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For centuries, Islam has spread through the African diaspora. While many adhere to more traditional forms such as Shia and Sunni Islam, there are a number of Islamic organizations unique to the African diaspora.

Islamic Heritage in Africa

See also: Islam in Africa


In 615 the first Muslims came to Africa as refugees from persecution in Mecca. Impressed with their albeit unorthodox reverence of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, the Christian king of Abyssinia refused to return them to Mecca.[1] By 732, 100 years following the death of the Prophet Muhammed, all of North Africa was a part of the Islamic empire.[2] Islam remained the dominant religion in North and Western Africa through the colonial period.[3] Many of the slaves taken to Europe and the Americas were Muslim. Most of these slaves were forced to convert to Christianity. After emancipation some returned to Islam.

United States

In the United States, African slaves were often forced to abandon their traditional religions, including Islam, and convert to Christianity. After emancipation, some slaves elected to return to Islam and they encouraged others to do so as well.

Black nationalist movements

See also: Black nationalism
Among the many African American Islamic organizations are several Black nationalist movements. These organizations often preach the need for the creation of a Black nation apart from the rest of the United States.

Nation of Islam

See also: Nation of Islam


The Nation of Islam preaches the divinity of Black people worldwide. Other Black nationalist movements trace their origins to the Nation of Islam.

Mainstream Muslim movements

After the death of his father, Warith Deen Muhammad broke away from the nationalist teachings of the Nation of Islam.

Black Muslims

The term Black Muslim is derived from a manuscript turned book published by Dr. C. Eric. Lincoln in 1959, which analyzed the growing influence of the Nation of Islam in the United States of America. The phrase often used in the United States to denote members of Louis Farrakhan's separatist Black nationalist movement, the Nation of Islam. The Nation of Islam never appreciated being labeled "Black Muslims" and years afterward publicly denounced the title but as Malcolm X (the head preacher of the New York mosque) stated, "the name stuck." Today, the vast majority of Black Muslims are not members of the Nation of Islam. Rather, many Black Muslims follow a number of local religious leaders who may or may not be Black, such as Siraj Wahaj.

List of notable Muslims in the African diaspora

Name Nationality Occupation Affiliation
Muhammad Ali[4] United Statesprofessional boxerNation of Islam, Sunni Islam
Keith Ellison[5] United Statesfirst Muslim elected to United States House of RepresentativesSunni Islam
Louis Farrakhan United Statescurrent leader, Nation of IslamNation of Islam
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar United StatesNBA's All Time Leading Scoring Leader
Dr. Sherman Jackson United Statesscholarunknown
Malcolm X United Statesminister, civil rights activist, founder of Muslim Mosque, Inc.Nation of Islam, Sunni Islam
Lee Boyd Malvo[6] United Statesserial killerunknown
Elijah Muhammad United Statesco-founder, Nation of IslamNation of Islam
John Allen Muhammad[6] United Statesserial killerNation of Islam
Siraj Wahajpreacherunknown
Warith Deen Muhammad United Statesleader, American Society of Muslimsunknown
Zaid Shakirscholar associated with the Zaytuna Instituteunknown
Akon United StatesR&B singerunknown
Lupe Fiascohip-hop emceeunknown
Mike Tyson United Statesprofessional boxerunknown
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf United Statesprofessional basketball player
Ice Cubehip-hop emcee

References

1. ^ Dr. A. Zahoor (1997). Negus, King of Abyssinia (615 C.E.). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
2. ^ Islam in Africa. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
3. ^ The Story of Africa:Islam. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
4. ^ The religion of Muhammad Ali. Adherents.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
5. ^ 'I'm a Sunni Muslim'. Newsweek (2007-01-04). Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
6. ^ The Religious Affiliation of Infamous "Beltway Sniper" Serial Killer Lee Boyd Malvo. Adherents.com (20 October 2005). Retrieved on 2007-09-19.

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Central Africa 83,121,055 12,582,592 15.138% 0.852%
East Africa 193,741,900 66,381,242 34.263% 4.497%
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Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933), is the acting head of the Nation of Islam (NOI) as the National Reprensentative of Elijah Muhammad. He is well-known as an advocate for African American interests and a critic of American society.
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