Shabazz

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Shabazz was a name taken by El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) based on the teachings of Elijah Muhammad. In his book Message to the Blackman in America, Muhammad wrote that all Blacks are descended from an ancient tribe by that name:

[God] has declared that we [the so-called Negroes] are descendants of the Asian Black Nation and the tribe of Shabazz. [link]

The name may be related to the Arabic words šaʻb, "a people", and ʻazz, "to be mighty or glorious".

There is also a similar Persian name, Shahbâz, meaning "royal falcon". Indicating "royalty and nobility", the name is popular with Indian and Pakistani Muslims.

A character named Shabazz appeared in the TV series The Boondocks, in the episode "The Passion of Ruckus".

References

Wehr, Hans & Cowan, J. Milton (Eds.) (1980). Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Beirut: Librairie du Liban.

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