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	Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan , 1933-, African-American religious leader, b. New York City, as Louis Eugene Walcott. A former calypso singer known as "The Charmer," he joined the Nation of Islam ( Black Muslims ) in 1955, eventually becoming minister of the Harlem Temple after Malcolm X broke with the... Read more
	Nation of Islam Nation of Islam Splinter group of the BLACK MUSLIM MOVEMENT, formed in 1985 by the radical African-American preacher Louis Farrakhan (1933– ) who trained as a teacher and was converted to Islam by MALCOLM X. The Nation of Islam was the original name of the Black Muslims (disbanded in... Read more
	Black Muslims Black Muslims African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was founded (1930) in Detroit by Wali Farad (or W. D. Fard), whom his followers believed to be "Allah in person." ... Read more
	Julianne Malveaux Julianne Malveaux1953— Economist, writer, activist Julianne Malveaux is a highly respected economist whose works explore some of the most complex issues facing American culture. She has appeared often on radio and television to discuss public policy, labor issues, gender and race relations, and... Read more
	Khalid Abdul Muhammad Khallid Abdul Muhammad 1948–2001 Activist, former Nation of Islam minister Devoted to Nation of Islam A “New Malcolm X” Kean College Speech Caused Controversy Tried to Incite Riot Sources Khallid Abdul Muhammad called himself a “truth terrorist” and a... Read more
	Mohammed Mohammed For persons thus named, use Muhammad.... Read more
	King of Jordan Abdullah Abdullah ibn Husein Abdullah ibn Husein (1882-1951) was an Arab nationalist and political leader who established and became king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Born in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Abdullah ibn Husein was the second son of Husein ibn Ali in the city's leading family,... Read more
	Ibrahim Pasha Ibrahim Pasha Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848) was an outstanding Turkish military and administrative leader in the eastern Mediterranean area of the Ottoman Empire. Ibrahim Pasha was born in Kavalla in what is now Greek Macedonia but was then an important Ottoman provincial center. He joined his... Read more
	sharia sharia the religious law of Islam. As Islam makes no distinction between religion and life, Islamic law covers not only ritual but many aspects of life. The actual codification of canonic law is the result of the concurrent evolution of jurisprudence proper and the so-called science of the roots of... Read more
	Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058-1111) was one of the foremost intellects of medieval Islam. Personal discontent with scholastic orthodoxy led him to mysticism and the writing of a monumental work which harmonized the tendencies of both orthodoxy and mysticism... Read more