Wakeel Allah
| Wakeel Allah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Residence | Atlanta |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA, 1992) |
| Occupation | Author, publisher |
Wakeel Allah is an American author, historian and a member of the Nation of Islam. He is best known for his books In the Name of Allah: A History of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters Vol. 1, and his subsequent book In the Name of Allah: A History of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters Vol. 2.
Life
Wakeel Allah was raised in Plainfield, NJ and joined the Five Percent Nation in 1983 as a freshman in Plainfield High School. He graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1992. In 1998, he helped co-found the organization the Allah Team, of which Islamic scholar Dr. Wesley Muhammad is also a member. Wakeel Allah is also a member of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of the Louis Farrakhan.[1]
Career
Wake Allah has been viewed as a historian on the Five Percent Nation movement, although not widely accepted. His published works include The Naked Truth, From the Goal Mind of Abu Shahid: The Elder of the Nation of Gods and Earths and The History of the Nation of Islam Vol. 1: The Pioneer Years (1930–1950).[2]
Influences
In the song lyrics of "Exhibit C" by rapper Jay Electronica of Roc Nation, "trying to find the meaning of life in a Corona, till the Five Percenters rolled up on a nigga and reformed him", he credits Allah and Muhammad aka "True Islam" as the ones who recruited him to the Five Percent Nation.[3]
In an article in The Final Call newspaper that covered the response of "the Demonstration" which was a performance by Jay Electronica and Jay-Z at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival accompanied by a large cadre of the Fruit of Islam, Wakeel Allah wrote about the historical ties between the Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters.[4]
Bibliography
- The History of the Nation of Islam Vol. 1: The Pioneer Years (1930-1950). A-Team Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-0983379744.
- In the Name of Allah Vol. 1: A History of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters. A-Team Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-0982161814.
- In the Name of Allah Vol. 2: A History of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters. A-Team Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-0982161821.
- The Naked Truth from the Goal Mind of Abu Shahid the Elder of the Nation of Gods and Earths, as Told to and Compiled by Wakeel Allah. A-Team Publishing. 2008. ISBN 978-0982161807.
- The Nation of Islam's Temple #7 Harlem USA: My Years with Malcolm and Farrakhan. A-Team Publishing. 2011. ISBN 978-0983379706.
References
- ↑ "KEEPING IT REAL: November 2013". fahimknightsworld.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "A history of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters". finalcall.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "The Meaning Of The 5%: A Look At The Nation Of Gods And Earths | Hip-Hop Wired". hiphopwired.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Inextricably Linked: The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters". finalcall.com. Retrieved 2014-11-07.