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Explores modern African-American Islamic thought within the context of Islamic history; giving special attention to questions of universality versus particularity.Many of the most prominent figures in African-American Islam have been dismissed as Muslim heretics and cultists. Focusing on the works of five of these notable figures—Edward W. Blyden; Noble Drew Ali; Elijah Muhammad; Malcolm X; and Wallace D. Muhammad—author Edward E. Curtis IV examines the origin and development of modern African-American Islamic thought. Curtis notes that intellectual tensions in African-American Islam parallel those of Islam throughout its history—most notably; whether Islam is a religion for a particular group of people or whether it is a religion for all people. In the African-American context; such tensions reflect the struggle for black liberation and the continuing reconstruction of black identity. Ultimately; Curtis argues; the interplay of particular and universal interpretations of the faith can allow African-American Islam a vision that embraces both a specific group of people and all people.