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Activities/Schedule
The Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam has many events occurring on a daily basis. With its enormous contributions total of $15,546,730 within the last year, it has been able to accommodate many events and daily activities. It is open seven days a week for the five daily prayers. They also have weekly prayer services on Friday's, also known as Juma’ah. They also host various classes in the afternoons/evenings, including classes on Islamic studies, Arabic, and the Qu’ran. They also host many discussion groups, Masjid committee meetings, health seminars, and even educational programs. For their educational programs, they often conjoin with surrounding schools such as Clara Mohammed Elementary School, which teaches pre-k through 8th grade, and W. Deen Mohammed High School for grades 9-12. At these programs, the students are taught about the Islamic faith and encouraged to participate in inter-faith dialogue. On Saturday's, it hosts a Saturday radio broadcast with its current imams. For special occasions, such as Ramadan and the birth of the prophet Mohammed, the mosque is sometimes the most active and busy around these times.

Current Imam
The current resident Imam of the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam is Sulaimaan Hamed. He started out as a student, with a focused study of religious studies. After completing school, he went on to beginning teaching at the Mohammed Schools and Islamic Theology and Islamic Law for the Faith Institute in Atlanta. His main topics of instruction included Islamic sciences and Arabic, as he is fluent in the language. He began to more and more recognition for his teaching, allowing his opportunities to travel to many places, from Egypt to Lebanon to Saudi Arabia. While serving as an imam at a mosque in Fresno, California, he became a co-owner of a travel-based agency called "Hajj Pros," which specializes in traveling to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage. His passion is for improving Islamic education institutions everywhere and has been established as one of the most respected Muslim-American community.