hiː spˈɛnt fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz ɪn lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˈæzɑːɹə ɪslˈɑːmɪk sˈɛntɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ænd kəndˈʌktᵻd sˈɛvɹəl fˈɪk ænd vˈɛɹiəs ˈʌðɚɹ ɪslˈɑːmɪk klˈæsᵻz.
He spent four years in Los Angeles, where he directed the Azzahra Islamic Center, which was founded by his father, and conducted several Fiqh and various other Islamic classes.