Fort Worth Prayer Times
Fort Worth, TX · Central Time · ISNA method
Fort Worth, TX
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Cowtown Muslim Community
Fort Worth — Tarrant County's anchor city and the Western gateway of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro — has its own distinct Muslim community built around aviation, defense, and healthcare. At 32.76°N on Central Time, prayer schedules are mild year-round with Fajr never falling before 3:54 AM and Maghrib above 5:28 PM year-round.
Fort Worth Muslim Communities
🕌 Fort Worth Islamic Center & Tarrant County Mosques
Fort Worth's Muslim community maintains its own mosque infrastructure distinct from Dallas, reflecting the city's independent identity as the western anchor of the DFW metroplex. The Fort Worth Islamic Center serves the city's diverse Muslim population — Arab, South Asian, African American, and East African families — with daily prayers, Friday Jumu'ah, and community programming. The center's location in the heart of Tarrant County makes it accessible from across the western suburbs. Additional Islamic centers in the HEB corridor (Hurst, Euless, Bedford) and in Arlington serve the suburban Muslim population concentrated near DFW Airport and the mid-cities.
Ramadan in Fort Worth draws the full community together for nightly Tarawih prayers and communal iftars that reflect the extraordinary diversity of Tarrant County's Muslim population. Eid prayers are held at larger facilities to accommodate the growing congregation, with families arriving from across Fort Worth, Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Keller, and North Richland Hills. The Fort Worth Muslim community has grown steadily since the 1990s and accelerated after 2000 as the DFW aviation and defense sectors expanded, drawing more South Asian and Arab professionals to Tarrant County.
✈️ South Asian Aviation & Defense Professionals — HEB Corridor
The HEB corridor — Hurst, Euless, and Bedford — sits in the geographic heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, directly adjacent to DFW International Airport. This location has made HEB the natural home for South Asian Muslim professionals working in the aviation industry. American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth with its main technical operations campus at DFW Airport, employs thousands of South Asian Muslim engineers, pilots, IT professionals, and managers. Lockheed Martin's massive Fort Worth facility — home of the F-35 fighter jet program — is another major employer of South Asian Muslim engineers, particularly Pakistani and Indian aerospace engineers with security clearances.
The South Asian Muslim community in HEB and the broader Tarrant County suburbs has built a visible infrastructure of halal restaurants, South Asian grocery stores, and Islamic centers that serve families from Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Bell Helicopter's facility in Hurst and Fort Worth has also drawn South Asian Muslim aerospace professionals. Keller and Southlake — upscale northern suburbs of Fort Worth — have seen South Asian Muslim families settle in larger numbers as community prosperity has grown. Cricket games, South Asian cultural festivals, and Eid celebrations in Tarrant County reflect a South Asian Muslim community that is simultaneously deeply rooted in Fort Worth and proudly connected to subcontinental heritage.
✊ African American Muslim Community — North & East Fort Worth
Fort Worth has its own African American Muslim community with historical roots in the W.D. Mohammed Sunni tradition — the mainstream Islamic movement that emerged from the Nation of Islam's transformation in 1975. When Imam Warith Deen Mohammed led the Nation toward universal Sunni Islam, communities across Texas — including Fort Worth — made the shift, adopting Arabic prayer and integrating with the global Muslim ummah. Fort Worth's African American Muslim mosques serve neighborhoods in north and east Fort Worth, providing Friday prayer, youth programming, and community support that has persisted through decades of neighborhood change and economic challenge.
The African American Muslim community in Fort Worth is part of the broader Texas Muslim landscape that includes larger African American Muslim presences in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio — cities where the Nation of Islam historically had active temples and where Imam Mohammed's transition had widespread impact. Fort Worth's African American Muslims have produced local community leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs, and their mosques serve as anchors for neighborhoods that have often been underserved by mainstream institutions. The tradition of African American Islam in Fort Worth — with its emphasis on self-reliance, education, and community accountability — represents a distinctly American strand of Islamic history rooted in the Texas heartland.
🌍 Somali & East African Community — East Fort Worth
East Fort Worth has a Somali Muslim community that arrived through refugee resettlement programs and internal migration from other US cities — drawn by Fort Worth's affordability, employment opportunities in warehousing and logistics, and the established Muslim community infrastructure. The DFW area is one of the larger Somali diaspora centers in Texas, and East Fort Worth has attracted Somali families who found the western side of the metroplex more accessible and less expensive than comparable areas in East Dallas. Somali-owned halal restaurants, grocery stores, and remittance businesses are visible in East Fort Worth commercial corridors.
The Fort Worth Somali community participates in Tarrant County's Islamic centers and has organized its own community events, Ramadan gatherings, and support networks. Fort Worth's warehouse and distribution sector — the city is a major freight hub — provides employment for Somali men, while Somali women have built catering businesses and community support organizations. Arab Muslim families — particularly Yemeni and Palestinian — also have a presence across Fort Worth and Arlington, with Yemeni-owned businesses operating in various commercial neighborhoods. The mix of East African, Arab, South Asian, and African American Muslims in Fort Worth creates a Muslim community whose diversity reflects the full range of global Islam in a genuinely Texan setting.
Fort Worth Prayer Times by Month
32.76°N · ISNA method · Central Time (CST Nov–Mar / CDT Mar–Nov)
| Month | Fajr | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:04 AM | 12:29 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:04 PM |
| February | 5:46 AM | 12:30 PM | 3:54 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:37 PM |
| March | 5:09 AM | 12:18 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:12 PM |
| April | 4:30 AM | 12:06 PM | 4:21 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:45 PM |
| May | 4:04 AM | 12:00 PM | 4:24 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:18 PM |
| June | 3:54 AM | 12:03 PM | 4:24 PM | 8:15 PM | 9:39 PM |
| July | 4:05 AM | 12:11 PM | 4:20 PM | 8:13 PM | 9:34 PM |
| August | 4:30 AM | 12:09 PM | 4:09 PM | 7:51 PM | 9:09 PM |
| September | 4:58 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:48 PM | 7:16 PM | 8:34 PM |
| October | 5:27 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:59 PM |
| November | 6:01 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:03 PM |
| December | 6:18 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:47 PM |
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is Fajr in Fort Worth TX today?▼
Fajr in Fort Worth ranges from about 3:54 AM in late June to 6:18 AM in December, Central Time. At 32.76°N, Fort Worth is at the same latitude as Dallas — giving it a moderate prayer schedule with roughly 2.5 hours of seasonal swing. Fort Worth is slightly further west than Dallas, so prayer times run about 2 minutes later by the clock. ISNA method (15° solar depression) is used, which Fort Worth mosques follow.
What mosques are in Fort Worth?▼
Fort Worth has its own mosque infrastructure distinct from Dallas. The Fort Worth Islamic Center serves the city's diverse Muslim population with daily prayers, Friday Jumu'ah, and Ramadan programming. Additional Islamic centers in the HEB area (Hurst, Euless, Bedford) serve the suburban South Asian Muslim community near DFW Airport. Arlington — midway between Fort Worth and Dallas — hosts Islamic centers serving both cities' suburbs. Tarrant County's Muslim community has grown significantly since 2000, driven by the aviation, defense, and healthcare industries headquartered in the Fort Worth area.
What is the South Asian Muslim community in Fort Worth?▼
Fort Worth and Tarrant County have a growing South Asian Muslim professional community concentrated in the HEB corridor (Hurst, Euless, Bedford) near DFW Airport and in suburban communities like Keller, Southlake, and North Richland Hills. Pakistani, Indian, and Bangladeshi engineers, pilots, mechanics, and managers work at American Airlines — headquartered in Fort Worth — and at Lockheed Martin's massive F-35 manufacturing facility in Fort Worth. The aviation and defense sectors have drawn South Asian Muslim professionals who have established halal restaurants, South Asian grocery stores, and mosque programming in Tarrant County's suburbs.
Is there an African American Muslim community in Fort Worth?▼
Yes — Fort Worth has its own African American Muslim community with historical connections to the W.D. Mohammed Sunni tradition that emerged from the Nation of Islam's transformation in the 1970s. These communities serve neighborhoods in north and east Fort Worth and have provided prayer services, youth programming, and community support for decades. Fort Worth's African American Muslim community is part of the broader Texas Muslim landscape that includes significant communities in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
What direction is Qibla from Fort Worth Texas?▼
From Fort Worth, the Qibla points approximately 46–47° from true north — northeast. The great-circle route crosses the North Atlantic, passes over Europe and Turkey, and descends into the Arabian Peninsula toward Mecca. Fort Worth mosques orient prayer halls to the northeast. Use our GPS Qibla compass at prayertimesnearme.com/qibla for an exact bearing from your current location.