According to Wikipedia, he was born Arthur Davenport, then was adopted by the Fattah family (Black Muslims?) and had his name changed. The name "Fattah: is definitely Arabic. He lists his religion as Baptist.
Please see my post # 27.
His adoptive father, David Fattah, and mother, Falaka Fattah (born Frances Brown, also known as Queen Mother Falaka Fattah), are community activists in West Philadelphia, where they are building an "urban Boys' Town" through their organization, the House of Umoja
El Rushbo calls him “Chaka-Full-O-Nuts”.