Chicago area Muslims continue celebration of Black History

Islam has played a deep and profound role in the history of the African people.  From the very beginning, one of the most beloved disciples of the Prophet Muhammad (as) was Bilal, an African [modern day Ethiopia] whom the Prophet had liberated from slavery. 

Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | US Desk
Source: Al-Sadiq Mosque | Chicago, IL
Credit: Qasim Rasid | Chicago Islam Examiner
Edited by Ahmadiyya Times

Chicago Muslims continue celebration of Black History
March 27: Chicago area Muslims hosted a celebratory Black History event at Al Sadiq Mosque on the south side of Chicago.  Speakers included Arabic scholar Nur Ahmad Makeen, Alhaj Dhul Waqar Yaqub, and Abdul Karim, President of the Al-Sadiq Mosque.

The theme of this event was to recognize that honoring Black History does not end in February.

Islam has played a deep and profound role in the history of the African people.  From the very beginning, one of the most beloved disciples of the Prophet Muhammad (as) was Bilal, an African [modern day Ethiopia] whom the Prophet had liberated from slavery.


The event was open to all and members of all faiths were welcomed to the enlightening afternoon.

Food was served and attendees enjoyed themselves.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has a longstanding involvement and relationship with the African-American experience. According to Richard Brent Turner, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, De Paul University, Chicago, Illinois:

"The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, a heterodox missionary community from India, laid the groundwork for mainstream Islam in Black America, by providing African Americans with their first Qur’an, important Islamic literature and education, and linkages to the world of Islam." (Mainstream Islam in the African-American Experience, Posted August 25, 2004, http://www.masnet.org/news.asp?id=1572)

The event was announced here: Chicago Muslims continue celebration of Black History