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)

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Wallace D. Muhammad 3
Warith Deen Mohammed canonical 2
Imam W. Deen Mohammed 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
Muslim leader
human
religious reformer
advocated education and moral reform
interfaith cooperation with Christians and Jews
participation of Muslims in American civic life
alsoKnownAs Warith Deen Mohammed
surface form: Imam W. Deen Mohammed

Wallace Mohammed
birthName Warith Deen Mohammed self-linksurface differs
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
surface form: African American
father Elijah Muhammad
gender male
influenced Nation of Islam
surface form: African-American Muslim communities

development of mainstream Islam in the United States
influencedBy Elijah Muhammad
Sunni Islamic scholarship
knownFor advocating social reform
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
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
surface form: Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Markham, Illinois
surface form: Markham, Illinois, United States
positionHeld Chief Imam
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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Nation of Islam notableLeader Warith Deen Mohammed
Elijah Muhammad child Warith Deen Mohammed
this entity surface form: Wallace D. Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad successor Warith Deen Mohammed
this entity surface form: Wallace D. Muhammad
Warith Deen Mohammed name Warith Deen Mohammed self-link
Warith Deen Mohammed birthName Warith Deen Mohammed self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wallace D. Muhammad
Warith Deen Mohammed alsoKnownAs Warith Deen Mohammed
this entity surface form: Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Warith Deen Mohammed movement Warith Deen Mohammed self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed