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Tagged: Canadian Born Imams

  • Meet the Imams: Imam Badat of Masjid Bilal

    Stories•Aug 5, 2015

    Meet the Imams: Imam Badat of Masjid Bilal

    Imam Mohammed Badat was born and raised in Toronto, Canada to parents who emigrated from Gujarat, India in the early 1970s. His family grew up near their local masjid in York region. “The masjid was our playground growing up,” he shared. Imam Badat began his Islamic Studies there, memorizing Quran…

  • Kanata Muslims Welcome New Imam

    News•Jun 20, 2014

    Kanata Muslims Welcome New Imam

    Imam Sikander Hashmi is the new imam in Kanata. Born and raised in Montreal, Imam Sikander is also a journalism graduate from Concordia University and a happily married father with two energetic children. He has written for the Toronto Star and Montreal Gazette, and has worked as an Imam in…

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