BLACK Men and Women Around The Messenger

In this video, Shaykh Muhammad Mendes recounts some of the history of Black Sahabah and other notable figures from the history of Islam. This is the focus of his translation of Imam as-Suyuti's text on the Excellence of the Blacks, entitled "The Spirits of Black Folk: Sages Through the Ages" (a translation of Imam as-Suyuti's renowned text, "The Excellence of Black People" Raf'u Sha'ni'l-Hubshan, published by Celebrate Mercy).

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Imam Adeyinka Mendes was blessed to embrace Islam at the age of 17 after a trip to Jerusalem over 30 years ago. He is the Founding Director of Marhama, an organization focused on building holistic, spiritual, peaceful, indigenous, and joyous American Muslim communities dedicated to sacred service and justice for all. He has studied Arabic, Islamic Sciences, meditation, and peacebuilding with Muslim scholars from around the world.

As an Imam, he helped to establish Madina Institute USA in Atlanta, Georgia, and then served as the first Imam and Scholar-in-Residence of the Muslim Center of Greater Princeton. He continues to work as an interpreter of sacred texts, teacher of Arabic and Islamic Sciences, and community Imam, as well as a rites of passage leadership consultant who continues to read with scholars and students. Imam Mendes is a recipient of the Center for Global Muslim Life "Spiritual Impact Award" and his latest work, "The Spirits of Black Folk: Sages Through the Ages", a translation of Imam as-Suyuti's renowned text, "The Excellence of Black People" (Raf'u Sha'ni'l-Hubshan, was published by CelebrateMercy. His wife, Rukayat Yakub, is a Montessori educator, award-winning children's author, and an acclaimed trainer on remedying anti-Blackness in Muslim institutions. They are grateful parents of seven children who reside in Houston, Texas.

His Book: The Spirits of Black Folk: Sages Through the Ages

His Website:

Http://adeyinkamendes.com

Social media (Instagram)

@adeyinka.mendes