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Imam Siraj Wahhaj Addresses the Arrest of His Son – What We Can Do
If you’ve attended any sort of Muslim fundraiser of any sort — at an Islamic school, masjid, Muslim organization — chances are you’ve heard Imam Siraj Wahhaj speak. Chances are the twinkle in his warm eyes coupled with the deep timbre of his voice urging you to donate based on faith-ful appeals had you reaching for your pocketbook. He is the embodiment of Islam in America, the one so many of us feel close to even though we may not know him personally.
Several months ago, in January of 2018, Imam Siraj publicly posted an appeal to find his missing children and grandchildren, asking his brothers and sisters in Islam to pray for their safe return. Now news reports are saying that the remains of a young boy suspected to be Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, Imam Siraj’s grandson, have been found on a compound in rural New Mexico along with 11 “emaciated children.”
CNN reported that Abdul Ghani Wahhaj’s father, also named Sir Imam siraj wahhaj masjid.