2025 advisory board members
Sister Safiyya Sharif
Sister Naimah Akram (Helen M. ) Jones
Sister Naimah Akram (Helen M. ) Jones
Professional and Community Advocacy
Bio-sketch
Sister Umme Safiyya Sharif was married to Sheik Osman Sharif (deceased); for 52 years; mother of 16; 5 natural born, 63 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Allahu Akbar (G’d Is The Greatest)!
Education
- Essex College of Business, Newark, NJ
- Shaw University, Raleigh, No. Carolina Undergraduate Studies, Behavior Science/Public Admin.
- Graduate Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
{Summer Non-Profit Management)
- Adkins Life Skills Certification, New York University
- Licensed Insurance Agent – State of NJ/NY
- Notary Public – Essex County/NJ
- United Way Project Leadership Fellow, Rutgers University
- University Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership
- Master of Divinity Degree – Seminary
Sister Naimah Akram (Helen M. ) Jones
Sister Naimah Akram (Helen M. ) Jones
Sister Naimah Akram (Helen M. ) Jones
Professional and Community Advocacy
Bio-sketch
Sister Naimah is the vice president of the Ronald E. Jones Interfaith Organization. She is also a member of Masjid Muhammad-Newark and several masjids in the Newark and East Orange Area.
She is a retired educator, mentor, and an interior decorator. The interfaith organization was founded in 2014. During the pandemic, we fed three hundred thousand families from all walks of life. She is a loving wife, a devoted mother of six children, a grandmother of 21 and a great-grandmother of 30.She is currently living her best life serving Allah and putting the need of others before her own.
Sister Khadija A. Samad
Imam Abdullah and Amatullah Ali-Muhammad
Imam Abdullah and Amatullah Ali-Muhammad
Funeral Director, Al Firdous Funeral Home.
Imam Abdullah and Amatullah Ali-Muhammad
Imam Abdullah and Amatullah Ali-Muhammad
Imam Abdullah and Amatullah Ali-Muhammad
Bio-sketches
Imam Ali-Muhammad is a Resource Specialist, Peer Recovery Coach Specialist, Wellness Mentor at Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)
Sister Amatullah D. Ali-Muhammad is a Wellness Respite Associate for Collaborative Support Program of New Jersey, a community short-term care facility in Haledon, N.J. In her role as a Respite associate, she has applied the eight principles of wellness to improve the care coordination of the guest with multiple emotional and psychological concerns. She joined the association in 2021 and has spent most of her career in emotional and mental wellness. Amatullah has completed certifications in Domestic Violence, Drug Rehabilitation, Adolescence Conflict Resolution, and Advocate for Mental illness. Her responsibility now is the care and assisted living of guests with reintegrating back into social living. Amatullah has been a member of Imam W.D. Mohammed’s Community since 1990 and served as a teacher, event coordinator, greeter, and supporter of her husband, Imam Abdullah S. Ali-Muhammad, also a mother of 4 and grandmother of 12.
2025 MEMBERS
SISTER Robin Abdul-Lateef Pharms
SISTER Robin Abdul-Lateef Pharms
SISTER Robin Abdul-Lateef Pharms
Bio-sketch
Employment
Sister Robin is a former City of Newark Program Coordinator. Division - The Newark Office of Senior Services. Worked 17.5 years, retired July 1, 2020. Also, worked in the following positions:
*Bookkeeping/Accounting Clerk
*Property Manager
*CEO Secure Protection
NJ Institute of Technology
(Admission Clerk)
Financial Service Company@ http://www.mwrfinancial.com/opportunity
Education
Seton Hall University
Parent Pilot program Business Administration
Rutgers University Technical School
SISTER Marsha Nivins
SISTER Robin Abdul-Lateef Pharms
SISTER Robin Abdul-Lateef Pharms
Bio-sketch
Sister Marsha Nivins is a native of Jersey City, New Jersey, proud mother of three daughters and a passionate advocate for education and thriving African American and Muslim communities. Marsha is a graduate of Howard University earning a degree in Business Administration. She then obtained her master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from Seton Hall University.
SISTER Miniimah Bilal-Shakir
SISTER Robin Abdul-Lateef Pharms
SISTER Miniimah Bilal-Shakir
Bio-sketch
After graduating from Kean College (now known as Kean University), Sister Miniimah Bilal-Shakir entered Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work with a minor in Gerontology. Right before graduation, she was hired as a social worker and later she was promoted as the Director of Professional and Residential services at the State Facility for Elderly Developmentally Disable in Greenbrook, New Jersey where she retired.
SISTER Hafeeza Shariah
SISTER Hafeeza Shariah
SISTER Miniimah Bilal-Shakir
Bio-sketch
Sister Hafeeza Shariah
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Newark, NJ
Senior Group Underwriter 7 years
United States Postal Service
Newark, NJ 07102
Distribution Clerk
Quality Control Clerk
Mail Processing Supervisor 204b
Sales & Service Associate
Retired 2015, 32 Years of Service.
SISTER Najiyyah Sabir
SISTER Hafeeza Shariah
SISTER Najiyyah Sabir
Bio-sketch
Sister Najiyyah Sabir was a Certified Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher of the Handicapped.
She coordinated a Tutorial Program- Rutgers University-Newark
She taught English as a Second Language-Essex County College and
she taught Leadership & Life Skills- at Middlesex County College.
SISTER Nai'mah Nasif
SISTER Hafeeza Shariah
SISTER Najiyyah Sabir
Bio-sketch
NJ Institute of Technology (retired)
Administrative Coordinator
Administrative Assistant
Education
Public Administration, FDU, BA
Business Administration, AS
Certified legal Assistant
Certified Medical Assistant
(Community Notary Services offered Fridays before 12:30 by appointment only. Donations accepted for the Masjid). 862.822.9899.
Sister Tahirah Abdullah
Sister Tilmena U. Shabazz
Sister Tahirah Abdullah
Bio-sketch
Tahirah Abdullah is the Principal/Owner of
- 741 Premier
- Sheer Elegance Couture
- Real Estate
- WISOMMM Executive Board
- Former Public-School Educator
Sister Aisha Sharif
Sister Tilmena U. Shabazz
Sister Tahirah Abdullah
Bio-sketch
I hold an Associate’s Degree in Health Services Administration from Berkeley College. I began my career with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) and now serve as a Human Resource Specialist (HRS), bringing 18 years of experience to the agency. Throughout my career, I have been a dedicated advocate for my people, committed to supporting and empowering those I serve and work alongside.
Sister Tilmena U. Shabazz
Sister Tilmena U. Shabazz
Sister Tilmena U. Shabazz
Bio-sketch
Tilmena U. Shabazz (retired) has a BA in Theatre Arts and Speech, Rutgers-Newark University and a Certificate of Completion, Paralegal Studies, Montclair University. She is a NJ Notary Public.
About Masjid Muhammad Social Services and Health Wellness
Our Mission
Our Programs
Our Programs
At Masjid Muhammad Social Services and Health Wellness, our mission is to provide education and resources to support mental health and wellness in our community.
Our Programs
Our Programs
Our Programs
We offer a variety of programs and services to support mental health, including counseling, support groups, and educational workshops.
Our Impact
Our Programs
Our Impact
We have helped many in our community with their mental health and well-being.