Azizi, you will have trouble relating African-American 'Muslim' usage, especially the Black Muslim, to Middle Eastern-Asian Islam
-Q

Q, with all due respect, I have mentioned in this thread that the study of names & naming traditions is an interest of mine. I consider my self a student of that subject. And like any student should, I spend a lot of time studying it-particularly in regards to African American naming traditions.

I also believe that I mentioned in this thread that some African Americans have self-selected or given their babies traditional Arabic names.

In addition, I mentioned that some African Americans have created contemporary names that are based on traditional Arabic names.

I also have written in this thread that many African Americans have changed the spelling of traditional Arabic names.

Furthermore, I have written in this thread that most African Americans who have Arabic names are or names based on Arabic names are not Muslim.

I did not & don't intend to stray from the subject of this thread to talk about the many other naming traditions that Black Americans have, and how {not whether] those traditions have influenced the naming traditions of non-Black Americans and other people in the world. Some may consider whether that influence is entirely, or partly positive or negative. But as I said, I'm not gonna go there in this thread.

I'm also not going to stray from the subject of this thread to talk about the religious group that was formerly known as Black Muslims. Again, that is not the subject of this thread.

But I will say that whether or not Arabic speaking people or any other people approve of, like, love, are neutral to, dislike, or detest African American naming traditions is their opinion and their problem, and not mine. And I dare say that most African Americans will agree with me on that point.

Again, Q, I say this in all due respect for you, a respect I might add, that I have given to others on this thread, and to you and to others on other Mudcat threads to which I post.