Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.. On January 17, 1942) is a retired boxer United States. In 1999, Ali was awarded the "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated.Ali three-time heavyweight boxing World Champion.
Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Its name after the name of his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr.. Ali later changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam and eventually embraced Sunni Islam in 1975.
Prior to Islam, he dubbed himself "The Greatest" because he is the best boxer of his time. Even the sports observers recognize it as the best boxer of this century. The history of boxing have never known him as fast as a boxer. He competed with agile in the ring and knocked his opponent, then exclaimed proudly, "I am the greatest".
But after converting to Islam, he threw this epithet, because no snob and become a humble with the Islamic spirit.
He was the world boxer Casius Clay Mercelus subsequently known as Muhammad Ali Clay.
He tells of his journey to Islam.
I was born in Kentucky, USA. Area known as the typical fried chicken that bears his name, which is also known for its strong ethnic differences.
Since childhood I've felt the difference in treatment is because I am brown skinned. Perhaps this is what encouraged me to study boxing in order to avenge the treatment mean my friends are white. And since I have the talent and strong muscles to ease my way.
When it has not reached the age of 20 years, I've won the heavyweight match in the Rome Olympics in 1960.
Only a few years later I won the world heavyweight champion of the Sony Le Stone in the short fight, because only a few minutes I managed to become world champion. And among the boisterous cheers of supporters and flashes of camera equipment, I stood in front of millions of viewers around the ring and the TV cameras Islam, say two sentences creed and change my name to Muhammad Ali Clay. To start a new war against evil is keeping Islamization announced to me was this easy.
Move to the Islamic religion is a natural and in harmony with nature, nature which God created for man. My return to the nature of truth takes many years to think, it started in 1960, when a Muslim friend to accompany me to go to the mosque to listen to lectures about Islam. When listening to a lecture, I felt the call of truth shine from within my soul, menyeruku to reach it, the truth of God's nature, religion and creation.
My faith journey lasting many years in the form of comparisons between Islam and the AD, sebutah heavy trip, because the people around me my way, my community condition broken, truth and falsehood mingle, coupled with the doctrine of the church that describes the state of the Muslims are weak and underdeveloped as a result of the teachings of Islam itself. But God gave me directions, and light the way of my choice so I can distinguish between the reality of Muslims today with the timeless essence of Islam. I believe that Islam brings happiness to everyone. Does not discriminate against skin color, ethnicity and race, are all equal before God Almighty. Foremost in the God they are the most cautious. I believe in being in front of a truth that can not be derived from a human.
I compare the doctrine of the Trinity in Unity teachings in Islam. I feel that Islam is more rational. Since it is impossible to set one of three natural God neatly like this. "It is impossible to get the moon and sun malampun can not precede the day". (Surah 36: 40). It's an impossible thing happens and the taka would satisfy a reasonable person and would think.
I feel how the people of Islam respects Isa AS and his mother. Put them on an equal footing. It only exists in Islam or the teachings of Christianity that is still pure, while that which is spoken by the pastor and the pastor is a lie.
I read a translation of the Qur'an and I will get convinced that Islam is the religion of truth which may not be made by humans. I tried to join the Muslim community and I found them with a good temperament, tolerance and mutual guide. It is not I get for hanging out with Christian people who only see the color of my skin and not my personality.
This is the story of conversion to Islam world boxing champion Muhammad Ali Clay who announced to the Islamization of his outspoken during his victory, as if he wanted to give a hard blow to the taghut as experienced by rival Sony Le Stone.
To Islam was not the end of everything but just the beginning, because the day was the actual birth. He started a new life here, he left all his past as opposed to Islam and to focus his attention only to God. The first letter he memorized al-Fatihah is that he started the journey of peace and faith.
Muhammad Ali made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1973, many times he was there and also to Medina Al-Munawwarh. He begged God for forgiveness of the sins he had done prior to Islam, and ask Him to give husnul khatimah.
Now he was a leader of the Muslim family. He gave the name of her daughters with Islamic names are: Muhammad, Maryam, Rashid, Khalilah, Jamilah, Hana and Laila. They study Islam and always go to the mosque for to establish a lasting relationship with their God and other Muslim children.
Now he's one of those who diligently preached in America and provide funding. And yet he still felt not give the best to Islam. Dibenaknya there is hope and a desire to provide better service to the banya to uphold the religion of Allah and His sentence.
Flashback
* January 17, 1942: Born with the name Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.. of father Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr.., a billboard painter (the billboards) and traffic signs and Odessa Grady Clay's mom, a clothes washer.
* At age 12, Clay, jr. report to the police named Joe Martin, that his new BMX bike stolen. Joe Martin, who is also a boxing coach at Louisville, Clay teaches baby how to box in order to beat the bicycle thief. Clay is very enthusiastic little boxing under the guidance of Martin.
* 1960: Achieved light heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy.
* October 29, 1960: The first debut in the professional ring. Won a 6 round over Tunney Hunsaker.
* February 25, 1964: Takes the heavyweight world title with a seventh round TKO wins from 15 rounds are planned over Sonny Liston in Florida, USA. Liston suffered an injury to the neck that made him resign from the game.
* Immediately after the victory over Liston, Clay proclaimed the religion and its new name, Muhammad Ali, and his inclusion in the kelompook controversial Nation of Islam. (In the biography of Ali, which was launched in 2004, Ali admitted that he had not joined the NOI, but joined the Sunni Muslim worshipers in 1975.
* May 25, 1965: the Ali rematch against Liston full of controversy. Ali is so fast punches led to speculation among boxing punches Ali called a 'phantom punch'. The blow was so fast, so it does not appear on the fallen Liston. Many issues are developing, including bribes and threats to people and their families NOI against Liston, but Liston denied it by saying Ali hit him with hard punches.
* 1967 - 1970 Ali Boxing Commission suspended the program for refusing military service in the Vietnam war the U.S. government. Famous expression in rejecting this draftee, "I have no problem with those Vietcong, and not one person who called me by name Vietcong nigger!"
* March 8, 1971, Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the number of New York, and had to give up his title.
* October 30, 1974: Rumble in the Jungle. Ali won back the WBC heavyweight champion and WBA after overthrowing Kinsasha George Foreman in Zaire in round 8.
* October 1, 1975: Thrilla in Manila. President Ferdinand Marcos to bring the match Ali vs. Fraizer III to the city of Manila, Philippines. Ali won round TKO 14 in a game that is fun and exciting, even referred to as one of "the best boxing match of the century". Frazier eventually surrendered to fatigue and did not want to continue the game at the break before round 15. After that, when going to an interview with television, Ali fell because of exhaustion, after resting a few minutes, the interview can be done, but Ali had to sit on the bench because it was exhausted.
* 15 September 1978: Ali defeated Leon Spinks in figure 15 rounds in New Orleans. Ali established himself as the first boxer to win heavyweight title 3 times.
* 6 September 1979: Ali retired from boxing state, and declared the title vacant.
* October 2, 1980: Ali returned to boxing ring against former trainer tandingnya friend, Larry Holmes, who has become world heavyweight champion in a match called "The Last Hurrah". In a one-sided match, Ali is able to move slightly, while Holmes seems not bear to 'finish off' Ali helpless. Ali gave up and resigned on 11 rounds, Holmes declared a TKO win.
* Mentioned, the medical report conducted at the Mayo Clinic, Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome symptoms such as shaking hands, talking to start slow, and there are indications that there is damage to the lining (membrane) in the brain Ali. But Don King hide these medical results, and the match Ali vs Holmes continues.
* Before the game against Larry Holmes, Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, a private physician who had accompanied Ali for decades, was forced to resign because Ali did not want to listen to his advice to reject a match against Holmes, and prefer to play against Holmes. In one biography of Ali, Pacheco suggested that during the course Ali had urinary blood due to kidney damage hit, he also noted that Ali had had symptoms of Parkinson's syndrome since before this match.
* After the match, re-do the medical check, and the results confirm previous results.
* December 11, 1981, Ali once again the elderly, trying to return to boxing against Trevor Berbick in the Bahamas in a game entitled "Drama in Bahama". In the old conditions, Ali manages to look better than against Holmes, although eventually defeated the 10 rounds. After this match, Ali actually retire from boxing.
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