In the early 1990s, there were no masjid in the 40 miles radius of Reading Pennsylvania despite the fact that
there were large number of Muslims in the area. Muslims grouped together to pray Jumah in private houses and
rented spaces prior to the establishment of the Islamic Center of Reading in 1993. The Muslim community
continued to see tremendous growth resulting in many expansions of the center. Despite the expansions, the
continued growth of the community out-paced the available space at the center. In October 2010, the Islamic
Society of Berks County was formed by a gathering of the community primarily to build or purchase
infrastructure for a second Masjid. Individualized private fund-raising / pledges was established.


Name	Prayer Time	Iqamah Time
fajr	04:38 AM	04:45 AM
dhuhr	01:01 PM	01:30 PM
asr	04:52 PM	05:00 PM
maghrib	08:01 PM	08:01 PM
isha	09:24 PM	09:30 PM

Prayer Times