Robert Dannin
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195300246
- eISBN:
- 9780199850433
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300246.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
Walter, an African American whose family stayed in East Texas, was always seen as a paradigm of ingenuity and industry. The tales tell of Walter’s journey in becoming a Muslim, practicing and ...
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Walter, an African American whose family stayed in East Texas, was always seen as a paradigm of ingenuity and industry. The tales tell of Walter’s journey in becoming a Muslim, practicing and teaching the faith, and even changing his name and adopting the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. According to the knowledge that circulated among his family, Wali Akram — Walter’s newly found persona — memorized and took to heart a large part of the scriptures to comply with the tradition of Muslim hafis. In doing so, he was able to provide an account about testaments from both the Bible and the Holy Quran. This chapter contains a narrative about Wali Akram’s quest in fulfilling his mission as an African American Muslim.Less
Walter, an African American whose family stayed in East Texas, was always seen as a paradigm of ingenuity and industry. The tales tell of Walter’s journey in becoming a Muslim, practicing and teaching the faith, and even changing his name and adopting the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. According to the knowledge that circulated among his family, Wali Akram — Walter’s newly found persona — memorized and took to heart a large part of the scriptures to comply with the tradition of Muslim hafis. In doing so, he was able to provide an account about testaments from both the Bible and the Holy Quran. This chapter contains a narrative about Wali Akram’s quest in fulfilling his mission as an African American Muslim.
Robert Dannin
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195300246
- eISBN:
- 9780199850433
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300246.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
Shuiab Abdur Raheem was a Sunni Muslim who lived and worked as a night clerk at the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York. Although he was active in terms of participating in Muslim practices ...
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Shuiab Abdur Raheem was a Sunni Muslim who lived and worked as a night clerk at the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York. Although he was active in terms of participating in Muslim practices and he had a relatively good job, he preferred to leave his work as soon as he could because problems arose regarding his identity as an orthodox Muslim. Shuiab was well aware of how to distinguish between the Nation of Islam or the “Black Muslims” and orthodox Islam, which attempts to adopt the scriptures and the teachings attributed to the Holy Quran while also considering the life of Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah.Less
Shuiab Abdur Raheem was a Sunni Muslim who lived and worked as a night clerk at the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York. Although he was active in terms of participating in Muslim practices and he had a relatively good job, he preferred to leave his work as soon as he could because problems arose regarding his identity as an orthodox Muslim. Shuiab was well aware of how to distinguish between the Nation of Islam or the “Black Muslims” and orthodox Islam, which attempts to adopt the scriptures and the teachings attributed to the Holy Quran while also considering the life of Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah.
