Malcolm X, a spiritual and political leader had a great impact on him. And as a result, he converted to Islam in 1965 by saying that “Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn’t choose it and I don’t want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name – it means beloved of God, and I...
They used to go to the place where they were Hazrat Dataganj Baksh and Eid Milad-un-Nabi. They were in the city. They participated in the urs. He used to put qawaali, dhamal and Nait in his loudspeaker on his bicycle. If it were august 14 or September 6, they would have used ...
Muhammad Ali was a three-time heavyweight boxing champion with an impressive 56-win record. He was also known for his public stance against the Vietnam War.
This exodus called Hijra Nabawiya took place in the year 622 of the Gregorian calendar, and it is this year that will eventually become the first of the Muslim calendar. The Prophet (pbuh) and his companions were welcomed with open arms by the Muslims of Yathrib who were called Al Ansar,...
attempts by the FBI and CIA to neutralize him. So here he was, six years later, more of an African dignitary than the boyish American revolutionary Ali once knew, but the champ calls him by his birth name. That’s like Toure calling Ali “Cassius ...
Ali is arguably the most famous athlete of the 20th century, yet Jordahl admitted many of his young students don’t know anything about him and that he’s taken time to change that. One of his students, however, is coincidentally named Cassius after Ali’s birth name Cassius...
Ali is arguably the most famous athlete of the 20th century, yet Jordahl admitted many of his young students don’t know anything about him and that he’s taken time to change that. One of his students, however, is coincidentally named Cassius after Ali’s birth name C...
Grappling:Ali’sclinch gamewas vastly underrated. By grabbing his opponent behind the neck with his left hand and forcing his head downward, Ali was able to simultaneously sap his opponent’s energy and prevent him from working inside. Ali would also place his right glove on the opponent...
and he forbade usury.Enemies and ConvertsIn his first years Muhammad made few converts but many enemies. His first converts were Khadija,Ali(who became the husband of Fatima), andAbu Bakr. From about 620, Mecca became actively hostile, since much of its revenues depended on its pagan shrine...
Ali boldly predicted how many rounds it would take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper ahead of their bout in London in 1963. The fight was stopped in the fifth round as Cooper was bleeding heavily from a cut around his eye and Ali was declared the winner. Cooper died in May 2...