New York City Council Opens Meeting by Praising Allah as the Supreme Lord of the World (VIDEO)
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The New York City Council opened its Thursday meeting with an invocation praising Allah, recognized in Islam as the supreme deity.
Imam Abdoulazakou Traore of the Darou Salam Islamic Community Inc. led the council in prayer, beginning with an Arabic recitation followed by an English translation that expressed reverence for Allah as the “Lord of the world” and sought guidance for the city’s lawmakers.
The New York City Community Affairs Bureau estimates the Muslim population in the city to be between 800,000 and 1,000,000, with other sources citing numbers as high as 1.4 million. This demographic makes New York home to the largest Muslim population in the country, according to WiseVoter.
