Mubaashir Uqdah accepted Al-Islam in Plainfield New Jersey in 1977 under the leadership of Imam W. Deen Mohammed. From the moment he became a Muslim he has been an avid student of Al-Islam and the commentary of Imam W. Deen Mohammed and an active worker in the community.Some of his past activities have been:

• Chairperson of his local Masjid’s CRAID committee
• Co-founder of UMMRAH, United Muslim Musicians and Recording Artists
• Convener of the NJ Monitoring Team
• Convener of the New Jersey Associates for Community Planning
• Assistant to the NJ Council of Imams
  

Currently, brother Uqdah is contributing to a number of projects of value to the community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed, including:

• Author of 4 books on Applying the Teachings of Imam Mohammed. Click the Books tab to view.
  
• Writes a column for the Muslim Journal, a Weekly National Newspaper
• Founder and Coordinator of the Northeast Muslim Email Network
• Preserving the lectures of Imam Mohammed and making them available on various websites, including www.iwdmstudylibrary.com
• Assistant Convener for the Northeast Section of Imams Associated with Imam Mohammed
• Founder of the Higher Voice Dawah Movement. Visit www.highervoice.org
• Co-developed community website www.iwdmcommunity.com
• Involved in an array of other projects
  

Mubaashir currently resides in Pennsylvania. He is married, has 3 children, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Systems & Information Technology, he was dubbed a Doctor of the Philosophy from Imam W. Deen Mohammed, and he has had a successful 18 year career as a Senior Technical Writer spanning several fortune 500 companies.

Imam
W. Deen Mohammed
First Sunday Address, 10/2/2005, Homewood Ill.

“I am so impressed. Dr. Jamal Rasheed does wonderful commentary. I make a point to read it. We also have a brother, and I’ve seen his bright face, bright with intelligence;
Dr. Mubaashir Uqdah.

“If you are not reading these commentaries and you are my students, I am making it right now required reading. Read the commentaries of Dr. Jamal Rasheed and
Dr. Mubaashir Uqdah.”