1964, prior to his first fight with Sonny Liston. But he didn't announce his conversion until after he won the title, because Elijah Muhammad wanted nothing to do with him if he lost.
Cassius Clay in 1975 converted to Sunni Islam and changed his name to Mohammad Ali. Wikipedia.com
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Muhammad Ali. This is the name taken on by Cassius Clay when he converted to Islam.
He believed Cashes Clay was a sort of a slave name.
Cassius Clay, who later converted to Muslim and changed his name to Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay changed his name after converting to Islam. He announced that he was a Black Muslim and changed his name to Muhammad Ali instead of Cassius Clay. To express Black Power(Apex)
to convert to Islam and it is not taught in all schools.
Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, converted to Islam in the 1960s, specifically the Nation of Islam. He later embraced Sunni Islam and followed the teachings of the Sufi sect.
Muhammed Ali
while he converted to Islam before his first fight with liston, it wasn't until shortly afterward he announced his conversion, and his name change, first to Cassius x and then to Muhammad ali.
Cassius Clay changed his name after converting to Islam. He announced that he was a Black Muslim and changed his name to Muhammad Ali instead of Cassius Clay. To express Black Power(Apex)