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Abdullah Hakim Quick (born June 20, 1949) is an American-Canadian

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and travelling lecturer.

Background

He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts of African American,

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and Mohawk descent. He grew up in Boston. He received a Bachelor's Degree from the Islamic University of Madinah in 1979. He was one of the first two students from the west and the first American to have done so and receive an Ijazah. He received a Master's Degree and

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from the University of Toronto. His thesis was an analysis of the life and writings of Sheikh ‘Uthman Dan Fodio, a great West African Scholar, warrior, and social activist.

Career

Over the past four decades Quick has travelled to 61 countries where he lectured at universities, mosques and at public events. He has also served as an

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, teacher, counsellor and media consultant in the USA, Canada, South Africa and the West Indies. He is currently senior lecturer with the Islamic Institute of Toronto (I.I.T.) and the outreach coordinator with the Canadian Council of Imams. He is also the history department head and a lecturer at

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and advisory committee member at International Open University.

Threats

Quick was listed in ISIS's hit list on an issue of ''Dabiq'', with ISIS encouraging his death."Kill the Imams of the West" (PDF). ''Dabiq 1437 Rajab (April - May 2016)''. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (14): 13–14

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quick, Abdullah Hakim 1949 births Living people American historians American imams Canadian imams Converts to Islam People from Cambridge, Massachusetts People from Boston Islamic University of Madinah alumni University of Toronto alumni American people of Caribbean descent American people of Native American descent Canadian people of Caribbean descent Canadian people of Native American descent African-American Muslims American emigrants to Canada