Imam Sohaib Sultan, beloved Muslim chaplain, is dead at 40
A lecturer and writer on Islam was known for his interfaith leadership as a chaplain at Princeton University and as a bridge-builder to other faith communities. Imam Sohaib Nazeer Sultan died April 16, 2021, at age 40. Courtesy photo
April 22, 2021
(Interfaith America) Imam Sohaib Nazeer Sultan, Princeton University’s Muslim chaplain and beloved interfaith leader, died Friday (April 16) at sunset after a yearlong battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer at age 40. He was surrounded by his family while hearing recitations of the Quran and prayers offered in his honor.
In a Facebook post, his wife, Arshe Ahmed, shared the news of her husband’s death: “Sohaib Sultan has passed away peacefully on this beautiful, blessed Friday Jummah day around maghrib time in this most beautiful month of Ramadan. The month of the Qur’an…Sohaib LOVED the Qur’an. He has returned to his Creator.”