Work in The Islamic Community
Syed is a member of several Islamic organizations. He served as a treasurer and secretary in the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers. He is a founder and the current president of the Islamic Research Foundation International, headquartered in Louisville, and is a past managing editor of its publication, Aalim.
Syed has written more than 300 articles on a number of Islamic subjects, particularly on Islam and the Qur’an as they relate to science (for example, his article on the history of Islamic medicine). He is the author of the 2002 book Intellectual Achievements of the Muslims and the 2007 book Qur’anic Inspirations. He lectures on Islamic subjects at Islamic centers in the U.S. and abroad. Occasionally he serves as an imam (a spiritual leader) for Jumu'ah prayers at mosques in and outside of Louisville, and has volunteered as an imam at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and many Kentucky prisons. He is also a qadi (a judge of religious law) and is licensed to perform Islamic marriages in Kentucky and Indiana.
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