Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali is now in heaven despite his Islamic faith, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s niece Alveda King said.
In a write-up published by Christian Newswire, Alveda King talked about the eternal fate of the late legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who succumbed to Parkinson’s disease on June 3 at the age of 74. The evangelist said she believes she will see the world’s greatest boxer in heaven.
“Some may question my prayer that I'll see Mr. Ali in Heaven. Yet God is ever merciful and judges the human heart,” said King in the letter. “Mr. Ali is subject to the same grace and mercy that all humans seek.”
King also defended the boxer’s decision to convert to Islam and change his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali. She said it was partly
In 1942 one of the greatest fighters of all time was born. A couple of months ago one of the greatest humanitarian passed away. His journey contained much violence and hatred, yet he focused on the opposite. His goals were to achieve peace and equality for all. I was introduced to this great man in the latter part of his lifespan. Towards his death, I was given a chance to acknowledge and read about his greatest victories. Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky and went of to become a World Champion Boxer and a social activist. He grew up in poverty and stayed humbled throughout his fame. Led civil-rights movements. Created and donated to charities. Last summer he was take away from us. His work for the community
Unfortunately, being diagnosed with a devastating disease in his 30’s, he had to step away from
Above all, Muhammad Ali stood up for what he believed in. As a matter of fact, Muhammad stood up against the Vietnam War. The New York Daily News insinuates that, “why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negros
Muhammad Ali was a role model for a lot of people, he even was looked up to after he retired in 1978 (Owens 128). He was a great leader in this decade, he helped people by providing someone to look up to and someone to try to be like. Ali’s actions on and off the ring were noticed, people would change their ways because of him. Like most athletes today Ali inspired people by the littlest things, He would do something good and helpful and people in the community would do the same. Ali also has inspired athletes today with his fighting styles and inspirational messages. Muhammad Ali has ruled on and out of the ring in many ways, he will always be remembered in boxing history for forever.
His big dream was to see peace in the country, racial peace. Also, he was not totally convinced with the idea of segregation because it is not good to make people be together against their will. This way of thinking and qualities is what Malcolm X saw in Ali, and therefore thought Ali could be a great messenger for the African Americans (Hauser 110). Ali's ideas and actions distinguished him from the rest, he was an inborn leader.
King talks about Apostle Paul and how he left his village of Tarsus. He alludes to Apostle Paul because he carried on the gospel of Jesus Christ although most of the village did not agree with Christ. MLK explains how he is similar to Apostle Paul because he traveled to help the injustices in Birmingham. He said he’ll do the same as prophets at left their hometown to spread the belief of God farther. Martin Luther King isn’t worried about what others say about him. He knew that as long as he did right by God he was okay. The church tried to make King feel unwise because of his protests, but God says spread the word. He wants to help solve the injustices in Birmingham although that is not King’s hometown. I feel that MLK did the right thing. Nobody should feel like they are doing wrong when they are not. King did the genuine thing and spread the word about the unjust laws in Birmingham. At the end of the letter King sums it up by continuing to ask for forgiveness. He stays humble throughout everything that he talks about and refers
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” those were the words spoken by a man named, Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali was one of the most important people to live. He lived a long seventy four years. Muhammad Ali was one that was a boxing sensation. He was important because of his early life, his rise to fame, and his tragic death.
The significance of Muhammad Ali’s response to the Vietnam war was impeccable, because he showed others what's it is like to take a stand against something that you don't believe in. Muhammad Ali did the impossible by fighting against the system. Ali was brave and took a challenge that others would not execute, regardless of the repercussions he would take on.They tried to black ball him but failed to do so because of his willing to get back up. Muhammad Ali was one of the few African-American athletes who stood up for his community and who spoke against the Vietnam War. That is why he will always be great and why people call him “The Greatest.” He stayed true to his religion and did not let politics over law his beliefs.
Because Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s grandfather, father, and mother were reverends, religion was always a significant part of his life. King, as an activist for racial equality, continued to follow the lessons and advice of the bible. The bible has an evident impact on how King sees the world around him; "I say it as a minister of the gospel who loves the church, who was nurtured in its bosom, who has been sustained by its Spiritual blessings, and who will remain true to it as long as the cord of life shall lengthen." After his arrest for leading an equality movement in Birmingham, eight white religious leaders criticized his actions and beliefs. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is his dignified response to their criticism. King condemns
Ayer ameed Ali, who defended the Expansion of Islam, states that all the citizens had to do give a tribute of peace and in return the would receive protection and equality. (Doc F) With all of the battles and invasions going on in the Middle Ages, protection would definitely be a luxury.The Quran, the holy book of Islam, says that the followers of the faith will be brought to a paradise while the non believers will be punished.(Doc B) This statement from the Quran was intriguing to people because they would have an afterlife in paradise instead of being punished. Philip K Hitti, who wrote about the history of the arabs, argues that going to heaven might be good enough for some but the urge to have the luxuries and comforts of the Fertile Crescent are more attractive to others. (Doc g) The Islamic faith had lots of money in the Middle Ages and anyone who converted could easily enjoy riches that come from
was in jail, he wrote a letter explaining on why he had broken the law. He believed that standing up for an unjust law, was breaking no law at all, especially because of the lack of violence he had used, and how he used peace to communicate his points. King believed that his race had suffered enough and it was finally time for a change to arise.
However, I did not have to face my time in prison. I had been elected to go to war but I said that I did not want to go. I was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., When i converted to Islam I change his name to Muhammad Ali (The Greatest pg 55). I had been banned from the World Boxing League for two years and was not allowed to have anything to do with boxing on the National level. Therefore being banned from the WBA, I trained the hardest I’ve ever trained in my professional boxing career. I will keep training the hardest I’ve ever had before and I will be back and regain my title
On October 29, 1960 Cassius Clay made his a professional debut with a six round unanimous decision over Tunney Hunsaker. Cassius made all arrangements for the fight and he even trained himself. After having trouble with a less talented Hunsaker, Ali decided to hire a trainer. He went through many trainers until he found Angelo Dundee. Clay won his first world heavyweight championship on February 25, 1964. He beat Sonny Liston in six rounds. Liston refused to leave his corner for the seventh round. Almost directly after the fight, Clay told the world that he was now to be called Cassius X because of his affiliation with Islam. A month later he announced his name was to be Muhammad Ali which was the title given to him by the head of the Black Muslims, Elijah Muhammad. The name Muhammad Ali means "worthy of praise most high." Ali was then drafted into the Army and to fight in the Vietnam War. However, he refused to join the army
Muhammad Ali was an American boxer and activist. He was born in Kentucky on 17 January 1967, and died on 3 June 2016. Muhammad Ali started taking boxing lessons after his bicycle was stolen when he was 12 years old. At the age of 18, he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division. He won three world-cup heavyweight championships. He fought sixty-one times and only lost five times. He followed that dream for 30 years, and became one of the greatest boxers of all time, and Muhammad Ali was active in the civil rights movement in many ways. For instance, in the civil rights movement, Muhammad Ali changed his name because he thought that Cassius Clay was a “Slave name,” and he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In 1960, shortly after winning the heavy weight title, he changed his religion, and converted to Islam. Muhammad Ali joined other leaders in the civil rights movement, such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King to help in the Black Community. Muhammad Ali fought for what he believed in and impacted the civil rights movement such as changed his name, religion, drafted into the Vietnam war and he tried to make the black community equal to the white
Muhammad Ali did a lot of important things in American History. He was a famous boxer also a arch believer of religious freedom and racial justice. Ali’s original name was Cassius Clay. He was born January 17,1942 in Louisville, KY. Muhammad Ali devoted his life to humanitarian in work, putting his name to many initiatives for peace and humanitarian aid. Ali was also a part of Black History.