Masjid Bilal South Side
6200 S 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40214
Open around the clock for the five daily prayers, Jumu'ah, Qur'anic education, and anyone who needs a place to go.
Our Story
Built by a
community
Masjid Bilal Islamic Center grew out of the Somali community of Louisville and its search for a permanent home for worship, education, and one another.
فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرۡفَعَ وَيُذۡكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسۡمُهُۥ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡأٓصَالِ
[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings
History
How we
got here
Early Years
A Community's Vision
The Somali community in Louisville sets out to find religious and social centers that can meet its growing needs — worship, raising children, Qur'anic education, and the everyday networks that hold a community together.
2013
Masjid Bilal West
The community purchases its first facility — an important step, and a permanent place to pray, to study the Qur'an and Islam, and to strengthen the ties and unity of the community.
1701 Dumesnil Street, Louisville, KY 40210
2021
Masjid Bilal South Side
As the community grows and many families move to the south side of Louisville, a larger facility is purchased closer to where those families live — with room for prayers, classes, youth programs, and family gatherings.
6200 S 3rd Street, Louisville, KY 40214
Today
Two Centers, One Mission
Both masjids reflect the dedication and vision of Louisville's Somali community. The goal was never only a place to worship, but centers that nurture generations, teach the religion, support families, guide youth, and strengthen brotherhood and service across the city.
Our Mission
Worship, learning,
and care
We exist to keep the doors open — for the five daily prayers, for Jumu’ah, for the child learning their first surah, and for the neighbour who walks in needing help.
The masjid is open twenty-four hours a day. There is no hour at which a Muslim in Louisville has nowhere to pray.
Visit
Where to
find us
لَا تَقُمۡ فِيهِ أَبَدٗاۚ لَّمَسۡجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ مِنۡ أَوَّلِ يَوۡمٍ أَحَقُّ أَن تَقُومَ فِيهِۚ فِيهِ رِجَالٞ يُحِبُّونَ أَن يَتَطَهَّرُواْۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُطَّهِّرِينَ
Do not stand [for prayer] within it - ever. A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day is more worthy for you to stand in. Within it are men who love to purify themselves; and Allah loves those who purify themselves