Ava Muhammad was an American Black Muslim. In 1998 she became the first female Minister to preside over a mosque and region in the history of the NOI.
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In addition to administering day-to-day affairs at the mosque Muhammad was named Southern Regional Minister, giving her jurisdiction over Nation of Islam mosque activity in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and parts of Tennessee.
In 1975 she received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. However, she was suspended from the practice of law in 2013. She later became a member of the New York Bar Association.
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Ava Muhammad Obituary
Most of her followers and friends wrote an obituary for the minister that told touching stories about Ava and wished that her soul would rest in peace.
On Facebook, one of her fans wrote, “Sad to hear that Sis. Min. Ava Muhammad has died. May God be happy with her as she rests in peace for all time.”
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Everyone in the Islamic community was sad about losing such a great person, and they all sent their condolences to the family of the person who died.
Even though her family hasn’t said what caused her death, she beat cancer years ago, so it probably wasn’t that. It could have been old age, though.
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