What is Omar Suleiman (imam)?
{{Infobox religious biography|honorific_prefix=|denomination=[[Sunni]]|website={{url|https://yaqeeninstitute.org}}|notable_works=|known_for=[[Islamic Studies]], [[social justice]]|influences={{flatlist| * [[Malcolm X]] * [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] * [[Frederick Douglass]] }}|occupation=[[Imam]], [[activist]], [[author]]|alma_mater=[[International Islamic University Malaysia]]|other_names=|nationality=[[Citizenship of the United States|American]]|jurisprudence=[[Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah]]|religion=[[Islam]]|background=limegreen|death_place=|death_date=<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->|birth_place=[[New Orleans, Louisiana]], United States<ref name=Solis>{{cite web|last1=Solis|first1=Dianne|title=Irving imam, who has denounced extremism, threatened in ISIS videos|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/social-justice-1/2017/03/14/isis-videos-threaten-irving-imam|publisher=Dallas News|access-date=18 March 2017|date=15 March 2017}}</ref>|birth_date={{Birth year and age|1983}}|birth_name=|caption=Omar Suleiman in September 2024|image=ImamOmarSuleiman2.jpg|alt=|name=Omar Suleiman|module2={{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes | channel_direct_url = c/YaqeenInstituteforIslamicResearch | channel_display_name = Yaqeen Institute | subscribers = 583 thousand | views = 64.7 million | years_active = August 3, 2016–present | silver_button = yes | gold_button = | associated_acts = {{url|youtube.com/c/muslimspeakers|Muslim Speakers}} | stats_update = 1 September 2021. }}}} '''Imam Omar Suleiman''' is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at SMU (Southern Methodist University). He is also the Resident Scholar at Valley Ranch Islamic Center and Co-Chair Emeritus of Faith Forward Dallas at Thanks-Giving Square. == References == {{reflist}} == Further reading == * {{cite web|last1=Suleiman|first1=Omar|date=27 February 2017