Mufti Muhammad Sadiq
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was a companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the first Muslim missionary in the United States,[1] converted over seven hundred Americans to Islam directly and over thousand indirectly.[2][3] His purpose, as a representative of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, was to convert Americans to Islam and clear general misconceptions about it. Something that separated Mutfi Muhammad Sadiq from his contemporaries was the belief in racial integration between all racial and ethnic groups not just African Americans.[4][5] He was also important in trying to unite a hodgepodge of Muslim immigrants from Arabs to Bosnians to build mosques and have congregational prayer especially in Detroit and Chicago.[6]
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| Born | January 11, 1872 |
| Died | January 13, 1957 |
| Religion | Ahmadiyya Islam |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Known for | Spreading Islam in North America |
| Occupation | Muslim Missionary, Religious Scholar, and Civil Rights Activist |
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Sadiq entered the US without any financial resources, and embarked upon spreading the message of Islam in an area that was completely alien to his native culture. Consequently, he faced many difficulties, trials, and tribulations due to his skin color and religion. Sadiq also managed to establish the Moslem Sunrise the longest running Muslim publication in America as well as writing many articles on Islam in various American periodicals and newspapers[7]
References
- Berg 2009, p. 18.
- Turner 2003, pp. 124–125, 130.
- Majid, Anouar. We are All Moors: Ending Centuries of Crusades Against Muslims and Others. p. 81.
- Turner 2003, p. 116.
- Berg 2009, p. 19.
- Turner 2003, p. 121.
- "The Muslim Sunrise - Mufti Muhammad Sadiq". muslimsunrise.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
Bibliography
- Berg, Herbert (2009). Elijah Muhammad and Islam.
- Turner, Richard Brent (2003). Islam in the African-American Experience.