How do people in the African diaspora practice Islam? While the
term "Black Muslim" may conjure images of Malcolm X and Muhammad
Ali, millions of African-descended Muslims around the globe have no
connection to the American-based Nation of Islam. The Call of Bilal
is a penetrating account of the rich diversity of Islamic religious
practice among Africana Muslims worldwide. Covering North Africa
and the Middle East, India and Pakistan, Europe, and the Americas,
Edward E. Curtis IV reveals a fascinating range of religious
activities - from the observance of the five pillars of Islam and
the creation of transnational Sufi networks to the veneration of
African saints and political struggles for racial justice. Weaving
together ethnographic fieldwork and historical perspectives, Curtis
shows how Africana Muslims interpret not only their religious
identities but also their attachments to the African diaspora. For
some, the dispersal of African people across time and space has
been understood as a mere physical scattering or perhaps an
economic opportunity. For others, it has been a metaphysical and
spiritual exile of the soul from its sacred land and eternal home.
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