Reflection : Imam Suhaib Webb..

Reflection,

Imam Suhaib Webb: 

Suhaib Webb is a contemporary American-Muslim educator, activist, and lecturer.He is currently the imam of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC), the largest mosque in the New England area.

He was born William Webb in 1972 in Oklahoma to a Christian family, including a grandfather who served as a preacher. At age 14, he lost interest in religion going through a self-described spiritual crisis. He also began engaging in delinquency by joining a local gang, was involved in a drive by shooting, and became a successful local Hip-Hop DJ  and producer, making records with various artists.

After converting to Islam in 1992, Webb left his career as a DJ and studied at the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education. He also studied privately under a Senegalese Shaykh, learning enough Islam and Arabic to become a community leader in Oklahoma City, where he was hired as Imam at The Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City.

From 2004-2010, Suhaib Webb studied at the world’s preeminent Islamic institution of learning,  Al Azhar University, in the College of Shari`ah, in Cairo.