The Struggle To Establish The Religion Of Al-Islam In America

Newark, NJ - They are calling on the community to pack Weequahic high school’s auditorium at 279 Chancellor Avenue in Newark, New Jersey! On Thursday June 8, 2017, the Black History Month Committee of Weequahic high school will be sponsoring a free program called REAL TALK THURSDAYS for the students and the larger community in Newark, NJ. The event will begin at 7:00 pm. The focus of the forum is to provide free weekly spiritual, cultural and political education discussions to empower, inspire, and organize African /African Americans, Latino Americans, people of color, and the entire human family to become progressive change agents in America and in the world. This week’s forum topic will focus on THE EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY: FROM THE NATION OF ISLAM TO THE RELIGION OF AL-ISLAM. THIS DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLES THE STRUGGLES OF THE LATE IMAM WARITH DEEN MOHAMMED HAD TO ENDURE TO ESTABLISH AL-ISLAM IN AMERICA. IMAM MOHAMMED WAS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND THE SEVENTH SON OF THE MOST HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD, THE LEADER OF NATION OF ISLAM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1930. THE NATION OF ISLAM BECAME A LARGE AND INFLUENTIAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATION BASED ON PRO-BLACKNESS AND QUASI ISLAMIC TEACHINGS, WHOSE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED MALCOLM X, MUHAMMAD ALI, CLARA MUHAMMAD, CLARENCE 13X, THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN, KHADIJAH FARRAKHAN, JEFFREY X (NOW KNOWN AS IMAM SIRAJ WAHHAJ), AND DR. KHALID ABDUL MUHAMMAD, BY THE EARLY 1970’S. AFTER HIS FATHER DIED ON FEBRUARY 25, 1975, IMAM MOHAMMED WAS ELECTED THE LEADER OF THE NATION OF ISLAM. HE THEN LED THE MEMBERS OF THE NATION OF ISLAM TO EMBRACE THE 5 PILLARS OF AL-ISLAM. IT TOOK HIM SEVERAL YEARS TO BRING THE NATION OF ISLAM MEMBERS INTO THE RELIGION OF AL-ISLAM. BUT AS A RESULT OF THESE EVENTS, HE BECAME THE ONLY MUSLIM IN THE WORLD THAT LED THE LARGEST CONVERSION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO AL-ISLAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES AND HELPED TO ESTABLISH THE RELIGION OF AL-ISLAM IN AMERICA. IMAM MOHAMMED DIED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. GUEST MODERATOR WILL BE IMAM ALFRED MOHAMMED OF MOSQUE CARES AND THE MINISTRY OF IMAM WARITH DEEN MUHAMMAD.

The community-based organizations helping to contribute to the weekly forums are the Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (N.A.V.C), New Jersey Communities United, Young & Successful Men’s Organization, and the Pan-Afrikan Muslim Association.

The Black History Month Committee was created by history teachers to organize programs and activities for February’s Black History Month and for the school year at Weequahic High School for students and the community.

Bashir Muhammad Akinyele, the Chairperson of the Black History Month Committee and a history teacher at Weequahic High School, says, “This program is an opportunity to discuss solutions to the problems affecting African Americans, Latino Americans, people of color, women, the youth, and humanity.”

For more information about the Real Talk Thursdays at Weequahic High School, contact (908) 956-3523 or (973) 705-3795.

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