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Warith Deen Mohammed (born Wallace D. Muhammad; October 30, 1933 – September 9, 2008), also known as W. Deen Mohammed, Imam W. Deen Muhammad and Imam Warith Deen, was an African-American Muslim leader, theologian, philosopher, Muslim revivalist, and Islamic thinker.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Warith Deen Mohammed (born Oct. 30, 1933, Detroit, Mich., U.S.—died Sept. 9, 2008, Markham, Ill.) was an American religious leader, son and successor of Elijah Muhammad as head of the Nation of Islam, which he reformed and moved toward inclusion within the worldwide Islamic community.
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Warith Deen Mohammed was a leader of the Nation of Islam who broke with his father and the organization to follow the Qur'an and Sunni Islam. He taught that Elijah Muhammad was not the messenger of Allah and that whites were not devils. He led the Nation of Islam to become a world community of Islam and a voice for social justice.
Sep 10, 2008 · Sept. 9, 2008. Imam W. Deen Mohammed, a son of the Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, who renounced the black nationalism of his father’s movement to lead a more traditional and racially...
Sep 18, 2008 · A columnist pays tribute to Warith Deen Mohammed, the first Muslim to offer the invocation for the U.S. Senate and a leader of interfaith dialogue. He shares his personal experience of meeting him in Kansas City and his impression of his message of unity and respect.
Jan 13, 2014 · This essay focuses on Warith Deen Mohammed’s early life and his leadership of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Warith Deen Mohammed inherited the mantle of NOI leadership from his father in 1975. The essay provides a background on NOI through 1975, particularly how it shaped the image of Islam and Muslims in America for much of the twentieth ...
Oct 7, 2005 · Learn about the life and legacy of Warith Deen Muhammad, the son of Elijah Muhammad and the founder of Muslim American Society. He led the Nation of Islam to embrace mainstream Sunni Islam and established ties with other Muslim organizations and leaders.
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