Black Muslim
5
5.8
- noun
- /blæk ˈmʌzlɪm/
- US
:
musulmán negro
- For better or for worse, we have a black Muslim in the White House," the singer said emphatically into the microphone.
- Black Muslim movement
- Black Muslim leader
- Black Muslim Bakery
Examples
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The Reverend Lawrence Mohammed and the Black Muslim community were not calm.
Fiction book (1996) -
The largest group of "Black Muslims" or members of the Nation of Islam.
Blog text (5) -
So you can be a black Catholic Democrat or you can be a black Muslim Republican, right?
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The Korean Dragons sit on one side, the Black Muslims on the other.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Black Muslim crowd is cheering and screaming!
Fiction book (1996) -
Elijah and a group of Black Muslim leaders.
Fiction book (1992) -
Cashus Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali when he went totally Black Muslim, and the same is true for Barry Soetoro.
Blog text (7) -
The Black Muslim community plays a significant role in promoting social justice and religious awareness among African Americans.
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During the 1970s, many young African Americans joined the movement to become Black Muslims in search of identity and empowerment.
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Elijah Muhammad was a prominent leader within the Black Muslim movement, advocating for self-sufficiency and civil rights.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Formally the phrase is adjective + noun (black + Muslim), so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer ‘a Muslim who is Black’ and thus grasp a general meaning. However, the item’s provided sense (specifically a member of the Nation of Islam) is a culturally specific, narrower usage that is not predictable from the constituents alone and requires extra sociocultural knowledge.
Etymology
Black Muslim began in the United States to name African Americans who joined Islam, especially members of the Nation of Islam. Because it combines Black (their race) and Muslim (their religion), the phrase came to mean 'an African American who follows Islam'.