Muhammad Ali that year, before converting to Islam after 1961. At age 22, in 1964, he won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset. He then changed his name from Cassius Clay, which he called his "slave name", to Muhammad Ali. He set an example of racial pride for African Americans and resistance to white domination during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1966, two years after winning the heavyweight title, Ali further antagonized the white establishment by refusing to be drafted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs, and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War.
S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali was a Shia Islamic scholar, religious leader. He was born on 15 July 1902 in Madras, British India. Mir Ahmed Ali was born into a family whose paternal ancestors were descendants from the Fourth Holy Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin, who called themselves Sajjadis. Originally from Hejaz, they migrated to India through Iran and settled down at Bijapur. His great-grandfather Mir Abdul Ali Sajjadi served as a commander in the Mughal Army and earned the distinction with the title Vafakhani for his loyalty to the crown. Thereafter, the members