Abdus-Salaam Musa reverted to Islam in 1988.  He was first exposed to an off shoot of Islam by listening to the speeches of El Hajj Malik Shabazz in the 1960's.  In 1992 Br. Musa started working for Islamic Family Services in Brooklyn New York as a case manager.  This was the first Islamic Social Service entity that address foster care issues for Muslims in New York City.

In 1996 Abdus-Salaam Musa started working as an intern for the Message Magazine, a publication of the Islamic Circle of North America.  1998 Musa was promoted to director of the United Muslim Movement Against Homelessness (UMMAH) a program of ICNA Relief.  UMMAH services (in very limited ways) the basic human needs clients. The services offered are concentrated in the NYC area, with some national cases.  As the Director of UMMAH, Musa coordinates and conduct a weekly feeding program, provides family counseling with particular focus on domestic violence, and participates in faith-based social service collaboratives in the New York City area.  Musa has also directed the Muslim Women's Help Network (MWHN) from its inception in 2000.  MWHN is a program, which offers temporary housing for single Muslim women in New York City.  He is also the Administrator for the House of Peace a social service program that is addressing the social ills that affect our society.

Musa earned a Bachelor's degree in Human Services from Metropolitan College of New York City and is currently a candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy at Hartford Seminary. 
Programs: The mission of the Muslim Women’s Help Network is to promote family life in accordance with the Qur’an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad emphasizing the protection and maintenance of women and children as the foundation for a productive community life. MWHN has established temporary housing and services to enhance the educational and health related interests of individuals and families.

The goal of UMMAH (United Muslim Movement Against Homelessness) is to raise up a community who are committed to reclaim their rightful place of responsibility in society, while striving to uplift themselves and their communities in which they live. It is our desire to fight against human sufferings, by assisting individuals in achieving basic needs that all human beings are entitled to: food, clothing and shelter.

The objectives of this program are:
Feed the homeless population
Counseling
Financial assistance
Prison visits
Hospital visits
Shelter visits

Together, MWHN and UMMAH have assisted hundreds of the most vulnerable New Yorkers each years for the last several years, including those facing immediate eviction and single women in need of emergency shelter.