About Gareth Bryant

Gareth Bryant has been a Chaplain/Imām since 1435, A.H./2014, C.E. They studied Islamic-Studies & the Arabic-Language under Siraj Wahhaj (Imām of Masjid at-Taqwa), Fiqh (Islāmic Legal-Analysis) under Shakiel Humayun (Founder of Foundation for Knowledge and Development [FKAD]), Sīrah (Biography/Life of Muhammad) & Mustalah-ul-Hadith (Authentication of Narration), under Abdul-Rahman Khan (Executive-Member of the Fiqh Council of North America), `Ulūm-ut-Tafsīr (Qur’ānic-Commentary Science) as an Online-Student of Bilal Philips (Founder of Islamic Online University [IOU]).

Chaplain Bryant received CPE-Training at CPSP (College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy) & completed their Chaplaincy-Residency at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.

Chaplain Bryant has been working as a Healthcare/Prison-Chaplain since 2016, C.E., working at Northwell/Lenox Hill in Manhattan, NYULangone in Mineola, Federal Defenders of New York in both Manhattan & Brooklyn working with Muslim-Inmates incarcerared via the BOP (Federal Bereau of Prisons).

Chaplain Bryant has counseled Countless-Members of the Muslim-Community specifically, in Terms of: Suicide, Substance-Abuse, Sexual-Abuse, Crime/Gang-Activity, Domestic-Violence, End-Of-Life Care, Anti-Terrorism, Marriage/Divorce-Counseling, etc.

Chaplain Bryant additionally has submitted Research regarding at-Tajnīn (Jinn-Influence/Demon-Possession) vs. Mental-Illness to MSU/Michigan State University (Dept. of Psychiatry). They’ve also presented/lectured their Research at Cambridge University (Clare College), at the 11th Annual Global Muslim Mental Health Conference in 2019, C.E.

Chaplain Bryant is one of the Founding-Members of MGB/Muslims Giving Back: a Faith-Based Non-Profit Charity & Community-Wellness Organization (which began via NYC in 2011, C.E.).

Chaplain Bryant has been a Suicide-Awareness/Prevention Advocate since 2011 working directly with the AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) & was the 1st/Only-Muslim to participate in the Openning-Ceremonies of the Annual AFSP: Out Of The Darkness Overight Suicide-Walk. Chaplain Bryant’s Suicide-Awareness/Prevention Advocacy has empowered them to commit themselves to Research on Subjects such as: Addiction, Sexual-Abuse, etc. which’re correlated directly to Suicide.

Chaplain Bryant is an Author: they published their 1st-Book in 2019, C.E. based upon their Chaplaincy/Wellness-Work titled “Never Too Late To Grow 30 Tools Of Empowerment”, along with their Co-Author LaTisha Bradford.

Instagram: @gbryantchaplain