a mosque" except for the windows that "bear a slight Arabic influence". The main prayer hall can house up to 1000 people; this area is reserved for men. As of 2000, every Friday about 1000 people attend the jumu'ah (juma) prayer. The second floor prayer hall, reserved for women, houses about 200–300 people. A balcony from the second floor extends over the first floor. The main mosque building also houses an auxiliary prayer area that may hold up to 200 people and a wudu area. The mosque property includes a community hall, located in a wooden frame house; and a recreation area which includes a pavilion used as a basketball court and an outdoor hall. Badr stated that of those who go to Al-Noor, most of them stated that it is the closest mosque to their house, so they attend on a regular basis, although they sometimes go to other mosques because they are closer to their employment centers, or to hear guest speakers, or to attend Jumu'ah. As of 2000, about 60% of the worshipers at Masjid Bilal are Pakistani and Indian. The largest minorities are Bangladeshis, Arabs, and African-Americans. As of 2000, according to Badr, about 20% of Masjid Bilal consists of Arabs. Others include Anglos, Southeast Asians, Pacific Islanders, South Americans, and Europeans. As of 2000, the sole Muslim funeral home in the State of Texas is located at Masjid Bilal, and it serves Muslims from all of Texas and from several nearby states. As of that year, about 90% of the Houston-area funeral prayers are conducted at Al-Noor due to the location of the funeral home. The mosque includes a full-time private Islamic school. It also has educational classes for adults and children on Sundays and other days of the week. The Masjid Bilal offers a Sunday school that, as of 2000, has an enrollment of 238 children. As of that year it is the largest ISGH Sunday school in Houston. As of 2000, the enrollment was increasing and the student body was becoming more heavily South Asian and less ethnically diverse. As part of its zakat services, the ISGH has special food stamps which can be used to pay bills and rent, bus fare, and items from Muslim grocery stores. Badr wrote that the services effectively help new immigrants but some women are hesitant to use the services because there are no women on the