Feisal Abdul Rauf has been Imam of Masjid al-Farah in New York City since 1983. He is the founder of the ASMA Society, dedicated to furthering Islamic Art and Culture. He invites non-Muslims to experience the spiritual impulse of Islam, and Muslims to develop on the spiritual path.He teaches Islam and Sufism at the Center for Religious Inquiry at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City, and at the New York Seminary. He has been particularly effective with non-Muslims who seek to discover and assimilate the spiritual dimension of the Qur’an and Islam’s ritual teachings, and who seek to understand the Islamic experience from within.