You are welcome here.

Dress comfortably and modestly. Long pants/skirts and a covered top is plenty. Women are welcome to bring a scarf for the prayer hall — we have spares at the entrance if you forget.

Shoes off in the prayer hall. There are racks at the entrance. Don't worry — no one is going to take your sneakers.

You don't have to pray. Sit, observe, ask, learn at your own pace. Many visitors come simply to see what a service looks like.

Friday (Jumu'ah) is busy. If you want a quieter visit, weekday afternoons are calmer — and there's usually someone happy to give you a tour.

Embracing Islam is not a single moment — it's a journey, and most reverts say the first year is the hardest because the resources online are overwhelming and often contradict each other.

Darul Hikmah offers something the internet can't:

• •A real mentor. Pair with a brother/sister who walked this path themselves.
• •No-judgment Q&A. Ask anything — "Did I just break my wudu?", "Is this halal?", "How do I tell my family?" All on the table.
• •Guided basics. How to pray, what to say, what to read first — paced for you, not a textbook.
• •Community without pressure. Show up when you can. No attendance taken.

Email info@dhicva.org with the subject line "New Muslim Inquiry" and someone will reach out personally — not a generic newsletter, an actual human.

You can attend a service, take a tour, sit in on an open class, or simply email a question. We hold a periodic "Open Mosque" event for guests of all backgrounds — no preconditions.

If you have a sensitive question and prefer not to ask in person, you can send it confidentially. The imam answers them privately and, if useful, anonymized for the wider community.

Send a Confidential Question →

Five times a day, Muslims pause for a few minutes to reconnect with their Creator. Each prayer is short — usually 5 to 10 minutes — and is timed to the position of the sun, which is why our prayer schedule changes throughout the year.

• Fajr الفجر
  Before sunrise
• Dhuhr الظهر
  Midday
• Asr العصر
  Late afternoon
• Maghrib المغرب
  At sunset
• Isha العشاء
  After dark

Today's exact times for Darul Hikmah are on the prayer schedule.