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I've never posted this photo before, a scan of an old Polaroid picture, but it seems appropriate now. RIP Muhammad Ali.
As my son told the story on facebook:
Story time. When I was maybe 12 years old, my father and I were on our way to meet my Mother and Grandparents at Outback Steakhouse in Mishawaka. Until that day I don't believe we had ever been to an Outback. We received a frantic call from my Mother saying "OMG Muhammad Ali is here!" She assumed he and his family were leaving, so she got a quick autograph on the only thing she had on her, which was a business card. Little did she know they had just arrived as well. My family ended up at the table next to his. Word spread quickly through the restaurant, and for the most part people respected the fact that he was there eating dinner with his family. As he finished eating, a long line formed through the aisles to speak with him, take pictures, and get autographs. Ali stood up, the Parkinson's clearly affecting his motion and speech, and granted the wishes of everyone in line. I sheepishly filed in for a picture. The only camera we had on hand was an old Polaroid. I approached him, and he softly gave me a left jab to the face. I laughed and got my picture taken. My Father told him "it's nice to meet you champ." To which he replied "did you call me chump?" Once the line had ran its course, he came over to our table and spoke with my Grandparents, and mentioned how nice our family was.
At the end of the night, we happen to leave at the same time as his family. As we walked, his family mostly walked far ahead of him. My father walked by his side, enjoying the fact that he was walking with a childhood hero. They didn't speak, but the connection was there. I'm sure that night was one that Ali experienced frequently, however for us it was a moment that you normally can only dream of.
Muhammad Ali was a person that transcended sports and inspired generations. I knew this day would come sooner than later, but I wasn't prepared for the feelings it would carry with it. I never had the pleasure of seeing him fight, but his passing brings back thoughts of my late Grandparents, my wonderful family, and what a fantastic night that was.
My thoughts are with his family, and everyone he touched throughout his life. For those of you who don't know much about him, you may not understand the impact he had on the world. Tonight, the Earth lost a true icon. RIP Ali, The Worlds Greatest.
Al-Rifa‘i (Ahmad ibn ʽAli al-Rifaʽi) 1119-1183, was an Iraqi Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa (Sufi order) of Islam. Although this mosque is named after him, the shrine contains the burials of his grandson, 'Ali Abu Shibbak al-Rifai and another Sufi mystic, 'Abd Allah al-Ansari.
The Mosque of al-Rifa'i replaced a zawiya (shrine) of the sufi saint, al-Rifa'i. It is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad 'Ali's family, in addition to Hosh al-Basha (the Courtyard of the Pasha), in the Southern Cemetery.
Patron: commissioned by Hoshiyar Qadin (Hoşyar Kadın) ?-1885, consort to Ibrahim Pasha & Walida Pasha to their son, Isma'il Pasha.
Original architect: Hussein Pasha Fahmi (a distant cousin of Muhammad 'Ali), Minister of Awqaf, who died in 1880 when work stopped.
Construction Supervisor: Khalil Agha chief eunuch & director of estates for Isma'il Pasha.
Completed: work resumed in 1905 when the Khedive, Abbas II, ordered its completion. Work was supervised by architect Max Herz (Herz Miksa, Hungarian) 1856-1919, head of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe.
Islamic Monument #U103
Al-Rifa‘i (Ahmad ibn ʽAli al-Rifaʽi) 1119-1183, was an Iraqi Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa (Sufi order) of Islam. Although this mosque is named after him, the shrine contains the burials of his grandson, 'Ali Abu Shibbak al-Rifai and another Sufi mystic, 'Abd Allah al-Ansari.
The Mosque of al-Rifa'i replaced a zawiya (shrine) of the sufi saint, al-Rifa'i. It is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad 'Ali's family, in addition to Hosh al-Basha (the Courtyard of the Pasha), in the Southern Cemetery.
Patron: commissioned by Hoshiyar Qadin (Hoşyar Kadın) ?-1885, consort to Ibrahim Pasha & Walida Pasha to their son, Isma'il Pasha.
Original architect: Hussein Pasha Fahmi (a distant cousin of Muhammad 'Ali), Minister of Awqaf, who died in 1880 when work stopped.
Construction Supervisor: Khalil Agha chief eunuch & director of estates for Isma'il Pasha.
Completed: work resumed in 1905 when the Khedive, Abbas II, ordered its completion. Work was supervised by architect Max Herz (Herz Miksa, Hungarian) 1856-1919, head of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe.
Islamic Monument #U103
The Cave Hill Cemetery is the final resting place for some famous people. One being Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016. He was an American professional boxer, nicknamed The Greatest. Ali is celebrated as one of the most sporting figures of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as one of the greatest Heavyweight professional boxers of all time. Ali had 61 total fights, totaling 56 wins, 37 by KO and 5 losses.
The courtyard has a northern and southern entrance from the mosque. In the middle of the courtyard is a marble ablution fountain with a carved wooden roof on columns. The fountain is lavishly decorated in a style similar to that of the sabil-kuttab facing the madrasa of al-Nasir on Mu'izz street. That structure was built by Ismail Pasha in 1828. The sabil and the upper part of the courtyard facade are decorated with small oval wall paintings on which Mediterranean landscapes are represented
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Patron: Muhammad 'Ali (Muhammad 'Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha) 1769-1849, Albanian Ottoman governor & de facto ruler of Egypt (r.1805-1848).
Shafiq Nur (Shafiq-Nur Hanim) 1833-1884 (eventually) wife of Khedive Isma'il Pasha & mother of the next Khedive, Tewfik Pasha.
Superman Sonderausgabe / Album-Reihe
Superman gegen Muhammad Ali
wraparound cover: Joe Kubert, Neal Adams
(Reprint from All-New Collectors' Edition (DC, 1978 series) #C-56
EHAPA Verlag (Stuttgart / Deutschland; 1978)
ex libris MTP
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“Stevie Wonder & Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali – Vintage 1963 Press Photograph
A rare vintage 1963 press photograph of “Little” Stevie Wonder meeting boxing great Cassius Clay, taken the year before he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. The photo was taken at one of Wonder’s concerts at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, 1963. While the photographer is unknown, there are three dates written on the back of the photograph, noting that the photo was taken in December 1963, and this print was used for reproduction in a publication in March 1964.
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Hosh al-Basha.
Tomb of the Family of Muhammad Ali. El-Imam El-Shafey Mosque.
Cemetery of the Imam.
City of the Dead, Old Cairo. Egypt.
Al-Rifa‘i (Ahmad ibn ʽAli al-Rifaʽi) 1119-1183, was an Iraqi Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa (Sufi order) of Islam. Although this mosque is named after him, the shrine contains the burials of his grandson, 'Ali Abu Shibbak al-Rifai and another Sufi mystic, 'Abd Allah al-Ansari.
The Mosque of al-Rifa'i replaced a zawiya (shrine) of the sufi saint, al-Rifa'i. It is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad 'Ali's family, in addition to Hosh al-Basha (the Courtyard of the Pasha), in the Southern Cemetery.
Patron: commissioned by Hoshiyar Qadin (Hoşyar Kadın) ?-1885, consort to Ibrahim Pasha & Walida Pasha to their son, Isma'il Pasha.
Original architect: Hussein Pasha Fahmi (a distant cousin of Muhammad 'Ali), Minister of Awqaf, who died in 1880 when work stopped.
Construction Supervisor: Khalil Agha chief eunuch & director of estates for Isma'il Pasha.
Completed: work resumed in 1905 when the Khedive, Abbas II, ordered its completion. Work was supervised by architect Max Herz (Herz Miksa, Hungarian) 1856-1919, head of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe.
Islamic Monument #U103
I Am King: A Photographic of Muhammad Ali by David King
Large format first edition Penguin published in 1975
ISBN 0 14 00.4088 9
The courtyard, as at the mosques of Sulayman Pasha and Malika Safiyya, is surrounded by rounded arcades carrying small domes. These domes are supported by large, though relatively simple marble columns. The courtyard is almost square, measuring 54 by 53 meters. The courtyard has a northern and southern entrance from the mosque. In the middle of the courtyard is a marble ablution fountain with a carved wooden roof on columns. The fountain is lavishly decorated in a style similar to that of the sabil-kuttab facing the madrasa of al-Nasir on Mu'izz street. That structure was built by Ismail Pasha in 1828. The sabil and the upper part of the courtyard facade are decorated with small oval wall paintings on which Mediterranean landscapes are represented
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Al-Rifa‘i (Ahmad ibn ʽAli al-Rifaʽi) 1119-1183, was an Iraqi Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa (Sufi order) of Islam. Although this mosque is named after him, the shrine contains the burials of his grandson, 'Ali Abu Shibbak al-Rifai and another Sufi mystic, 'Abd Allah al-Ansari.
The Mosque of al-Rifa'i replaced a zawiya (shrine) of the sufi saint, al-Rifa'i. It is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad 'Ali's family, in addition to Hosh al-Basha (the Courtyard of the Pasha), in the Southern Cemetery.
Patron: commissioned by Hoshiyar Qadin (Hoşyar Kadın) ?-1885, consort to Ibrahim Pasha & Walida Pasha to their son, Isma'il Pasha.
Original architect: Hussein Pasha Fahmi (a distant cousin of Muhammad 'Ali), Minister of Awqaf, who died in 1880 when work stopped.
Construction Supervisor: Khalil Agha chief eunuch & director of estates for Isma'il Pasha.
Completed: work resumed in 1905 when the Khedive, Abbas II, ordered its completion. Work was supervised by architect Max Herz (Herz Miksa, Hungarian) 1856-1919, head of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe.
Tomb: Shehret Feza Hanim (Şöhretfeza Hanım, Empyrean fame) 1829-1895. Circassian Princess consort (1st & principal wife) of Isma'il Pasha.
Islamic Monument #U103
One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
Al-Rifa‘i (Ahmad ibn ʽAli al-Rifaʽi) 1119-1183, was an Iraqi Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa (Sufi order) of Islam. Although this mosque is named after him, the shrine contains the burials of his grandson, 'Ali Abu Shibbak al-Rifai and another Sufi mystic, 'Abd Allah al-Ansari.
The Mosque of al-Rifa'i replaced a zawiya (shrine) of the sufi saint, al-Rifa'i. It is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad 'Ali's family, in addition to Hosh al-Basha (the Courtyard of the Pasha), in the Southern Cemetery.
Patron: commissioned by Hoshiyar Qadin (Hoşyar Kadın) ?-1885, consort to Ibrahim Pasha & Walida Pasha to their son, Isma'il Pasha.
Original architect: Hussein Pasha Fahmi (a distant cousin of Muhammad 'Ali), Minister of Awqaf, who died in 1880 when work stopped.
Construction Supervisor: Khalil Agha chief eunuch & director of estates for Isma'il Pasha.
Completed: work resumed in 1905 when the Khedive, Abbas II, ordered its completion. Work was supervised by architect Max Herz (Herz Miksa, Hungarian) 1856-1919, head of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe.
Islamic Monument #U103
On the west wall of the courtyard is an iron clock, presented to Muhammad Ali by the French King Louis Philippe, with a tea salon on the upper level. Its style is a mixture of neo-gothic and oriental elements. It has never worked, and probably never will. The clock, given as a gift in exchange for the obelisk now in the Palace de la Concorde, Paris, somehow does not seem to be out of place, even though by all rights it should be. Perhaps this is due to the other European influences in the mosque, or that it's colors are well coordinated with other decorations nearby
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Al-Rifa‘i (Ahmad ibn ʽAli al-Rifaʽi) 1119-1183, was an Iraqi Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa (Sufi order) of Islam. Although this mosque is named after him, the shrine contains the burials of his grandson, 'Ali Abu Shibbak al-Rifai and another Sufi mystic, 'Abd Allah al-Ansari.
The Mosque of al-Rifa'i replaced a zawiya (shrine) of the sufi saint, al-Rifa'i. It is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad 'Ali's family, in addition to Hosh al-Basha (the Courtyard of the Pasha), in the Southern Cemetery.
Patron: commissioned by Hoshiyar Qadin (Hoşyar Kadın) ?-1885, consort to Ibrahim Pasha & Walida Pasha to their son, Isma'il Pasha.
Original architect: Hussein Pasha Fahmi (a distant cousin of Muhammad 'Ali), Minister of Awqaf, who died in 1880 when work stopped.
Construction Supervisor: Khalil Agha chief eunuch & director of estates for Isma'il Pasha.
Completed: work resumed in 1905 when the Khedive, Abbas II, ordered its completion. Work was supervised by architect Max Herz (Herz Miksa, Hungarian) 1856-1919, head of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe.
Tomb: Isma'il (İsmail Paşa, Ismail the Magnificent) 1830-1895, grandson of Muhammad 'Ali, Wali of Egypt & Sudan (r.1863-1867).
Islamic Monument #U103
Louisville loves its native Muhammad Ali. Yes, Louisville has horse races. It has bourbon. It has bluegrass. But no visitor of Derby City would understand the city's essence without seeing something of Ali here.
This is a painting of boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a mural outside the Louisville Boxing building in an older part of Louisville, Kentucky.