Following his transformative and popular online course ‘Black Lives Around the Messenger ﷺ’, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, Shaykh Adeyinka Mendes presents selected translations from Imam al-Suyuti’s book, ‘The Excellence of Black People’ (Raf'u Sha'n al-Hubshan). The book documents the intimate relationship that thousands of Black African Muslims and Black Arab Muslims had with the Prophet ﷺ, highlights the pivotal roles they played in the early Muslim community, as well as the inspiring lives of other Black Nobles before and after the Prophet's time ﷺ, and African words found in the Qur'an.

In this discussion, Shaykh Mendes also talks about the long tradition of Futuwwah Guilds in which activities like artisanhip, martial training, and spiritual education initiated boys into becoming men – a longstanding Rites of Passage that helped inform the virtues that define self-mastery, adulthood and maturity in Muslim Civilisation.

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0:00 Introduction to Imam al-Suyuti’s, ‘The Excellence of Black People’ (Raf'u Sha'n al-Hubshan)
13:20 Why is this book needed?
22:15 What is the connection to non-Muslim black scholars?
25:35 What do you think about Pan-Africanism?
31:09 How is the book connected to your work in Rites of Passage?
40:05 Considering Rites of Passage in different cultures
48:25 Is Rites of Passage for men only?
54:00 What is it that is not men in Islam?
1:07:12 What is your advice for teenagers losing their identity?

About the Author:
Imam Jalaludin al-Suyuti was a 15th century scholar, historian and leading authority in Islamic Law. He was one of the foremost experts on Hadith and large body of essays, treatises and books continue to be studied today.

About the Translator: 
Shaykh Adéyínká Muhammad Mendes is the founder of the Bilal Spiritual Center for Peace and the Arts and co-founder of the African-American Healing, Ancestry, and Development (AHAD) Collective. He is an international speaker, spiritual activist, educator, author, and translator of sacred literature.

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