Abraham's Legacy: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Reality by Mustafa El-Amin, shows the progession of Prophet Abraham's faith in Allah. The author points out to the fact that man should not give blind allegiance to any concepts. Man should consult his reasoning and ponder on those things that may not clear to him. Al-Islam should not feel that they can see their way through this religion solely on the basis fo blind faith, rather that we should see our way through this religion by the use of intellect. It was Abraham's curiosity that led him to proper worship. It is the use of intellect that will aid the seeker of Truth to understand modern problems and deal with the challenges of reality.
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Islam is a vital, growing religion in America. Little is known, however, about the religion except through the biased lens of media reports which brand African American Muslims as "Black Muslims" and portray their communities as places of social protest. African American Islam challenges these myths by contextualizing the experience and history of African American Islamic life.
This is the first book to investigate the diverse African American Islamic community on its own terms, in its own language and through its own synthesis of Islamic history and philosophy.
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A condensation and updating of his African Muslims in Antebellum America: A Sourcebook (1984), noted scholar of antebellum black writing and history Dr. Allan D. Austin explores, via portraits, documents, maps, and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the slave trade between 1730 and 1860.
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Dr. Betty Shabazz was a leader, a teacher, a mentor, an inspiration, and a survivor. She was a strong woman who overcame the tragedy of her husband Malcolm X's assassination and the hardship of raising their six children on her own to become an important political and civil rights activist in her own right. Dr. Shabazz's funeral drew the world's attention and brought together an extraordinary collection of admirers, including lifelong friends, congresswomen, rap artists, and journalists. Now, forty of those luminaries - forty of Dr. Betty's sisterfriends - have come together to create a unique and powerful tribute to the woman who had a huge influence on them all. Here, you'll see Maya Angelou praise Dr. Shabazz's contributions to the struggle for civil rights and hear Myrlie Evers-Williams recount a healing retreat she took with Dr. Shabazz and Coretta King. You'll learn what Dr. Shabazz was like as she grew up from people who were there. Close friends like Dr. C. DeLores Tucker and Reverend Willie Barrow will introduce you to the human side of this icon, as they offer you a glimpse of the Betty who loved to shop, dance, gossip, and laugh. And a host of others will show just how she mattered to them and how much she mattered to all of us.
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"Can Islam help African Americans overcome the legacy of slavery and decades of racial oppression? How does the strict Islamic lifestyle accommodate mainstream American values? Will fiercely independent African American women yield to Islamic law? Why would African Americans fashion themselves into a "double minority" by converting to Islam?" Questions such as these frame Black Pilgrimage to Islam, Robert Dannin's sweeping portrait of the African American Muslim community. Drawing extensively upon fifteen years of research, personal observations, rare documents, and the words of devout worshipers, Dannin provides a complete picture of the African American Muslim community. While members of the fringe Nation of Islam have drawn most of the media attention, they are far outnumbered by orthodox Muslims. Dannin introduces the reader to this previously ignored orthodox majority, its personalities, customs, and conflicts.
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