Islah LA is one of the first of its kind in the United States An inner-city community center founded by Muslim-Americans to serve South Los Angeles.
Muslim social restoration striving to renew faith, education, unity, family, civic engagement, and economic empowerment in South Los Angeles.
Islah LA emerged from the historic Masjid Ibaadillah community in South Los Angeles in 1986. Led by Imam Saadiq Saafir, a group of families purchased storefront property on West Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles to establish Masjid Ibaadillah and to serve its predominantly African-American community. The Islah LA community center currently led by Imam Jihad Saafir, is a secular nonprofit charity founded in June 2013.