Islamic Sciences Class of 2024-2025
Designed to strengthen your knowledge of the Islamic Sciences, including insights from Imam W. Deen Mohammed.
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Islamic Sciences Component
Imam Salahuddin Muhammad
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Salahuddin A. Muhammad comes from rich religious traditions on both sides of his family and is a third generation Muslim American.He is married with three children; two girls and one boy. He has a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations from Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. He is a Clinical Chaplain for the Bureau of Prisons. He also serves as Vice President of Corrections for the Association of Muslim Chaplains. He authored the book America’s Imam: Warith Deen Mohammed’s Interpretation of Islam in the Milieu of American Society. Salahuddin A. Muhammad also serves as an Associate Imam at As-Salaam Islamic center of Raleigh, NC.
Imam Salahuddin accepted a version of Islam (Nation of Islam) at
the tender age of thirteen, which started his journey on becoming a
bona fide Muslim. Originally from Harlem USA, he has been involved with
community activism, and bridging the divide between diverse communities.
An avid student of Imam Warith Deen Mohammed (RAA) he is passionate about overcoming artificial barriers that separate communities and is classified as a “peacemonger” by those who have interacted and worked with him over the past 40+ years.
He served as chaplain at NYS Department of Corrections for thirty years, providing spiritual guidance and empowering Muslim inmates to break the vicious cycle of recidivism.
He has led urban, suburban multi-ethnic and multi-cultural communities through his decades of service including Masjid Al Ikhlas (Newburgh, NY), As Salaam Islamic Center (Raleigh, NC).
He served as president of the Association of Muslim Chaplains for the past seven years and now president Emeritus. He has also been an adjunct professor at four colleges teaching world religions and Islam.
He is presently the vice president of the Muslim Endorsement Council (MEC). He is a Board member of Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), and a consultant for Leaders by Choice (LBC)
He obtained a Doctor of Ministry degree in Islamic Studies-Christian/Muslim relations from Hartford Seminary and an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters from Global Workers of God Seminary and University (GODSU). He is presently the Dean of Islamic Studies at GODSU. He is married to Fonda Kitt for almost four decades, has five children, ten Grandchildren, and two Great Grandchildren.