MUHAMMED ALI, the best name of the world boxer, said, 'I asked Allah for wealth, he gave me Islam.
Muhammad Ali: The first white leader to embrace me is Mr. Erbakan
The legendary name of world boxing, Muhammad Ali, died at the age of 74 in the hospital where he was treated for respiratory disease.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun
It was October of 1976. We were not born yet. Istanbul was experiencing one of its usual sea-scented autumns. However, the historical Sultan Ahmet Square was witnessing such an end for the first time. The square was so crowded that if you throw a needle, it would not fall to the ground. Thousands of people were waiting for two people to come out of the Blue Mosque with great excitement and enthusiasm.
These were MSP Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan and the world's greatest boxer, Muhammed Ali Klay.
This "man who flies like a butterfly and stings like a bee" became a Muslim, influenced by Malkom X, and changed his name from Cassius Marcellus to Muhammad Ali. It was the pride of all Muslims. Even after he became a Muslim, he attracted attention as an exemplary person with his behavior and lifestyle.
By the way, it was a Turk who first taught Muhammad Ali to pray. He met while doing his master's degree in London, Prof. Nevzat Yalcintas.
When this famous boxer landed at Yeşilköy Airport in October 1976, Necmettin Erbakan greeted him. When Erbakan and Muhammed Ali first embraced at the airport, thousands of people filling the Yeşilköy Airport made the square groan with "Mujahideen" slogans.
The first place Erbakan and Muhammed Ali went after the airport was the Sultan Ahmet Mosque. The two of them performed the Friday prayer together, and together they opened their hands and prayed for the Muslims of the world.
Muhammad Ali, later; “The first white leader to embrace me is Mr. Erbakan,” he said.
May Allah treat him with his mercy.
SOME NOTES ABOUT MUHAMMED ALI
Muhammad Ali became the World Champion in 1964 at the age of 22, defeating Sony Liston. After this victory, he announced that he changed his religion and converted to Islam. If you want to watch this match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMlsT_3Nco
He had to take a break from boxing, which he loved so much, from 1967 to 1970. "The Vietnamese did no harm to me so that I could fight them." He was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of 10 thousand dollars for not going to the Vietnam War. When his license and passport were taken from him, he faced financial difficulties during the lawsuit and declared bankruptcy.
Two days after returning from the 1960 Rome Olympics, he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River when he learned that a restaurant only served whites. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, another gold medal was awarded to him in place of this medal.
He chose Islam as his religion and did not go to the Vietnam War. He expressed this situation as follows: "I have no problem with them." (I'I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong'). Because of this, his titles were confiscated and he was suspended from boxing. But he did not give up. During this time, he traveled to universities and talked about Islam. He had a close relationship with Malcolm X. He did productive work.
MUHAMMED ALI, the best name of the world boxer, said, 'I asked Allah for wealth, he gave me Islam.
Muhammad Ali: The first white leader to embrace me is Mr. Erbakan
The legendary name of world boxing, Muhammad Ali, died at the age of 74 in the hospital where he was treated for respiratory disease.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun
It was October of 1976. We were not born yet. Istanbul was experiencing one of its usual sea-scented autumns. However, the historical Sultan Ahmet Square was witnessing such an end for the first time. The square was so crowded that if you throw a needle, it would not fall to the ground. Thousands of people were waiting for two people to come out of the Blue Mosque with great excitement and enthusiasm.
These were MSP Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan and the world's greatest boxer, Muhammed Ali Klay.
This "man who flies like a butterfly and stings like a bee" became a Muslim, influenced by Malkom X, and changed his name from Cassius Marcellus to Muhammad Ali. It was the pride of all Muslims. Even after he became a Muslim, he attracted attention as an exemplary person with his behavior and lifestyle.
By the way, it was a Turk who first taught Muhammad Ali to pray. He met while doing his master's degree in London, Prof. Nevzat Yalcintas.
When this famous boxer landed at Yeşilköy Airport in October 1976, Necmettin Erbakan greeted him. When Erbakan and Muhammed Ali first embraced at the airport, thousands of people filling the Yeşilköy Airport made the square groan with "Mujahideen" slogans.
The first place Erbakan and Muhammed Ali went after the airport was the Sultan Ahmet Mosque. The two of them performed the Friday prayer together, and together they opened their hands and prayed for the Muslims of the world.
Muhammad Ali, later; “The first white leader to embrace me is Mr. Erbakan,” he said.
May Allah treat him with his mercy.
SOME NOTES ABOUT MUHAMMED ALI
Muhammad Ali became the World Champion in 1964 at the age of 22, defeating Sony Liston. After this victory, he announced that he changed his religion and converted to Islam. If you want to watch this match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMlsT_3Nco
He had to take a break from boxing, which he loved so much, from 1967 to 1970. "The Vietnamese did no harm to me so that I could fight them." He was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of 10 thousand dollars for not going to the Vietnam War. When his license and passport were taken from him, he faced financial difficulties during the lawsuit and declared bankruptcy.
Two days after returning from the 1960 Rome Olympics, he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River when he learned that a restaurant only served whites. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, another gold medal was awarded to him in place of this medal.
He chose Islam as his religion and did not go to the Vietnam War. He expressed this situation as follows: "I have no problem with them." (I'I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong'). Because of this, his titles were confiscated and he was suspended from boxing. But he did not give up. During this time, he traveled to universities and talked about Islam. He had a close relationship with Malcolm X. He did productive work.