WD Mohammed

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Warith Deen Mohammed (originally Wallace Delaney Mohammed ; born October 30, 1933 ; died September 9, 2008 ), also known as WD Mohammed or Imam W. Deen Muhammad etc., was an American Muslim leader, theologian, philosopher, and reformer African American thinker (1975-2008). He was among the most important Muslim leaders in North America who dissolved the Nation of Islam (NOI) in 1976 and transformed it into an orthodox Islamic movement , the World Community of Al-Islam in the West , which later became the American Society of Muslims .

biography

Mohammed was born on October 30, 1933 . He was the son of Elijah Muhammad , the second leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1933 to 1975.

Initially, WD Mohammed followed in the footsteps of his father Elijah Muhammad and became the leader of the Temple of the NOI in Philadelphia . In 1961 he received a three-year prison sentence for refusing to serve in the military. In prison, he carefully studied the Koran and Sunna , which opened his eyes to the differences between his father's teachings and those of the rest of the Islamic world. After his release from prison, he broke away from the NOI and formed a splinter group, the Afro-Descent Upliftment Society . After the murder of Malcolm X in February 1965, he rejoined the NOI. In the following years he was repeatedly expelled from the movement because of dissenting teachings. After his father's death in 1975, however, he managed to take over the leadership (as Chief Minister ) of the NOI.

He brought most of the original NOI members to the mainstream of traditional Sunni Islam from now until 1978. With this merger, he oversaw the largest mass conversion in the history of Islam in the United States . He rejected the earlier deification of Wallace Fard Muhammad - the founder of the Nation of Islam - accepted whites as fellow worshipers, forged closer ties with the established Muslim communities and introduced the Five Pillars of Islam into his group's theology .

After the death of his father Elijah Muhammad, various factions had formed that opposed these changes, especially under Louis Farrakhan , who in 1981 revived the name Nation of Islam ( The Final Call ) for his organization. Farrakhan's NOI and the aforementioned final call claim direct continuity with the pre-1976 NOI.

WD Mohammed has received numerous awards and prizes, including from US President Bill Clinton , Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Pope John Paul II. He was also the first Muslim to say morning prayer on the floor of the US Senate.

The publishing house WDM Publications publishes its writings.

The eldest son of W. Deen Mohammed is Warithudeen Mohammed II , he is the president of The Mosque Cares (Ministry of Imam W. Deen Mohammed) , a charity founded by Imam W. Deen Mohammed (501c3).

The Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed ( IWDM Community ) now has a wide network of mosques ( Masjids ) and Muslim centers in the country.

Publications

Books

  • The Teachings of WD Muhammad , Muhammad's Mosque # 2 , Chicago, Illinois, 1975
  • The Lectures of Emam WD Muhammad , Muhammad's Mosque # 2 , Chicago, Illinois, 1976
  • Book of Muslim Names , The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Mosque # 2 , Chicago, Illinois, February 1976
  • The Man and the Woman in Islam , The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Mosque # 2 , Chicago, Illinois, February 1976
  • As the Light Shineth from the East , WDM Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 1980
  • Prayer and Al-Islam , Muhammad Islamic Foundation , Chicago, Illinois, 1982
  • Religion on the Line , WDM Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 1983
  • Imam W. Deen Muhammad speaks from Harlem, NY Book 1 , WDM Publications, 1984
  • Imam W. Deen Muhammad speaks from Harlem, NY: Challenges That Face Man Today Book 2 , 1985
  • Meeting The Challenge: Halal Foods for Our Everyday Needs , The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Masjid , Chicago, Illinois, 1986
  • An African American Genesis , MACA Publication Fund, Chicago, Illinois, 1986
  • Focus on Al-Islam: a series of interviews with Imam W. Deen Mohammed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Zakat Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 1988
  • Al-Islam: Unity, and Leadership, The Sense Maker , Chicago, Illinois, 1991, ISBN 1-879698-00-5
  • Worst Oppression Is False Worship "The Key Is Tauheed -Oneness of Allah," WDM Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 1991
  • Growth for a Model Community in America , WDM Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 1995
  • Islam's Climate for Business Success , The Sense Maker, Chicago, Illinois, 1995, ISBN 1-879698-01-3
  • Mohammed Speaks , WDM Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
  • Blessed Ramadan - The Fast of Ramadan
  • Plans for a Better Future: Peace, Inclusion and International Brotherhood
  • The Schemes Of Satan the Enemy of Man
  • The Champion We Have In Common: The Dynamic African American Soul Books 1, 2, 3, & 4, The Mosque Cares Publications, August 2005
  • A Time for Greater Communities Volumes 1–4
  • Securing our Share of Freedom
  • Prayer in al-Islam, A Learner's Guide w / Instructional CD , WDM Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 2007
  • Return to Innocence: Transitioning of the Nation of Islam , The Sense Maker, Chicago, Illinois, 2007
  • Life The Final Battlefield , WDM Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 2008

Pamphlets

  • A Look At W. Deen Mohammed: Muslim American Spokesman for Human Salvation , A Ministry of W. Deen Mohammed Publication, Chicago, Illinois, 1993

Video and audio presentations

  • Imam W. Deen Mohammed: "Systems of Knowledge", Muslim News Magazine , 1994 ( video )

See also

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ cf. the section "The Great American Reformer", in Akbar Ahmed : Journey into America , pp. 173 ff.
  2. ↑ cf. masjidnuman.org (accessed October 31, 2019): "In 1981, the World Community of Islam in the West (WCIW) is renamed the American Muslim Association (AMA)."
  3. ↑ cf. Andrew Polk, p. 360
  4. ^ Theguardian.com: WD Mohammed - accessed October 31, 2019
  5. ↑ cf. Andrew Polk, p. 360 (there "1963", instead of: 1965)
  6. ↑ cf. Warith Deen Mohammed (This Far By Faith, Public Broadcasting Service) - Retrieved October 31, 2019
  7. ↑ cf. Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture, edited by Jessie Carney Smith, Volume 1, 2001, p.1023 : "The Final Call to Islam".
  8. ^ Andrew Polk, p. 360
  9. ^ Imam W. Deen Mohammed Publications
  10. ↑ Profile of Imam Warithu-Deen Mohammed II
  11. ↑ iWDM Community Masjids

literature

  • Andrew Polk: “Mohammed, WD (1933-2008)”. In: Gerhard Bowering , Patricia Crone , Wadad Kadi, Devin J. Stewart, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Mahan Mirza (eds.): The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought . Princeton University Press, 2013, 360
  • Edward E. Curtis IV: Muslims in America: A Short History. (Religion in American Life). Oxford University Press 2009 ( ISBN 9780195367560 )
  • Mattias Gardell: In the Name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and The Nation of Islam. Durham 1996 ( partial online view )
  • Akbar Ahmed : Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam. Brookings Institution Press, Washington, DC 2010. (American Book Award Winner). (Pp. 173–177: "The Great American Reformer" et al.)

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personal data
SURNAME Mohammed, WD
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mohammed, Wallace Delaney (original name); Muhammad, Warith Deen; Mohammed, Warith Deen; Muhammad, Wallace D .; Mohammed, W. Deen; Muhammad, Imam W. Deen; Muḥammad, Warith'ūd-Dīn; Mohammed, Warith Deen; Mohammed, Imam WD; Muhammad, Wallace Deen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Muslim leader, theologian, philosopher, Islam resuscitator, and African American thinker
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1933
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 2008