Nasir K. Siddiki is a converted evangelist

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, author

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, and business consultant.

Early life and ministry

Siddiki was a very wealthy marketing executive at A.L. Williams, now Primerica Financial Services before a life-threatening bout with shingles in 1987, at the age of thirty-four, which he testifies led to his conversion from Islam to Christianity. About his conversion to Christianity Siddiki often says: "Although I worshipped Allah, Allah was not a healing god..So there I was at 35, a dying Muslim...so all that I do is cry out to God...Allah never answered...then I cried out to the God of the Christians and asked Him "If you are real, please help me, and heal me!" then Jesus miraculously healed me!"

Siddiki is still a consultant and business leader. In May 1997, Siddiki graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center, founded by Kenneth E. Hagin

Kenneth E. Hagin

Kenneth Erwin Hagin was an influential American Pentecostal preacher. He is often referred to as the "father" of the "Word of Faith" movement. Many of his followers often refer to him affectionately as "Dad Hagin", "Pappa Hagin" and more commonly "Brother Hagin".- Personal life :Kenneth E...

, and got an honorary doctorate from the American Bible College and Seminary in Oklahoma City

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, Oklahoma

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Wisdom Ministries launched

In 1998 Dr. Siddiki went into full time ministry and started a ministry called Wisdom Ministries. His desire was to "teach God's Word all over the world and equip God's leaders with wisdom". Siddiki also conducts Financial Empowerment Seminars that have caused financial breakthroughs in the Church, and taken them to the next level. Dr. Siddiki is currently teaching wisdom success principles from the Word of God at the Wisdom Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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. He has taught at the American Bible College and Seminary, where he developed the curriculum of Biblical Economics, and received an honorary Doctorate Degree. Dr. Siddiki has been featured in Rev. Kenneth Hagin's magazine, Word of Faith

Word of Faith

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, and Rev. Kenneth Copeland's magazine Believers Voice of Victory, and Charisma Magazine, as well as several other publications.

Wisdom University

Dr. Siddiki also started an online university called Wisdom University. In which people all over the world can receive their masters or bachelor degree online. Siddiki travels the world teaching and preaching in large conferences, churches, and meetings. Siddiki has held crusades in Africa, Asia, and Europe seeing more than 300,000 people in attendance. He also host's an annual conference in December called "Leaders of Wisdom Conference" in which it is held in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. Since September 2006, Siddiki has hosted a half-hour television program called "Winning with Wisdom" the program airs weekly on Trinity Broadcasting Network

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, GOD TV

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, Daystar

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 and other large Christian TV Networks.http://www.tbn.org/index.php/2/4/p/764.html

Motivational speaking and literary works

Nasir Siddiki primarily serves as a motivational speaker at conferences for Christian businessmen, and has also published two books titled Kingdom Principles of Financial Increase in which was released in 1999 and How to Prosper in any Recession which was released in 2009. Siddiki has appeared with and been endorsed by televangelists such as Kenneth Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

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, Benny Hinn

Benny Hinn

Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn הין; born December 3, 1952) is a televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades" – revival meeting/faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your...

, Rod Parsley

Rod Parsley

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, Keith Butler, Bill Winston, Paula White

Paula White

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, Creflo Dollar

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, and Myles Munroe

Myles Munroe

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. Similar to these men, Siddiki is identified by scholars, journalists and watchdog organizations as proponents of a theology

Theology

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 called "prosperity theology

Prosperity theology

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" that states that God will provide virtually unlimited blessings of health and wealth if one has faith, as in trust, in God.

Personal and family

He currently resides in Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

 with his wife Anita Siddiki and their three children Aaron, Matthew and Josiah.

External links

• Wisdom Ministries, Nasir Siddiki's official web site