Yes, he was simply a disaffected American black who played at being a Muslim. And, as is so often the case, Islam stoked his anger and resentment.
“””Yes, he was simply a disaffected American black who played at being a Muslim. And, as is so often the case, Islam stoked his anger and resentment.”””
His father, Abdal Rahim Jabbar, was born in Beaumont, Texas. He was originally named Masterson Young.
As Rush Limbaugh was wont to say, it looks like Abdal was a member of ‘Calypso Louis’ Farrakan’s Nation of Islam branch of Islam.