Journey to Allah:Ustadh Mohammad Ali | Friday Night Program | With love to all -Madina Institute USA-September 18,2026

 YouTube Video:Amazing,Illuminating &Transformative Talk

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Ustadh Mohamed Ali's Biography: From Searching to Centered
Mohamed Ali’s story is one of spiritual searching, resistance, and ultimately, transformation. Raised in Brooklyn, his family’s religious journey took them from Islam to Buddhism to Christianity and back to Islam. At 13, his mother suggested he take a year off from college at Howard University to study in Senegal. He agreed only after being promised a car and help with tuition upon his return.
His first months in Medina Baye were difficult. “I hated it—the heat, the flies, the unfamiliarity. I wasn’t practicing Islam at all,” he admits. But as time passed, stripped of distractions and surrounded by a community focused on faith and learning, Mohamed began to change. “Everything was stripped down to what mattered: community, food, God, shelter.” Inspired by the example of Shaykh Mahy Cissé—a man whose humility, generosity, and deep faith left a lasting impression—Mohamed found himself drawn to the very tradition he once resisted. He immersed himself in Quranic and Arabic studies, eventually earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic literature and Islamic sciences. “Watching Shaykh Mahi, I realized this is what it means to be a Muslim. That’s who I want to be.”
Mohamed Ali spent 12 years studying in Medina Baye—completing primary, secondary, and high school programs at the African American Islamic Institute. He graduated in June 2024 and returned to the United States in December. Today, he lives in Atlanta with his wife and daughter, where he is dedicated to serving his community and continuing the work inspired by his hard-earned scholarship, education, and experiences in Medina Baye.
Source: The Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA) Blog:Journeys of Faith, Sacrifice and Transformation: African American Muslims and Islamic Education in Medina Baye, Senegal

https://manajustice.org/about-mana/

African American Islamic Institute (AAII):An Institue of Nasul Ilm:Islamic Knowledge Benefitting Humanity, Founded in 1988 in Senegal, West Africa by Shaykh Hassan Ali Cisse.

https://aaii.info/

The African American Islamic Institute (AAII) is an international humanitarian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), founded in 1988 in Senegal, West Africa by Shaykh Hassan Ali Cisse. AAII’s Mission is to develop sustainable human and natural resources that promote Education, Health Care, Empowerment of Women, Protection of Children, Alleviation of Hunger and Poverty, and Promotion of Peace. As an Institute of Nasrul ‘ilm (Islamic Knowledge Benefiting Humanity), the teachings of Islam provide the foundation for AAII’s humanitarian activities:

Feed the Hungry
Care for the Sick
Protect the interests of Women and Children
Teach the Unlettered
Pursue Knowledge
Foster Peace Among Mankind

The Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA):

https://manajustice.org/about-mana/

The Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA) is an organization that is heir to an historic legacy. That legacy is the struggle of Muslims of African descent to live as free men and women and to practice and propagate their religion in North America. From the time when Moorish and Latino Muslims, such as Pedro Gilafo, were brought to the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors; from the time of Ayyub bin Sulayman, a Muslim scholar in the British Colonies; from the time of Umar bin Said, another Muslim scholar living in the antebellum South; to this day of ours, African and African American Muslims have been striving to find bezels of prophetic guidance to assist us in our quest to not just survive, but to prosper and find spiritual haven in the sometimes heartless conditions prevailing in North America.
As heirs to that legacy, MANA endeavors to provide our community with the support it needs to prosper, grow and to pass the heritage bequeathed to us by those who preceded us down to those who will succeed us. Pursuant to that end, MANA endeavors to educate our community in ways that connect us to our history and raise our level of Islamic literacy. MANA also seeks to provide the support needed by individuals and our institutions to be efficient, effective and prosperous. MANA further seeks to galvanize our community, so that together we can make a meaningful contribution to the ongoing struggle for justice and racial harmony here in North America

YouTube Video: "The Importance Of Balance In Islam":Ustadh Mohammed Ali Jan 30, 2026-Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam

https://www.youtube.com/live/d69Wus4P9Sc?si=dtpQ1-Oih7r2cAhO

Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam:

https://www.atlantamasjid.com/aboutus

"Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam is the largest and oldest Islamic community in Metro Atlanta. We are a community of believers adhering to the Qur’an and the life traditions of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be Upon Him). We are in association with the leadership and vision of Imam W. Deen Mohammed (1933 – 2008, may Allah be pleased with him). Imam Sulaimaan Hamed is the director and Resident Imam of the Masjid."
"The Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam mission to remain committed to the Islamic way of life based on the Qur’an and life example of Prophet Muhammadﷺ"

YouTube Video:He Went to Senegal for One Year and Stayed for 12 | Shaykh Mohammed Ali: The Inheritors Podcast

https://youtu.be/qJ4cfK8xWl8?si=tGOnBxH8OqD04FVl