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At age 24 in 1971, he converted to Islam and legally became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, which means "noble one, servant of the Almighty". [265] He was named by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis . [ 265 ] [ 266 ] Abdul-Jabbar purchased and donated 7700 16th Street NW , a house in Washington, D.C., for Khaalis to use as the Hanafi Madh-Hab Center; a few years later ...
Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Bantam Books, 1983) is a best-selling book [1] by basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.Written with former Crawdaddy magazine editor Peter Knobler, it covers Abdul-Jabbar's career, his conversion to Islam, his social growth, and his feelings about American racial politics. [2]
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]
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.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has produced docu-series about major Black historical figures. Like that's a very distinct approach to one's sort of cultural power in the world. And I don't think you have to ...
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.
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.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – retired basketball player [2] Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – American former professional basketball player [3] Tariq Abdul-Wahad – French basketball coach and former player [4] Eric Abidal – French former professional footballer; played mainly for Lyon and Barcelona [5] Ivan Aguéli – Swedish Sufi, painter and writer