About Us
Our Mission
El Encuentro seeks to develop a healthy, centered and spiritually grounded community in which people learn to live Islam based on traditional understandings of the faith and a recognition of our current cultural context. We aim to instill in our community a passion to love and serve others, regardless of who they are and where they come from. We believe it is our duty as viceregents of the earth not only care for it and it’s inhabitants with our hands and words, but also to empower people with the intellectual, spiritual and community resources in order to care for themselves and others.
Our Purpose
To provide for Muslims and everyone interested in Islam a safe space to explore, learn, and interact with the religion.
To provide Islamic educational opportunities and content to the Spanish-speaking Muslim community in Colombia and abroad.
To provide traditional prophetic knowledge on Islam as it has been taught by our teachers from their teachers in a chain leading back to the Prophet SWAS.
To serve our community in Colombia with love.
To care for our environment with love as stewards of the earth.
Board Members
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Mohamad Moussa
Mohamad Moussa is a board member bringing a broad range of experience from various nonprofit roles. He combines a background in the software industry with a under-graduate in Psychology and is currently pursuing Islamic studies at Dar Al Rayyan. A committed volunteer for El Encuentro and continues to support its mission through his technical expertise and dedication to community building.
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Shareef Reitter
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Al-Hasan Alwattar Botero
Al-Hasan Alwattar Botero is seeking a master’s in theology from Bayan Islamic Graduate School and has studied traditionally and academically with a number of notable scholars, including Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, Dr. Sherman Jackson, Sheikh Jamaal Diwan, Sheikh Fouad Elgohari, and Sheikh Walead Mosaad.
Advisory Board
Sheikh Muhammad Haydara al-Jilani
Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah