Islamic Supreme Council of America

Template:Short description The Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) is a Muslim religious organization in the United States, founded in 1998 by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, who was also its first chairman.<ref name=tapper/><ref name=challenged>Template:Cite news</ref> The council describes itself as "dedicated to educating Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and developing good citizenry through the teaching of moral excellence".<ref name=aboutus>Islamic Supreme Council, About Us, Our Mission</ref>

ISCA is based in Fenton, Michigan.<ref>ISCA website</ref>

Aims

The ISCA sees its mission in part to "work closely and proactively with non-Muslim individuals and organizations to present Islam as a religion of moderation, tolerance, peace and justice". It stresses "the common heritage of Islam, Christianity and Judaism in an effort to foster mutual respect between all cultures and religions". It also seeks to "integrate traditional scholarship in resolving contemporary issues affecting the maintenance of Islamic beliefs in a modern, secular society".<ref name=aboutus/> The Council states that it promotes traditional Islamic legal rulings, and that it explicitly rejects puritanical forms of Islam, such as the Wahhabi Islam practiced by Saudi Arabia, the Taliban, and many terrorist organizations who espouse Islamist ideologies.

Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, founding member and current chairman of ISCA, is critical of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American Muslim Council, saying, "There are many Muslim organizations that claim to speak on behalf of the Muslim community but that in reality are not moderate, but extremist."<ref name=tapper>Jake Tapper, "Islam's flawed spokesmen Template:Webarchive", Salon.com, 26 September 2001 (accessed 27 January 2007).</ref>

As of 23 September 2009, the ISCA website features photos of its officials meeting with George W. Bush,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the US Joint Chiefs of Staff,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and UK Crown Prince Charles. The ISCA has been praised by Daniel Pipes, who describes it as "relatively small".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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