  This opening session of
the United Muslim Conference in Orlando, Florida deals with the
mission statement of the Muslim ummah. Imam Siraj, drawing this
statement from the Holy Qur'an, sets the tone for the conference
by challenging the audience to understand and appreciate this
mission while striving wholeheartedly to fulfill it. As bearers
of the true message, do we really understand what Allah expects
of us? Do we understand our role in society as a "balanced
and just nation"? And are we ready and willing to follow
the explicit commands laid out for us in the Qur'an? In one
of the imam's most compelling lectures, he answers these pressing
questions and urges the audience to fulfill their roles of being
witnesses for all of humanity. Other topics discussed: the change
of the kiblah, leadership, Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam,
how to combat misrepresentations of Islam, the selling of alcohol
by Muslims, calling ourselves "sunni" Muslims, being
a confident Muslim, unity, hijab and having the right spirit
of Islam in da'wah. (Duration: 1 hour, 18 min) Siraj Wahhaj,
imam of Masjid at-Taqwa in New York, is a  dynamic
speaker and tireless supporter of Islamic causes. He accepted
Islam in 1969 and attended Ummul Qura University in Makkah.
He's the former vice president of the Islamic Society of North
America and has served on the Majlis Ash-Shura since 1987.
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