Association of Muslim Chaplains

Healthcare chaplains gathered several times in 2025, including to discuss institutional/managerial issues, to prepare for APC conference presentations, and for connection and comfort at the detention of fellow chaplain and AMC member Ayman Soliman.

The education cohort struggled through a tough 2025, both within AMC as well as with their work as chaplains. Given the challenges facing education chaplains in their increasingly tough roles, the role of VP of Education Chaplains changed 3 times in 2025. Alhamdulillah, we are grateful to have Hanaa Unus in that role now.

Thanks to a generous gift from Hidayah.us, AMC was able to provide Ayaat-A-Day lifetime calendars to our Education Chaplains. The beautiful calendars from Hidayah provide inspiring Qur'anic lessons and are filled with Islamic art and imagery. It was a small token of appreciation for our Education chaplains' hard work and dedication to their field and AMC.

The community cohort has been meeting for “huddles” monthly for most of 2025. Our cohort met monthly on the first Wednesday of each month April–Dec (9 of 12 months). We averaged 4 people per huddle (2–8 in range). The huddle space is one that our cohort looks forward to for peer support. We spend a good amount of time checking in with one another, before diving deep into a topic that surfaces within the group. We did feature some peer-to-peer trainings at our huddles on Third Spaces, Convert Care, and Grief Group Facilitation led by our member-experts.

The corrections cohort continued to provide regular support and connection to member chaplains in 2025. The final huddle of the year, held in the last week of December, was in response to the tragic alleged suicide of a Muslim chaplain in New York, offering connection, comfort and guidance to chaplains seeking answers in the aftermath of a devastating tragedy. The corrections cohort also held several special programs with guest speakers for the cohort.

A generous donation by Celebrate Mercy of the book Al Shama'il Al Muhammadiyya was sent to and distributed by corrections cohort VP Salahuddin Muhammed to 50 incarcerated Muslims. According to Chaplain Salahuddin, “The book has been a profound source of inspiration for the Muslim inmates. It beautifully captures the noble characteristics of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), reminding us of the mercy, compassion, and integrity that he embodied. Through its pages, they have found guidance that helps them navigate the challenges of confinement.”

In 2024, AMC was thrilled to report a significant event for military chaplains: the publication of the military edition of the Quran which includes commentary and aesthetics that are uniquely relevant to the lives of Muslims serving. In 2025, a new version was published that included a foreword by Major Ryan Carter, our VP of military chaplains.

The military edition of the Qur'an — along with a mint-flavored miswak, prayer beads, prayer mat with compass, and du'a cards for the Muslim warrior — was included in care packages that will be sent out to military chaplains in 2026 Insha'Allah. To VP Ryan Carter, “the importance of keeping your head up in difficult and trying times is the hallmark of a military chaplain. We are living in very uncertain times, and Muslims are and will continue to serve, and as long as that is the case, we will always need the chaplain on the front lines.”