Siraj wahhaj biography of alberta
Siraj Wahhaj
American imam
Siraj Wahhaj (Arabic: سراج وهّاج; born Jeffrey Kearse; March 11, 1950) is an African-Americanimam of Al-Taqwamosque in Brooklyn, New York and the leader of The Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA). [1][2] He was also the former vice-president of the Islamic Society of North America.[3]
Early life and education
Wahhaj was born as Jeffrey Kearse and raised in Brooklyn. His mother was a nurse and his father a hospital dietitian. He went to church regularly and went on to become a Sunday school teacher as a teenager in a Baptist church.[4]
In 1969 he ended his schooling and joined the Nation of Islam, changing his name to Jeffrey12x.[4] During this time he was vocal in his belief that “white people are devils." He said of this, “I preached it. I taught it.” While Wahhaj acknowledges the black pride instilled in him from the Nation of Islam, he concedes that pride went too far when he began Siraj wahhaj biography of alberta college!