Islamic Society of Michiana — the Al Noor Mosque

Mosque built 1995 at 3310 Hepler Street, South Bend — Imam Mohammad Sirajuddin since 1998

The mosque: South Bend's mosque stands in South Bend proper. Notre Dame Magazine's account, written in 2006, states: "Built in 1995, the mosque on Hepler Street is the prayer home to Notre Dame Muslims and the 300 Muslim families who drive in from as far away as Sturgis, Michigan." South Bend Tribune items name the congregation's mosque the Al Noor Mosque of the Islamic Society of Michiana, at 3310 Hepler Street. The Society's federal tax-exempt ruling is dated August 2006 in IRS-derived listings — a corporate date that postdates the mosque and is not the community's founding; the date on which the Society first organized, before the mosque was built, is not stated in the sources consulted.

Present state: Imam Mohammad Sirajuddin, from southern India, has headed the mosque since 1998. A 2025 account in Edible Michiana describes a congregation of "700 or so individuals… from about 40 countries," gathering for Ramadan iftars at the mosque. The University of Notre Dame's current directory lists the mosque open daily for the five prayers, with Friday khutbah at 1:30 p.m. in English and 2:00 p.m. in Arabic.

Earlier prayer sites: An older Saint Mary's College area directory listed two further Muslim prayer sites in the city — a Dawah Center in the basement of the Colfax Cultural Center, 914 Lincoln Way West, and a Great News Islamic Center at 431 Dundee Street, each with Friday prayer at 1:00 p.m. Neither appears in the current Notre Dame directory, which lists the Islamic Society of Michiana alone; their present state is unverified.

Sources:

1. Notre Dame Magazine, "Oasis of Hope" (2006) — the mosque built in 1995 on Hepler Street and the 300 Muslim families it served.
2. South Bend Tribune items as catalogued by MBRL — the Al Noor Mosque name and the 3310 Hepler Street address.
3. Edible Michiana (June 16, 2025) — Imam Sirajuddin's tenure since 1998 and the congregation's present size and composition.
4. University of Notre Dame Campus Ministry, Places of Worship directory — present prayer and Friday khutbah times.
5. TaxExemptWorld, IRS-derived listing — the Islamic Society of Michiana Inc.'s exempt-status date of August 2006.
6. Saint Mary's College, Area Congregations and Faith Communities directory (older) — the Dawah Center and Great News Islamic Center listings.