ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Was W.D. Fard, the founder of the twentieth century Nation of Islam, a Turkish immigrant to the United States? Researchers like Edward C. Curtis, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Richard Foxe, and even the late Akbar Muhammad (the son of Elijah Muhammad) have suggested that he was. This, however, seems [...]
n a 2019 article entitled “The Grandson of George and Temporary Marriage”,[1] Ammaar Muslim analyzed the jurisprudential views of ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Jurayj (d. 767 AD) – commonly known as Ibn Jurayj. Ibn Jurayj was an early Meccan jurist of Byzantine origins who narrated [...]
ohn Muhammad (1910-2005 AD) was the “blood and spiritual brother” of Elijah Muhammad,[1] who was the leader of the black nationalist Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1934 to 1975. Along with members of his family, John Muhammad converted to the NOI in 1931 and studied under its mysterious founder, [...]
In 1914, Fred Dodd, known now as W.D. Fard, briefly married Pearl (or Pearle) Allen.[1] [2] Just over five months later, on September 23rd, 1914, Fard and Pearl Allen divorced. The divorce petition suggests that Fard objected to Pearl’s lifestyle; namely, her drinking, partying, and her [...]
Despite the influence of Sharīf al-Murtaḍā’s Amālī, the paratextual features of its manuscript copies are seldom discussed. This paper compares such features in two 17th and 19th-century manuscripts. Abstract A number of Sharīf al-Murtaḍā’s (d.436/1044) al-Amālī are available to us [...]
Numerous studies of Mamlūk books congeal around luxury manuscripts. Doris Behrens-Abouseif’s monograph offers a new window into the production and reception of ordinary books in the Mamlūk world.[...]
The relationship between Malcolm X and the Twelve Imams of Ahl al-Bayt has so far been little-known even though it may have shaped a significant aspect of Malcolm's religious and political worldview.[...]
Paul is a controversial figure at the center of Christian-Muslim dialogue. While many contemporary Muslims are critical of Paul, history paints a more nuanced picture.[...]