About ETJC

El-Tawhid Juma Circle Mosques are Human Positive. ETJC begins with the understanding that women and men are equal agents of Allah in all aspects of ritual practice, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, class, dis/ability, HIV status, language, or any other grounds.

There is a growing movement of Muslims who are eager to find a place to pray in which all human beings are ritually equal to one another and share authority in the mosque. These pages are for those who are interested in learning more about how such a mosque would work, those who would like to learn how to start their own mosque, and those who would like to start a mosque as part of the el-Tawhid Juma Circle.

Allah tells us in the Qur’an that the Prophet Muhammed, alayhi salam, was a ‘mercy to the worlds’. And so we live the Sunna in our mosques as places of ritual and spiritual healing for everyone – for those who identify as Muslim, regardless of ritual or doctrinal orientation. ETJC also welcomes those who do not identify as Muslim but need a space for healing, and those who are family, spouses/partners, friends, seekers and allies.

“Tawhid” in our name refers to God’s utter oneness, the unity of the whole of the Muslim umma, and the unity of ourselves inwardly and outwardly.