The Ahlul Bayt Assembly of Canada is a federation of Shi'a Muslim

Muslim

A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 organizations in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and includes 80 Shi'a Islamic centres and mosques in the country. The organization has been registered with the Government of Canada as a charitable organization. It was founded in 1993 by Ayatollah

Ayatollah

Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin...

 Seyed Reza Hosseini Nassab

Reza Hosseini Nassab

Grand Ayatollah Seyed Reza Hosseini Nassab is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja, currently residing in Canada...

, Ghulam Abbas Sajan, Seyed Mohammad Rizvi, and Seyed Zaki Baqri.

Programs

Since its inception, the Ahlul Bayt Assembly has been involved in activities such as:

• Holding Islamic Conferences
• Right Path Magazine
• Holding community wide Eidul Adha prayer
• Eidul Fitr celebration
• Publishing Islamic booklets