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Shaikh Mohammed Faqih
Hailing from a lineage of scholarship, Mohammed Faqih traces his roots back to
the ancient city of Harar in the Horn of Africa. Originally from Yemen, his
forefathers immigrated to East Africa and played a central role in the Islamic
history of the region. Mohammed Faqih completed a B.A. in Islamic Studies from
the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America in Fairfax, VA, and
graduated in Quran Memorization and Recitation from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Previously, he has held the positions of Imam [spiritual leader and advisor] at
the Islamic Community Center of Laurel in Laurel, MD and at the Islamic Center
of San Diego in San Diego, CA. He has also acted as an assistant Imam at the
Islamic Association of Raleigh, NC and as a teacher at the Al-Iman School in the
same community. Currently, Shaikh Mohammed Faqih is the Imam of the Islamic
Institute of Orange County (Masjid Omar Al Farouk).
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