At the start of its Thursday meeting, the New York City Council began with a prayer led by Imam Abdoulazakou Traore from the Darou Salam Islamic Community Inc.
The invocation praised Allah, recognized as the supreme deity in Islam.
Imam Traore recited a prayer in Arabic, followed by an English translation that revered Allah as the “Lord of the world” and asked for guidance for the city’s lawmakers.
The Muslim population in New York City is estimated to be between 800,000 and 1,000,000 by the New York City Community Affairs Bureau, while other sources suggest numbers as high as 1.4 million.
This demographic has made New York the city with the largest Muslim population in the country, as reported by WiseVoter.
Imam Traore commenced his invocation by reciting Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Quran, a Surah considered highly significant and recited daily in prayers by Muslims globally.
English Translation:
“In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the world, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. It is You we worship, and upon You we call for help. Guide us to the straight path, the path of those You have blessed, not those against whom there is anger, nor of those who are misguided.”
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