Warith Deen Mohammed

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from Howard University
Honorary Doctorate from Catholic Theological Union
gptkbp:birthDate 1933-10-30
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Wallace_Delaney_Muhammad
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hamtramck,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Wallace_II_Muhammad
gptkbp:deathDate 2008-09-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Markham,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:father gptkb:Elijah_Muhammad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Warith Deen Mohammed
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Imam_Siraj_Wahhaj
gptkb:Imam_Zaid_Shakir
American Muslim community
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Elijah_Muhammad
gptkb:Quran
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:knownFor promoting mainstream Sunni Islam in the United States
transforming the Nation of Islam
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Clara_Muhammad
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent disbanded Nation of Islam in 1976
founded American Society of Muslims
met with Pope John Paul II
met with President Bill Clinton
met with President Jimmy Carter
led transition of Nation of Islam to mainstream Islam
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:As_The_Light_Shineth
gptkb:The_Imam_W._Deen_Mohammed_Islamic_Library
The Religion of Islam
Leadership and Islam
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Imam
religious leader
gptkbp:organization gptkb:American_Society_of_Muslims
gptkb:Muslim_American_Society
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Imam_W._D._Mohammed
gptkb:Wallace_D._Muhammad
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Elijah_Muhammad
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Warith_Deen_Mohammed_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bilhah_Muhammad
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Imam_Muhammad_Siddeeq
gptkbp:website https://www.wdmministry.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elijah_Muhammad
gptkb:Nation_of_Islam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5