- Imaam Siraj Wahhaj is
one of the most admired Muslim leaders and speakers in America.
- Once a minister for
the Nation of Islam (NOI) in the early 70s, the Imam left upon
discovering NOI’s differences from mainstream Islam.
- He is an accomplished
Muslim activist MashaAllah, once leading a community-based anti-drug
campaign in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, in which he
staked out drug houses in the cold of winter for 40 days and nights,
forcing the closure of 15 drug houses.
- In 1991 Imam Siraj
Wahhaj offered an invocation (opening prayer) to the United States
House of Representatives. He was the first Muslims to do so.
- He is the founder and
Imaam of Masjid At Taqwa in Brooklyn, New York, and is currently
serving as the elected leader of the Muslim Alliance in North
America (MANA).
- He was the vice
president of the Majlis as-Shura of New York. He has also served on
the executive board of the Islamic Society of North America.
- Postal Address :
Masjid At-Taqwa 1266 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11216,
United States of America.
Tel (Res.): 622 0800 Fax: 857 8984
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