Warith Deen Mohammed
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Warith Deen Mohammed was an influential American Muslim leader who transformed the Nation of Islam toward mainstream Sunni Islam and promoted interfaith dialogue and social reform.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wallace D. Muhammad | 3 |
| Warith Deen Mohammed canonical | 2 |
| Imam W. Deen Mohammed | 1 |
| community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2165564 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Warith Deen Mohammed Context triple: [Nation of Islam, notableLeader, Warith Deen Mohammed]
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A.
Wallace Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad was the mysterious religious figure who founded the Nation of Islam in the early 20th century and is regarded by its followers as a divine messenger.
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B.
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad was an influential African American religious leader who led and expanded the Nation of Islam from the 1930s to the 1970s, mentoring figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan.
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C.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad is an American DJ, producer, and musician best known as a founding member of the influential hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
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E.
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Muhammad was a 16th-century architect best known for designing Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, a landmark of early Mughal architecture and a precursor to the Taj Mahal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Warith Deen Mohammed Target entity description: Warith Deen Mohammed was an influential American Muslim leader who transformed the Nation of Islam toward mainstream Sunni Islam and promoted interfaith dialogue and social reform.
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A.
Wallace Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad was the mysterious religious figure who founded the Nation of Islam in the early 20th century and is regarded by its followers as a divine messenger.
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B.
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad was an influential African American religious leader who led and expanded the Nation of Islam from the 1930s to the 1970s, mentoring figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan.
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C.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad is an American DJ, producer, and musician best known as a founding member of the influential hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
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E.
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Muhammad was a 16th-century architect best known for designing Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, a landmark of early Mughal architecture and a precursor to the Taj Mahal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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Muslim leader ⓘ human ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ |
| advocated |
education and moral reform
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interfaith cooperation with Christians and Jews ⓘ participation of Muslims in American civic life ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Warith Deen Mohammed
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surface form:
Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Wallace Mohammed ⓘ |
| birthName |
Warith Deen Mohammed
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wallace D. Muhammad
|
| burialPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-10-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-09-09 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| endTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| father | Elijah Muhammad ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nation of Islam
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surface form:
African-American Muslim communities
development of mainstream Islam in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Elijah Muhammad
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Sunni Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating social reform
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encouraging political and civic participation among Muslims ⓘ moving followers away from the deification of Elijah Muhammad ⓘ promoting interfaith dialogue ⓘ teaching the universality of Islam beyond race ⓘ transforming the Nation of Islam toward mainstream Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother | Clara Muhammad ⓘ |
| movement |
American Muslim Mission
ⓘ
Warith Deen Mohammed self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed
transition of the Nation of Islam to Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| name | Warith Deen Mohammed self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
emphasis on Qur’an and Sunnah as primary sources of guidance
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promotion of mainstream Sunni Islamic theology among African-American Muslims ⓘ rejection of racial separatism in Islam ⓘ |
| notableWork | transformation of the Nation of Islam toward Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hamtramck, Michigan
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surface form:
Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Markham, Illinois
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surface form:
Markham, Illinois, United States
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| positionHeld |
Chief Imam
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surface form:
Imam of the American Muslim Mission
leader of the Nation of Islam ⓘ leader of the largest African-American Muslim community in the United States ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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