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In New York, he continued trying to convince members to defect from Muhammad. In 1970, Khaalis converted basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was formerly known as Lew Alcindor. In 1971 Jabbar donated a $78,000 field stone mansion for Khaalis' headquarters in Washington, D.C. [2]
Until 1969, this "Tudor mansion" [5] was the home of Thomas A. and Edith B. Cannon, founders of the Washington, D.C. "landmark" Cannon Steakhouse. [6] [7]The three-story "plush" residence was purchased in 1971 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for $78,000, [8] [9] who donated it for use as the headquarters of the Hanafi Madh-Hab in November 1972.
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis (1921 – November 13, 2003), born Ernest Timothy McGhee, was leader of the Hanafi Movement, a Black Muslim group based in Washington, D.C. Khaalis founded the group following a split with the Nation of Islam in 1957. In 1971 he won the support of the basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but in 1973, his family was murdered.
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has led a pretty charmed life. Still, at age 66 he does have a few regrets. Twenty, to be exact. Over at Esquire.com the former Lakers center provides a ...
Adam Abdul-Jabbar was hit with multiple felonies after allegedly attacking his neighbor with a knife. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son facing nearly 10 years in prison [Video] Skip to main content
The son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was charged Tuesday in California with stabbing a neighbor with a hunting knife during an argument over trash cans. Adam Abdul-Jabbar, 28, of San ...
Abdul-Jabbar met Habiba Abdul-Jabbar (born Janice Brown) at a Lakers game during his senior year at UCLA. [257] They married in 1971, [258] and together had three children: daughters Habiba and Sultana and son Kareem Jr., who played basketball at Western Kentucky after attending Valparaiso. [259] [260] Abdul-Jabbar and Janice divorced in 1978 ...
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said he first noticed symptoms of what would be a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation when he was on vacation with his son in Europe.