The As-Sabiqun Liberation Movement, also known simply as As-Sabiqun (), is a small United States, American fundamentalist Muslim organization under the leadership of founder Imam Abdul Alim Musa, based in Washington, D.C., and with branches in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, San Diego, California, San Diego, Sacramento, California, Sacramento, and Oakland, California, Oakland (led by Amir Abdul Malik Ali).
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Grown at Home: Profiles of 10 Leading Domestic Jihadists
''Intelligence Report'', Southern Poverty Law Center (fall 2011).
As-Sabiqun is List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups, identified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The group says its "paramount goal" is the "establishment of Islam as a complete way of life in America"; its leader Abdul Alim Musa has frequently promoted Antisemitism, antisemitic conspiracy theories.
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History
The organization was created by African-American Imam Abdul Alim Musa (born Clarence Reams), who Conversion to Islam, converted to Islam while serving a federal prison sentence for drug trafficking. Musa established the Masjid Al-Islam mosque in Southeast, Washington, D.C., southeast Washington, in 1995. The name ''As-Sabiqun'' means "the vanguard" in Arabic.[
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Activities
One of As-Sabiqun’s major ongoing projects is its support of Jamil Al-Amin, once known as H. Rap Brown. Al-Amin was a Minister of Justice for the Black Panther Party in the 1960s, currently serving a life sentence for the March 2000 murder of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia sheriff's deputy, Ricky Kinchen. As-Sabiqun believes that Al-Amin was falsely targeted and convicted.
The group also speaks on college campuses (notably UC Irvine) against Israel and Jewish Americans and in support of Hamas,["UCI Chancellor Denounces Speaker’s Endorsement of Terrorism."](_blank)
''The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Jewish Journal''. 19 May 2010. Malik Ali expressed contempt for the two-state solution. Furthermore, Malik Ali supported the notion of "jihad on the UCI campus."
Allegations of Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) describes the Sabiqun as an "anti-Semitic Muslim group that advocates for the creation of a global Islamic state" and notes that their leaders have recently become popular speakers on college and university campuses and that they use that platform to promote hostility toward Israel and American Jews.["Sabiquin and Anti-Semitism on ....](_blank)
''Anti-defamation league, ADL''. 18 November 2020.
The ADL and Southern Poverty Law Center have characterized statements attributed to the leaders of the As-Sabiqun organization, and specifically Imams Amir Abdul Malik Ali and Abdul Alim Musa, as anti-Semitic.[Beirich, Heidi and Brian Levin.]
"Grown at Home."
''Southern Poverty Law Center''. 24 August 2011. 18 November 2020. According to the ADL, Malik Ali has suggested numerous times that Jews control the media, government, and economy of the United States.["Anti-Semitism at UC Irvine."](_blank)
''Anti-Defamation League'', 2013. 27 May 2019. He also expressed support for the 9/11 conspiracy theories#Israel, conspiracy theory that Israel was responsible for the September 11 attacks.[UCI Chancellor Michael Drake, 15 May 2010. "Response to Thursday’s Remarks]
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See also
*Crescent International
*Kalim Siddiqui
*Abdul Alim Musa
*Siraj Wahaj
*W.D. Muhammad
*Jamil Al-Amin
*Hamid Algar
References
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