As-Sabiqun

As-Sabiqun
Founder
Abdul Alim Musa
Religions
Islam
(Islamic fundamentalism)

The As-Sabiqun Liberation Movement, also known simply as As-Sabiqun (Arabic: السَّابِقُونَ), is a small American fundamentalist Muslim organization under the leadership of founder Imam Abdul Alim Musa, based in Washington, D.C., and with branches in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and Oakland (led by Amir Abdul Malik Ali).[1]

As-Sabiqun is identified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[2] The group says its "paramount goal" is the "establishment of Islam as a complete way of life in America"; its leader Abdul Alim Musa has frequently promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories.[1]

  1. ^ a b Heidi Beirich with Brian Levin, Grown at Home: Profiles of 10 Leading Domestic Jihadists, Intelligence Report, Southern Poverty Law Center (fall 2011).
  2. ^ Active Hate Groups 2016, Intelligence Report (February 15, 2017).