The Australian Islamic Mission (AIM) was established in 1973 as Jamaat Daawah Islamiah by a group of Muslims in Sydney. The organisation first operated out of rented premises in Lakemba then on Canterbury Road in Revesby.

In 1994 AIM started using the Prayer Hall at 29 Matthews Street. Another Muslim association purchased this property in 1970 and used it as a place of worship (officially with approval from 1987). The Punchbowl Musallah (Prayer Hall) and AIM Centre was thus established here in 1994. In order to service the growing needs of the Muslim community in Punchbowl and the surrounding areas, AIM’s expansion program saw the initial acquisition of the properties at 25 and 27 Matthews Street. In 2004 the property at number 33 was acquired and then number 31 in 2007.

In 2008, AIM launched a separate entity called “The Dawn Quranic Institute” to cater for the growing demand for learning the sciences associated with the Quran especially Tajweed (recitation). Since its inception, it has consistently enrolled approximately 120 students per semester.

AIM currently has two independent chapters, one in Sydney and the other in Melbourne with members in other parts of Australia.

Graduation dinner for The Dawn institute with international guest Sheikh Al Shatari