Masjid As Siddiq – Islamic Center of West Georgia

At Masjid As-Siddiq—Islamic Center of West Georgia, we’re all about helping each other grow in faith, learn together, and stay connected as a community. We’ve got a variety of programs for all ages and interests—from Quran
and Islamic studies classes to fun events and meaningful gatherings.

You’ll also find community outreach projects, interactive workshops, and inspiring talks by guest scholars, mashaAllah.

Children, their parents and educators will be captivated by the inspiring life-story of one of the world’s noblest and most exemplary leaders. In this book for children, Emir Abd al-Qadir describes his own childhood and education, growing up in the Algerian Sahara. When, later, the French army invades his country, the people chose him to defend their lands and lives. His enormous restraint on the battlefield, his courage, integrity, selflessness and compassion – which even extended to the enemy- serves as a beautiful reminder: even under extraordinarily dreadful circumstances, such as war, it is possible to live up to the highest standards of human dignity, respect for others and innate goodness.

After signing a truce to relieve his people’s suffering, the Emir was exiled by the French to Syria where his inner spiritual and saintly life was nourished. Later, in Damascus, when a terrible riot broke out, this revered Muslim figure took Christian and Jewish families, as well as the French, into his own home to protect them.

Many films and books have been made on Emir Abd al- Qadir’s exemplary life, and he became internationally recognized in his lifetime. This is a story which clearly illustrates the kind of a person we should all strive to become, strikingly enhanced by the exquisite illustrations of the renowned artist Demi.

Demi came from a long line of famous Boston artists which included both her mother and grandfather. Her great-grand-uncle, Richard Morris Hunt, in fact, founded and directed the American Institute of Architects – himself designing the base of the Statue of Liberty and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

A Fulbright Scholar, Demi is the award-winning author of over 300 bestselling children’s books, including Jesus, Al-Ghazali, Rumi, Muhammad, Cyrus the Great, The Psalms of David, and Saint Francis of Assisi. Her titles have sold over five million copies. Both Gandhi and The Nightingale were named New York Times Best Illustrated Books.
Major exhibitions of her work have been held in numerous museums in the US, including the Los Angeles County Museum and the Time/Life Gallery in New York City.