In 1938, when Quba Institute was founded, America was quite a different place. The vision of the founders was to create an institution that would serve the religious and spiritual, needs of Muslims that lived in both urban and suburban spaces of Philadelphia. In order to promote and sustain healthy living, they believed that the first requirement was to become functionally educated in the basic religious sciences of Islam. They strove to overcome the challenges of lacking the basic resources needed to achieve their goals, books (including the Qur'aan), teachers and institutional framework to house their vision. However, through their humble efforts they were able to successfully establish their first official headquarters in 1942 . Thus began the 83 year journey of Quba Institute.
