Matsuyama Islamic Culture Center (MICC)

  السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ Peace be upon you, and Allah mercy and blessings. Alhamdulillah, currently the MICC Incorporated Associations has been formed under the name "The General Incorporated Associations MICC / 一般社団法人MICC" with a registration number: 5000-05-008336. Thus, there are some information that we will convey regarding the mosque project, with the following: 1. For some reason, the house that MICC had planned to buy for Matsuyama Masjid had been sold to other parties. Thus, we will find the best alternatives place. Insha'Allah, we will get a more suitable location for the Muslims' welfare in Matsuyama. 2. The targeted budget for the masjid is ¥ 30,000,000. 3. Total funds raised by April 8, 2021, was ¥ 10,772,996 (35.91%) 4. Please share your best donation through the following account: a. Japan (Japan Post Bank / Yucho Bank) Name: Matsuyama Islamic Culture Center (MICC) No Account: 16140-146941 b. Indonesia (Bank Syariah Mandir...

  Matsuyama Islamic Culture Center (MICC) is a non-profit organization in Matsuyama that supports the welfare of Muslim community, manages annual Islamic events and doing cultural exchange between Muslims and Japanese community in Matsuyama despite of responsible for da’wah activities in Matsuyama. MICC was established by some Malaysian students together with Mr. Abu Mahdy Sulaiman Hamanaka in the year of 1981. The Muslim population in Matsuyama is growing every year, both from the population of Japanese Muslims and Muslim from various countries. The current Muslim population is about 500 people. One of the main reasons for population growth is the study opportunities promoted by Ehime University due to the many Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) collaborations with foreign universities from Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, etc. In addition, mixed or interfaith marriages between Muslims and Japanese also contributed to this population growth. There are also some Muslims from abroa...

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Matsuyama is the capital city in Ehime Prefecture and one of the major cities in Shikoku instead of Tokushima (Tokushima Pref.), Kochi (Kochi Pref.) and Takamatsu (Kagawa). Matsuyama has population of about 520,000 people with density of 1,205/km2. This city is famously known for its onsen (温泉、hot spring in Japanese) especially Dogo Onsen (道後 温泉), believed to be the oldest hot spring bath house in Japan despite of more other historical and cultural places. MICC was established by some Malaysian students together with Mr. Abu Mahdy Sulaiman Hamanaka in the year of 1981.  MICC was held in August 1981 by Yunos, an international student from Pahang, Malaysia, and Japanese Muslim  Mr. Abu Mahdy Sulaiman Hamanaka  ( Rahimahullah ) from Matsuyama. Initially, there were only four or five Malaysian students, and they gathered at Yunus's house in Tarumi, Malaysia, and held a study session called "Usura" every Saturday night. After Mr. Yuno...