to develop, support and promote a comprehensive Islamic complete way of life as delineated in the Holy Qur’an, and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
We strive to provide charitable and humanitarian help to the entire community, as well as to reach out and present Islam through educational and cultural activities, which are consistent with the teachings and principles of Islam.
We contribute to strengthen the bonds between Muslims and Non-Muslims alike by establishing a united community through effective interfaith partnership, tolerance, and respect amongst the people of California, U.S.A.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

President

Mohammed A. Islam

Vice President

Sammy Ibrahim

Secretrary

Muzzamal Syed

Treasure

Mahmud Raza

Board Members
  • Amjad Alfar
Board Members
  • Abul Saleh
Board Members
  • Irshad Ali

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Center of Ventura County (ICOVC), We humbly thank everyone for the continued support you have given to help make our future new Center become a reality. It is only through the support of Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala), then the continued generosity of people like you that we are able to provide many needed services to our community. ICOVC is truly committed to its mission of the Muslim community to live according to the principles of Islam, as well as providing religious, educational, cultural, social, and youth oriented services in the Ventura County area. Once again on behalf of our board, staff, and community members at large, please accept our sincere appreciation for your continuous support. If we can help in providing any additional information, please feel free to contact us at (805) 218 6633