Islam in America: enslaved Muslims Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (Maryland, 1730s), Omar ibn Said (NC; Arabic autobiography 1831), Bilali Muhammad (Sapelo Island, GA; Arabic…
Year: 1730 · Places: Louisiana, Northeast
SUMMARYIslam in America: enslaved Muslims Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (Maryland, 1730s), Omar ibn Said (NC; Arabic autobiography 1831), Bilali Muhammad (Sapelo Island, GA; Arabic manuscript), Abdulrahman Ibrahima ibn Sori ("Prince Among Slaves," enslaved near Natchez, MS; freed 1828). Moorish Science Temple (Noble Drew Ali, 1913: "Moorish Americans," the fez, Masonic/Shriner influences per scholars); Nation of Islam (Wallace Fard Muhammad, Detroit 1930; Elijah Muhammad; Malcolm X); Five-Percent Nation (1964). COINTELPRO targeted the NOI. Record.