All praise is due to Allah (SWT) and the peace and blessings of Allah (SWT) be on His last Messenger Muhammad (SAW).

The Center for Islamic Development is the reality of a vision designed to promote harmony, education and understanding within our community, by submitting peacefully to the Creator of the universe, Allah.

In order to develop, one has to be entrenched in the pursuit of knowledge, submerged in human understanding and drenched in an overwhelming sense of care, concern and compassion for humanity.

CID, as a colourful part of an overall fabric of society, was established to provide sound teachings of this profound way of life, which has given light and guidance to so many walks of life.

The inception of CID was from the light of hope to bestow, upon Muslims and non-Muslims, a greater understanding of Islam. As Muslims, we are encouraged to learn Islam's lofty tenets, and in doing so, we enhance the quality of our spiritual life. The state of the Muslim ummah has been in decline over a period of time, although Islam's perfection, none with sagacity and intelligence can doubt. Yet the overall moral decay and decadence of Muslims is evident due to their separation from perfection. Perfection can only be attributed to Allah, hence any path that derails or deviates one from their Creator leads to nothing but despair and misery.

As for non-Muslims, the Center provides a balanced approach to learning Islam, and thus eradicating any misconceptions, misunderstandings and misgivings about Muslims and the honorable teachings of Islam. The reason to bridge-build between Muslims and non-Muslims of all walks of life, is embedded in the concept that if one is in ignorance of others, fear and hostility will be the result. Hence, fear and hostility stem from nothing but the hideous head of ignorance. At CID, we strive to teach and welcome non-Muslims, so that we can all live in an atmosphere of understanding and goodness, rather than in the clouds of suspicion and hate.

We, at CID, believe in a better and more fulfilled future for all.

At CID, we are committed to excellence in learning, for that is the way forward. The downfall of our community has been the neglect of our spiritual duty to Allah, and the utter negligence of the sublime way of his prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Thus, we are centered in the sound traditional teachings that have developed countless human beings, and civilizations over 1400 years. We are humbly in opposition to the idea of a clash of civilizations, for how can one have a clash, when the very civilization was given birth by Islam. Hence, it is encouraged to know ones roots, so that the tree is not in conflict with its foundation.

Centering oneself spiritually and morally is to develop, and hence the name, Center for Islamic development.