http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-limosq245775306jul24,0,2529587.story
http://www.1010wins.com/L-I–Imam-Charged-with-Sexually-Abusing-Teen/2659889
“A 53-year-old Imam has been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of a teenage boy in Long Island. Niamatullah Ibrahim works at the Selden Mosque of the Islamic Association of Long Island. The 13-year-old boy he is accused of assaulting was a student there, police said.”
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The 13-year-old was at the mosque “as a member of a religious study group for youth,” Fitzharris said. “He was forcibly placed into a room, and sexual contact was made.”
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“The boy’s mother, who asked that her and her son’s names not be used, said she is concerned that Ibrahim, who was born in Afghanistan, will make his $100,000 bail and flee the country.
“He could go anywhere,” she said. “I don’t want him to go away from whatever he did.”"
*Note: The man is the Muezzin, teacher, custodian and lives on site at the Masjid, although there is an off-site Imam
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My comments:
Over two years ago the New York Times attempted an ‘attack’ our Shaykh Abdul Kerim Effendi, but as we know the article showed the true colors of the evil ones. Now one of the people the NY Times decided to quote was Nayyer Imam. He gave the following incorrect statement:
“They do not belong to any Naqshbandi order,” said Nayyar Imam, the president of the Islamic Association of Long Island, whose Selden mosque is attended by many Stony Brook students. “They have created their own thing.”
Back then I pointed out that Shaykh Maulana Nazim, the worldwide leader of the Naqshbandi Hakkani way, has given authority to Shaykh Abdul Kerim, and Nayyar Imam has nothing to do with the Naqshbandi order in anyway to be speaking on our behalf.
The Imam of the Selden Mosque, which Nayyar Imam is president of, was recently arrested for sexual abuse charges on a 13 year old boy.
This occurred under his watch. Mr Imam has shown once again shown that he is a poor judge of character.
He was a poor judge on who he decides to attack, and he is a poor judge on who he decides to promote into positions of authority.
What occurred to this Muslim boy looking for knowledge is a terrible tragedy, and calls to the police have confirmed that the mans bodily fluids were found and taken from the boy. This was a two month investigation for which we will inshaAllah see all the culprits and cover-ups exposed which surely go to the highest levels.
Mr Imam is now quoted in the above article:
The mosque leaders “take these allegations very seriously,” said Nayyar Imam, president of the Islamic Association of Long Island.
July 25th, 2008 - 10:15 pm
I am from this masjid. I have been part of it for more than 8 years. The person accused is NOT the imam. He was the caretaker of the masjid. He was basically the “janitor” of the masjid.
July 26th, 2008 - 2:56 pm
Right. And he taught Quran and gave the Azaan and lived onsite.
July 26th, 2008 - 3:53 pm
Allahu A3lam if this is true or not. We should all give the benefit of the doubt no matter what. Remember the hadith about the man who committed zina and the Prophet (SAW) tried to send him away.
Allahu Musta3aan.
July 27th, 2008 - 9:28 am
InshaAllah, I am giving benefit of the doubt to the young boy and family. This is due to the independent fact that this mans bodily fluids were collected from the boy.
July 27th, 2008 - 4:04 pm
Hello people
I m Mike from the Dutch a little country in Europe.
I was looking for information about >> niamatullah ibrahim
We get on the internet the same information and i was looking of the story is true or propaganda/disinformation.
I don t believe not anything from media crap.
I read also information from CIA they sponserd some mosque in England.
Do you know some information from mosque in the USA and the conection to CIA.
(I think some people working for some secret ageny and do some work for them, but i m not sure )
We have in the Dutch many mosque and 2 mosque are the most time in the Dutch news >>>coincidentally ????
And some Imam who is preaching like hate, is also working for the dutch army and gouverment is working with some special systems.
And many time s are there some articles about him in the news papers where they let the people see how he do his preaching.
After 5 years the Dutch secret service see that he is working for them!!!
coincidentally ????
hahahaha
okay thanks for your time, and when you have some information send me e mail >>
jammer_202@msn.com
July 28th, 2008 - 10:09 am
BismillahirRahmanirRahim
salamu alaikum,
Brother MR, I am or was part of that masjid also and for much longer than 8 years. It is the first masjid I have ever been to. I was in first grade when I attended my first prayers there. It was a regular house at the time. You had to pass by the kitchen to get to the prayer area. The president at the time, Dr. Choudary, was my doctor. I also know the person accused of sex abuse from the masjid. I remember him leading prayers, calling adhan, and collecting donations.
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After those slanderous comments made by our “Muslim brother” in The New York Times, I went to the Selden masjid to speak to N.Imam. At first he said he does not remember what he said to the reporter but alhamdulillah I had a copy of the article which refreshed his memory (all of his comments were highlighted).
He denied making any of those statements and promised to send a letter to the The New York Times saying that the statements were false and demand a correction. Also, he promised to send me a copy of that letter.
It has been 2 years now and Nayyar Imam, president of that masjid, still has not written that letter that he promised. I have called him many times, left messages, and spoke to his secretary at his county office but not once has he answered back.
Its funny how he said that we “have no idea what real Islam is”, yet a couple months before the article was published Nayyar Imam approached me after one Juma’ah prayer and said that he wanted me to be a teacher for Muslim children at the masjid’s Islam classes. He went on to say how great a role model I am for young Muslims in Long Island.
You have caused fitna in Islam and, also, within my family.
Nayyar Imam- shame on you
July 28th, 2008 - 1:25 pm
“The person accused is NOT the imam. He was the caretaker of the masjid. He was basically the “janitor” of the masjid.”
“This is due to the independent fact that this mans bodily fluids were collected from the boy.”
“I also know the person accused of sex abuse from the masjid. I remember him leading prayers, calling adhan, and collecting donations.”
Salaam Alaikum,
It sounds to me like the accused has been an active part of this mosque for long enough that there was ample time for the leadership to not only judge his character but to be well acquainted with it and him.
Since the ‘point’ of leadership in a mosque, other than grandstanding and wielding an over-bloated sense of power, should be to manage and supervise the members of its ‘team’, this Nayyar Imam should have known exactly who the community interacted with on a daily basis.
If this predator was allowed to “lead” prayers, then the management/Mr.Imam was either terrible at his job or simply was not doing it, or was clueless. Either way, the onus falls on him because of his position and the responsibility it carries. Even IF you give him the benefit of the doubt, that the accused was really secretive at being this wolf in sheep’s clothing, and this Mr.Imam was faultless in this whole mess, it still doesn’t excuse him from making the categorically slanderous comments about the Sheykh, who he had no authority to comment on, whether it be authenticity of position or ijaza or anything. ( I didn’t realize the jurisdiction of the Selden Mosque leadership reached that far)
All things considered, it sounds to me like this Nayyar Imam is a poor leader. For some reason I’m reminded of chickens coming home to roost.
- Junayd
July 28th, 2008 - 2:36 pm
so wait… this guy raped a boy in a muslim mosque????
August 2nd, 2008 - 4:51 pm
If there is a rape, a homosexual zina commited at the Selden Mosque, is it still considered a mosque in Islam?
August 12th, 2008 - 9:01 pm
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!