Red Deer Islamic Centre

The first meeting of the early Muslim pioneers of Red Deer took place on February 6, 1976. The intent of this meeting was to formally establish the presence of a Muslim community in the area and arrange regular congregational prayers. The five families that attended this first meeting were from Fiji, India, and Iran. Today we respectfully refer to them as the founding executive members of the Red Deer Muslim Community. The first congregational prayer took place on February 13, 1976, at the house of one of the members. It was the Isha prayer. Thereafter, the group met regularly on Friday evenings at members’ houses.