Colorado Muslim Society

Best masjid in Denver! Diverse population, different people from different part of the world all come together to worship one God. beautiful Masjid and imam Karim is the best! it sad he is not our imam anymore we need him back! :(

I came from california yesterday and on the second day after my move here I came to pray fajr with my husband. It is a decent building nothing special, but that is no concern to me. Once I got there, a lady approached me and asked me if I was a Muslim. I was a little taken aback by the question, because I had just finished praying the masjid’s welcome prayer and was reading the Quran. I answered in the affirmative and then it was her turn to be shocked I guess because she asked me why I am not wearing a hijab. I told her I am wearing a hijab (and given the sub zero degree temperatures here in denver I am positive I was wearing enough and appropriate clothing.) She shook her head and asked me where my abaya is. Lol! Abaya? That’s wat classifies a person as Muslim or not? Maybe Allah should have made wearing the abaya or a beard as the declaration of Islam, since not wearing either seems to show that you are a kuffar. Needless to say that she went on to tell me that I am not a muslim without wearing the abaya and that Allah will ask on the day of judgment if I wore an abaya or not! I just told her that to everyone is their own level of faith. She was rude and given that this is the first mosque I visited, it has left a bad taste in my mouth for the muslim community that comes to this mosque. I would like to give this place zero stars because they are creating a segregated communtiy that believes in superficial aspects of Islam. Further, that mentality also shows that they prefer one group of muslims over others. Not all muslim countries have the fashion of wearing abayas. Arab countries? Yes! South east asian countries– not really. My mom has not owned a single abaya in her life! That’s not because she is not a Muslim– it is because in our country and culture we have a different dress code that allows us to cover up and maintain the hijab. Shame on the mentality of this mosque and those that go to it and preach its backward teachings.

Sheik Kareem Abu zaied is the best.