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Islamic Center of Orlando

On Thursday , May 12, 2011 at 1:10 pm , Islamformankind Radio ( La Magica1220am.com radio station 1220am ) was honored to host over the phone Imam Tariq Rasheed from Islamic Center of Greater Orlando Qualifications of Imam Tariq Rasheed Imam Tariq Rasheed joined the Islamic Center of Orlando in July 1993. He is from Lucknow, India. He belongs to the family of Ulema of Farangi Mahal. ( For more info click: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firangi_Mahal ) Imam Rasheed received elementary and Middle school education at Christ Church School, a Catholic British school in Lucknow. 1983: Completed Hifz of Quran from Madarsa Furqania, Lucknow, India 1987: Bachelors 10in English Literature, University of Lucknow, India 1989: Masters in Arabic Language and Literature; University of Lucknow, India 1992: Conferred the Degree of “Alim” (5 Years course), Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow. 1992: Ijazah of Hadith by Shaikh Abul Hassan Ali Nadwi (R.A.). Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow. 1...

Refinement of Character by Imam Sykes ( English / Spanish )

Imam Abdurrahman Sykes Hailing from North Carolina, Imam Sykes was a lay speaker preparing for a life of Christian ministry. He left the church for a time of reflection and spent 6 years in South Africa working to end Apartheid. A self-realization and personal actualization trainer, he entertained all race groups in the same class room. In 1987 Sykes embraced Islam. He completed his undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of North Carolina with honors. He served three internships in the Oaks Psychiatric Hospital and devoted 3 years as a Guardian ad Litem, advocating for abused children. In 1998 he was the Host of “The Islamic Message,” a series of 50 television shows. Imam Sykes served 11 years in the North Carolina Department of Corrections and has retired after eight years from the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a Chaplain advocating for the rights of least restrictive religious practice for the incarcerated. There he facilitated the practice of approximately ...