600, Mecca, Arabia now in Saudi Arabiadied January 661, Kufa, Iraq), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, and fourth of the rightly guided (rshidn) caliphs, as the first four successors of Muhammad are called. Original essays and five decades' worth of interviews and writing explore the courage, convictions, and extraordinary image-building that made Ali one of the most recognizable and inspirational individuals on the planet, an icon not only as an extraordinary athlete, but also as an impassioned advocate of social justice, interfaith understanding, and peace. Al, in full Al ibn Ab lib, also called Al al-Murta, (born c. With thousands of images, including photography, art, and memorabilia and two gatefold sequences, the book pays vivid tribute to The Greatest both in and outside of the ring. Slimmed down from the heavyweight Collector's Edition, this bantamweight edition is smaller in size, but pulls no punches on its expertise, passion, and insight on The Champ. GREATEST OF ALL TIME: A TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI is a book with the power, courage, depth, creativity, and dazzling energy of its extraordinary subject. "An amazing book.all the iconic photographs that people took of The Champ." -Barack Obama
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