Imdadul Islamic Centre. The Al Andalus Model Comes to Toronto.
A partnership between Imdadul Islamic Centre and Tawakkul REIT to bring a 55+ community — with a masjid on its grounds — to Toronto.
The Story
For decades, Imdadul Islamic Centre has been a home for Toronto’s Muslim community — a place of prayer, learning, and belonging. The generation that filled its halls and carried its mission now deserves homes designed for their next chapter, in the city they built.
The model is Al Andalus — pioneered in Mississauga, now coming to Toronto. Tawakkul acquires an established apartment building and renews it as a 55+ community, with a masjid raised on the grounds so the adhan is part of home. Not a retirement home: independent living, centred on faith.
Through a Musharaka co-ownership partnership, Imdadul brings the community and Tawakkul brings the capital. No interest. Real ownership, shared between the institution and the investors who believe in it. This is the Ansar and the Muhajirun — those who have, opening the way for those who arrive.
Why it matters
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A 55+ community on the Al Andalus model — independent living, centred on faith.
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A masjid raised on the grounds of the property.
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Musharaka co-ownership: the Centre holds a real stake in what it builds.
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Part of the Tawakkul REIT portfolio: zero debt, zero interest, real assets.
Subscriptions for Tawakkul REIT units are available exclusively through Drake Financial Ltd., a registered Exempt Market Dealer. By submitting this form, you authorize Ahmed Asset Management Inc. and Drake Financial Ltd. to contact you regarding the Tawakkul REIT Offering. This form does not constitute an offer to sell securities.
Own a Share of What We Build.
This project is part of the Tawakkul REIT portfolio. Investors hold units of the REIT — Canada’s first halal, zero-debt real estate investment trust — which develops and owns projects like this one. Fill out the form below and a licensed dealing representative with Drake Financial Ltd. will contact you to discuss whether an investment in Tawakkul REIT is suitable for you.
What affordable means here
Toronto publishes what an affordable rent is. This is the standard the Imdadul project is being designed against.
| Unit type | Average market rent, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Bachelor | $1,499 |
| One bedroom | $1,763 |
| Two bedroom | $2,055 |
City of Toronto Average Market Rent for 2026, used to set eligibility and rent ceilings under the City’s affordable housing programs. The City’s Official Plan defines affordable rental housing as total monthly shelter cost at or below the lesser of one times the average City of Toronto rent by unit type as reported annually by CMHC, or 30% of the before-tax monthly income of renter households at defined income percentiles.
Toronto’s affordable housing programs cap rents at 80% of average market rent. For 2026 the maximum applicant household income is $61,000 for a bachelor or one-bedroom unit and $78,500 for a two-bedroom.
These are the published benchmarks for Toronto. They are not Tawakkul rents. Rents at this project have not been set and will be published before applications open.
Timeline
Current stage: Partnership.
Partnership
Planning & Approvals
Construction
Completion
Community Living
“For decades, Imdadul has been a home for prayer, learning, and belonging in Toronto. Bringing the Al Andalus model to our community means the generation that built this Centre can grow older within it — surrounded by the community they raised, with the adhan part of daily life.”
— Brother Zafarullah Khan, Vice President, Imdadul Islamic Centre
Prefer to Give?
Imdadul Islamic Centre’s programs are sustained by its community. If you would like to support their work directly, you can donate through Imdadul’s own donation page.
Donations go directly to Imdadul Islamic Centre, a charitable organization independent of Tawakkul REIT. Donations are not investments, confer no interest in Tawakkul REIT or any project, and are receipted by Imdadul Islamic Centre according to its own policies.