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MujjahidHuq:PharmaciesTurn ServiceIntoaFamilyTraditionof Care
Dr.JerryDoby October24,2025
Inaboroughknownforitsdiversityanddrive,MujjahidHuqhasbuiltsomethingthatfeelsincreasinglyrare: Abusinessrootedasmuchincommunityserviceasincommerce.ThroughSalaamPharmacy,whichhe owns,andAn-NoorPharmacy,ownedandmanagedbyhiswifeStephanieHuq,thecouplehasmadetheir livelihoodaboutmorethanfillingprescriptions.Forthem,it’saboutfillingadeeperneedfortrust, compassion,andhumanconnectionineverydayhealthcare.
Overtheyears,SalaamPharmacyhasbecomeafamiliarstopforresidentsofEastNewYorkand surroundingneighborhoods.Itsshelvescarrymedicineandmedicalsupplies,butwhatsetsitapartisthe environmentofwarmththatregularcustomershavecometoexpect.Thebusinessmotto,“TrustinUs–We Care,”isnotaslogancraftedbymarketersbutareflectionofhowtheHuqsapproachtheirwork.Theyhave builttheirpharmaciesaroundtheideathathealthcaremustbeginwithempathyandpersonalattention.
“Peopledon’tjustcomeinwithprescriptions,”Huqsays.“Theycomein withstories,abouttheirrent,theirchildren,sometimeseventheir marriages.Welisten.Andwhenwecan’tsolvesomethingourselves,we connectthemwithpeoplewhocan.”
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Thatsimpleactoflisteninghasmadethepharmaciesahubforthecommunity.Staffoftendirectcustomers tolocalsocialservices,medicalclinics,orfamilysupportorganizations.It’samodelthattreatshealthcare asanongoingrelationshipratherthanatransaction,onethatseespatientsasneighbors,notnumbers.
Thisapproachhasnotgoneunnoticed.SalaamPharmacyhasearnedmultiplerecognitionsforitsservice, includingcertificatesforOutstandingPartnerinHealthCare,CommunitySupport,andDedicationtoHealth andCommunityAffairs.Eachaward,whetherfromlocalorganizationsorhealthcarenetworks,tellsastory oftrustbuiltonepersonatatime.ButasHuqputsit,“Noamountofrecognitionorawardscanequalthe feelingofhappinessandgratefulnesswefeelwhenwe’reabletohelpsomeoneandseethatreliefontheir face.”
An-NoorPharmacy,underStephanieHuq’sdirection,sharesthesamemission.ServingpartsofBrooklyn andQueens,thepharmacyextendsthefamily’sreachinprovidingpersonalizedcaretounderserved neighborhoods.Together,thetwobusinessesreflectabeliefthatsuccessinhealthcareshouldbemeasured notonlyinprofitbutinpeoplehelped.
TheHuqs’commitmentisalsoafamilytradition.Theirchildrenandyoungerrelativeshaveallbeeninvolved intheworkinonewayoranother,learningfromanearlyagewhatitmeanstoserveacommunity.“We wantedtomakesurethenextgenerationwouldbeingoodhands,”Huqexplains.“Iftheygrowupseeingus treatpeoplewithrespect,they’llcarrythatforwardinwhatevertheydo.”
Whatemergesfromtheirstoryisaportraitofsmallbusinessasacivicinstitution.Atatimewhen independentpharmaciesstruggleagainstcorporatechainsandinsurancebureaucracy,SalaamandAn-Noor standasremindersthattheneighborhoodpharmaciststillplaysavitalroleinpublichealth.Theyarethefirst toanswerquestions,thefirsttoreassure,andoftenthefirsttonoticewhensomethingiswrong.
Throughtheyears,MujjahidandStephanieHuqhaveturnedthatroleintosomethinglargerthanbusiness,a callingrootedincompassionandcommunityresponsibility.Whetherit’shelpingapatientnavigatecomplex insurancepaperworkorreferringsomeonetoasocialworker,theyseeeveryinteractionaspartofthesame mission.
InQueensandBrooklyn,wherepeoplefromeverybackgroundconverge,thatkindofservicehasaripple effect.Itbuildsnetworksofcareandtrustthatreachfarbeyondthecounter.Andinthequietrhythmoftheir work,theHuqscontinuealegacythatembodiesthebestofNewYork’ssmall-businessspirit:resilience, generosity,andabeliefthatrealsuccessismeasuredinlivestouched.
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Dr.JerryDoby
Dr.JerryDoby,PhD,isEditor-in-ChiefofTheHypeMagazine,RecipientofThePresident'sLifetime AchievementAward,aMediaandSEOConsultant,award-winningJournalist,andretiredcombatvet.. MemberoftheU.S.DepartmentofArtsandCulture,theUnitedStatesPressAgencyand ForbesBLK.ConnectwithDr.Dobyacrosssocialmedia@jerrydoby_orhttps://www.jerrydoby.com
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