Life History of Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali

Life History of Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali

Life History of Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali- Of all the controversial things around the life of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, his choice to become a Muslim is the most widely become the subject of conversation. Perhaps, he is the most prominent figures of modern society which is converted to the faith from Christianity to Islam. He caused a stir when he changed his name from Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. became Muhammad Ali in 1964. Not just a sensation, until the end of his life he had inner-aqidah relationship that continues to grow with the Islamic religion.

"They call it the Black Muslims (Muslim Blacks)," said Clay or Ali who was then 22 years old. "This is the word of the press, is not a valid name. Islam is a religion, and there are 750 million people around the world who believed and embraced him, and I'm one of them. "

After defeating Sonny Liston by TKO in a fight heavyweight titles controversial, Ali then known to join a group called the Nation of Islam, which at the time was well-known in America with the teachings deviant than most organizations of Muslims to other existing in America ,

Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious movement that calls based on Islam in America. NOI was founded in Detroit, Michigan by Wallace Fard Muhammad in July 1930. The aim is to improve the condition of spiritual, mental, social, and economic impacts of the African-Americans in the United States and the entire human race. In the 60s the critics and the public in Ameika accused NOI called black supremacy and antisemitism

Until 11 years later in 1975, the figure of Muhammad Ali is identical with the Sunnis in America, and he reappeared with his understanding on Sufism in 2005.

In a book recently released entitled "Blood Brothers" historian Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith also noted the intense friendship of Muhammad Ali and social activist Malcolm X, "figure that is a magnet for Clay were pulling it toward the inner circle of the Nation."

In the early 1960s, there was a flurry of concern where closeness and Muhammad Ali with the Nation Of Islam could make him lose his heavyweight boxing title. But on the contrary, not only beat Liston, Ali even then emerged as a political figure in 1967 for refusing induction into the armed forces during the Vietnam War, and directed her to the punishment of a three-year suspension.

At that time Ali openly says, "Why do I have to wear uniforms and go thousands of miles to fight the brown-skinned, while the so-called Negro in Louisiana were treated very badly. I will not fight with the Viet Cong, because none of Vietnamese people who call me Nigger. "

"The relationship between Cassius Clay and Malcolm X signaled a new direction in American culture, one shaped by the power of sport and entertainment, race and politics," said Roberts and Smith. "Under the guidance of Malcolm, [Ali] embrace the world stage, appearing as a symbol of pride and independence of international blacks. Without Malcolm, Muhammad Ali will never be the 'king of the world.' "

But when Malcolm X politically split from the Nation of Islam, friendship with Ali is also disconnected. After Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965, Ali expressed regret that he had not had time to mend the friendship.

In a Facebook post, Yasir Qadhi, a professor of religious studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, Ali mentions positive influence on American Muslims. "If it were the only good thing that he did was bring a positive image of Islam and spread the name of our beloved Prophet Muhammad in every household and on every tongue in the world, then it is a life that is enviable," wrote Qadhi. He also praised the positive political activism of the figure of Ali and how he had to "preach the truth to power. "He embraced Islam when Islam is a religion that is not widely known by the American public, he later became Sunnis after Malcolm X introduced him to mainstream Islam, and he became the person who is proud to be a Muslim since then. "

As at December last year, Ali still play its role as a supporter of the rights of Muslims. He openly respond to controversial statements Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said it would stop Muslim immigration to the United States if elected president. Trump's statements make headlines many newspapers in the United States. When responding to Trump's statement, Ali did not name Trump, but it is clear that the intention is to promote a positive image of Muslims and and mediate assessment about American society and relations with radical Islamic terrorism.