Alhuda Community

       Penyem village is located about 35 minutes drive from the River Gambia and 46 minutes drive from the Atlantic ocean on the west coast of Gambia. Penyem is also conveniently located 4 miles from Brikama where villagers buy and sell food. In addition, schools, household items, construction hardware, and pharmacy are easily accessible by taxi and van transport. The roads are level so bicycles are a popular mode of travel for young and old. The village has a population of approximately 3500 inhabitants who are mostly Muslims . The ethnic groups that live in Penyem village are majority Jolas including the village Alkali. Fulas are the second largest community and a few mandinka families as well. The village is peaceful and people live in harmony which is the case across Gambia. People, especially the elderly and children are easy to talk to while sitting under a tree, and English is widely spoken. Moreover, the village is w...

 Al Huda Masjid will open for the five daily prayers and Friday sermon, accommodating at least 150 to 200 people in the prayer hall. The male's prayer section on the ground floor and the female's prayer section on the first floor. Al Huda Masjid will also reduce the walking distance by ten to fifteen minutes for many people living in Penyem Village. This shortened walking time will help the community as many people do not pray in the masjid except after walking 20 or 15 minutes which leads to men praying in their houses, hence the masjid will alleviate this big problem. Moreover, Al Huda Masjid will be accessible all day long, having scheduled lessons and lectures with scholars and students of knowledge insha Allah.          In addition, Al huda Masjid, a place of worship and gathering, will be on the path of the salaf-us-saalih, the manhaj (methodology of understanding Islam) of the pious predecessors, the first three generations of the islamic ummah. Ther...