Our Imams
Imam Mostafa Rawash
Shaykh Mostafa Rawash is a graduate of Al-Azhar University (1995) and has served continuously as an Imam, preacher, and Islamic educator for over 30 years in Egypt and the United States.
He currently serves as the Imam of the Islamic Association of West Virginia and as a teacher at the IAWV Elementary School.
He is dedicated to serving the community through religious leadership, youth education, and family guidance. He also provides spiritual support and counseling to individuals and families, especially during difficult times such as job loss, sudden illness, or the loss of a loved one.
Shaykh Mostafa regularly participates in scholarly conferences and remains committed to strengthening Islamic values, education, and community development.
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Imam Nasir Abdussalam
Nasir Abdussalam was born in Chesterfield, MO, and raised mostly in Atlanta, GA. He accepted Islam in 2003 while attending Georgia State University, where he majored in English with a concentration in Rhetoric and Composition.
He studied the Islamic sciences for over a decade in Jordan, where he studied at the World Islamic Sciences and Education (W.I.S.E.) University for a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Law and Legal Theory, in addition to traditional studies of theology, the Shafi’i school of law, and other sciences.
He has taught privately and for Islamic American University and is the translator of al-Ghazali’s The Forty Principles of the Religion and The Foundations of Belief, The Creed of Imam Bayhaqi, and Ibn Kathir’s Ikhtisar ‘Ulum al-Hadith.
He is an imam at the Islamic Association of West Virginia in Charleston, WV and continues to study, teach, and translate.
