Black and Muslim

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• published: 15 Mar 2016
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This film was shown at the 2016 MSA Night: Film Festival. This film was created to start a much needed conversation on how we treat black and Africans within the Muslim community. Everyone's identity is important and a valuable piece of the framework of this religion. Creators: Shazha Elnoush, Doha Medani Special thank you to: Zainab Hassel, Hafsa Hassel, Haniyyah Chapman, Esra Bakhit, Nadir Bakhit, Bakri Abushouk, Badriyyah Reese, Hassanah Sempai, Eiman Ali, Amal Kafi and Ahmed ---------- Prominent Black/African Islamic Figures Sawdah was the first wife An Nabi married after Khadijah died. She was Abyssinian (Ethopian) Tariq ibn Ziyad (d. 720) Tariq ibn Ziyad was a Muslim general who led the Islamic conquest of what is now Spain and Portugal in 711–718 A.D. Under the orders of the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I, he led a large army from the north coast of Morocco, consolidating his troops at a large hill now known as Gibraltar. The name “Gibraltar” is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭariq, meaning “mountain of Tariq,” which is named after him. al-Jāḥiẓ (781 – 869) Originally from Basra, Abu Uthman Amr, aka al-Jāḥiẓ, is renowned as one of the most important writers in Islamic history. In addition, he was an accomplished theologian, poet, philosopher, grammarian and linguist. Known as “the first Islamic zoologist,” he authored about 200 books on various subjects. Among his most famous works is his Risalat mufakharat al-sudan ‘ala al-bidan (Treatise on Blacks), an impassioned defense of the superior qualities and accomplishments of the people of sub-Saharan and East Africa. Al-Mustanṣir bi-llāh (July 5, 1029 – Jan. 10, 1094) Fatimid Isma’ili Imam-Caliph. He was born to a Sudanese mother and his caliphate lasted for about 60 years, the longest of any caliph in the Islamic world. Mansa Musa (c. 1280 – c. 1337) Mansa Musa was emperor of the Malian Empire in West Africa and was famously known for his wealth, patronage of Islamic scholars and magnificent architectural projects. His reign is remembered as one of the most prosperous of any monarch in the history of the world. Sonni Ali (d. 1492) Sonni Ali, also known as Sunni Ali Ber or “Sunni Ali,” was a military strategist, conqueror and founder of the Songhai Empire in West Africa. Under Sonni Ali’s infantry and cavalry, many cities were captured and then fortified, such as Timbuktu and Djenné. During his reign, Songhai surpassed the height of the Mali Empire, engulfing areas under the Mali Empire and the Ghana Empire before it. Shehu Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817) Shehu Usman dan Fodio was a Fulani religious teacher, writer and Islamic promoter and the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate in the Hausa States in what is today northern Nigeria. He wrote more than 100 books concerning religion, government, culture and society. He also encouraged literacy and scholarship, for women as well as men, and several of his daughters emerged as scholars and writers. Ibrahim Abd al-Rahman (1762 – 1829) Ibrahim Abd al-Rahman was born a prince in present-day Guinea, West Africa, and trained in the Islamic sciences, studying in the famous scholarly center of Timbuktu, Ibrahim was enslaved in his 20s by the British and ended up in New Orleans in the Americas. After working to obtain his freedom from slavery for 40 years, he was released by the order of U.S. President John Quincy Adams after the Sultan of Morocco –Mulay Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham – had requested his release. He returned to Africa and died there. Nana Asma’u (1793–1864) In addition to being the daughter of the great Usmān dan Fodīo, she was an important poet, writer, historian, educator and religious scholar in her own right. As an ardent advocate of the participation of women in society and as a result of her broad-based campaign to empower and educate women, she was one of the most influential women in West Africa in the 19th century. For more Black figures follow this link: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1soeo9l?new_post=true