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Muhammad Ali
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Religious views of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was initially raised as a Baptist[1] before his high-profile conversion to Islam.[2] In the early 1960s, he began attending Nation of Islam Meetings. There, he met Malcolm X, who encouraged his involvement and became a highly influential mentor to Ali. Ali, who was named Cassius Clay after his father, first changed his name briefly to Cassius X and then finally to Muhammad Ali in 1964.
In later years, Ali moved away from the Nation of Islam and its racially separatist ideas to embrace "true Islam." In 2005, he adopted Sufi Islam. He was particularly influenced by Sunni-Sufi beliefs, which he continued to hold until his death in 2016.
Ali and Nation of Islam
[edit]Muhammad Ali said that he first heard of the Nation of Islam when he was fighting in the Golden Gloves tournament in Chicago in 1959, and attended his first Nation of Islam meeting in 1961. He continued to attend meetings, although keeping his involvement hidden from the public. In 1962, Ali met Malcolm X, who soon became his spiritual and political mentor.[3]
Ali first met Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad's chief disciple at the time in Nevada in 1962. Malcolm X is credited with playing a critical role in the evolution of Ali's religiou
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Ali's Spirituality
In 1962, Muhammad Ali and his brother, Rahaman, were taken to a Nation of Islam meeting by Sam Saxon, another member of the religious group. At this meeting, Malcolm X spoke and Muhammad found his words inspiring and provocative. This would be the beginning of a mentorship and friendship that would incur speculation from news outlets about Muhammad’s involvement with the Nation of Islam.
Two years later, Ali won Heavyweight Champion of the World, announced he was a devout Muslim and would be going by the name of Cassius X.
On March 6, 1964, Elijah Muhammad gave Cassius X a new name, Muhammad Ali.
From May through June, Muhammad traveled to Africa to connect with his ancestral roots. He visited Egypt, Ghana, and Nigeria, meeting numerous people who believed in the teachings of Islam. While in Accra, Ghana, Muhammad ran into Malcolm X and ended their friendship.
Prior to Muhammad’s announcement of his religious conversion, Malcolm X was simultaneously teaching him the ways of the NOI and making the difficult decision to leave the group. Malcolm became privy to the many children that were fathered by the group’s leader, Elijah Muhammad, out of wedlock and felt uneasy about following him any longer. Elijah knew of this and suspended Malcolm from the NOI and