Some concerned and sincere elders and brothers of the west-end community continued investigating the possibility to establish a masjid in the west-end. Given the geography of Kanata, it was agreed that there is no centrally located affordable place in Kanata that could serve the purpose. Additionally, there was a need to provide services to the residents of Bayshore, Greenbank-Baseline-Craig Henry corridor, Barrhaven and Bell’s Corners.

Our dedicated brothers and sisters continued the efforts for more than 3 years. We have had an imminent solution in 1987-88, however, it fell through. The spirit of our dedicated community members neither abated nor dampened in any way. After a few months of an early setback, one of our elders called a meeting in his house to formalize the efforts. May Allah (S) reward them all in abundance for their persistence and the community spirit. That meeting served the springboard to establish an association. Those brothers present at the meeting acted as Shura members and Jamiatul Muslemeen of Ottawa-Carleton was initiated.

The search for a place continued over the next few months. In 1993, the Bible Baptist church located at 572 Moodie Drive came up on sale. Brothers agreed that it was most central to the community of interest Jamiatul Muslemeen of Ottawa-Carleton (JMOC) intending to serve.  Additionally, there was ample undeveloped pieces of potential lands that could be acquired to expand the facility further at a later date.

Through one pious Muslim sister, working at the time as real estate agent, an offer to purchase the place was put forward. All praise belong to our Creator Allah (S), through His will, your association was successful in purchasing the functional church at this central, strategic location. Now we had a masjid within 10 km of commuting distance for the various communities of interest surrounding Bell’s Corners.