Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: The Price of Freedom
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- I really loved this story to write and edit from start to finish. My documentary is about a forgotten basketball legend. This is the legend of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Blackballed at the age of 26, the best time of his career. He is considered as a prototype of today's players Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard, and Trae Young.
Written and produced by Oldskoolbball (Tarik Arslan)
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I managed to show this to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf recently, and he liked it and sent me a beautiful message through social media. Tried my best. I hope y'all enjoy it.
How did you manage to do it so fast? :D or maybe u had a privilege to watch that video before us... :D Anyway Allhamdulillah and thanks to you brother
@@Tymsonjka
This video has been posted before on this channel; but for some reason he post it again.
Would love to know what he said.
A wok black Muslim basketball point Guard as great as he Is. no longer Chris Jackson.
You did MAR a fitting tribute. Its a great video, enjoyed it immensely, thank you.
The ignorance he put up with…he’s truly great
It’s always those who pound their chests the loudest about freedom, that are the first ones to get offended when people practice freedoms they don’t like.
We are allowed to not like the way we each choose to practice our freedoms. As long as we dont try taking them away from each other, then its all good.
Black balled from the hall of Fame!!! Big FACTS
He did nothing to warrant HOF status. You trippin'.
@@tutran8363because he was black balled but of not he would’ve definetly earned his spot in the HOF
I fully agree. Yet, looking at this from the good side, he made the noblest thing and made history in a way few people has done and no NBA titles, honor could have done. He has sacrificed millions and millions of dollars and NBA Hall of Fame title just to express and reveal what he believes in. Very few people do that at the expense of millions of dollars.
Thank you for posting this video again sir..
What a great person.
I named my son after him 🙂
I remember when this was going on it’s a shame what the league was trying to do to him he didn’t break at all respect.
Man I remember hearing about him as a kid...America, home of the free as long as you conform
Yup💔💔💔💔👍🏻
Everything has limits
@samuel rigaud what limits did he cross by not listening to a national anthem? He is against nationalism that his belief but then the hypocrisy comes out with America bring the land of the free what freedom?
@The_Human _Voice I repeat, everything has limits Kareem & Hakeem was muslims also. Every job/career has rules and regulations. Stay in line ‼️
@@samuelrigaud6595 they aren't religious spiritual Muslims and they clearly don't have much knowledge of Islam or the Quran....
One thing for sure he will never be forgotten by the ones who witnessed his Basketball skills. He accomplished a lot and that can never be taken away. He can always Teach people a lot about standing strong for anything you believe in .
You must be Nigerian the way u spelled Hakeem.
I met Mahmoud around 2000 or 2001, and it was one of the most interesting conversations about the sports and hypocrisy that I've ever had.
Steve Kerr opinion was more honorable than Jabber, olajuwon and Jordan.... Says a lot.
White got the freedom to speak the truth, black man still in ⛓
Agreed
Kerr's middle name should be "integrity".
Facts!!! Integrity
Facts. 💯
I am a Fenerbahce Basketball fan from Turkey. This most humble and kind person played for Fenerbahce but at that time our organisation managers were idiots. Could not handle the value of Rauf. I am 48, I grew up watching him. We never witnessed something like him. He dropped over 50 against Stockton. Stockton was my hero. He shattered into pieces Stock before my eyes on the TV. Later, his conversion is the main story for us in Turkey; we were in tears when his career was busted by idiots. Rauf is one of the first 3 shooting guards of all time for me. My apologies to his teammates in Denver but they couldn't keep up with him. We know him exactly as who he is. Love him whatever he does. He is a wonderful human being. We hope to see him on big 3 more. He is still a blink of an eye fast compared to his same-aged players. May Allah bless you, brother.
Ameen!
Subhanallah, I was a die hard fan of the NBA back in the late 80s and the 90s, but somehow I either forgot about him or never heard of what happened
I am a muslim and i find it stupid that just standing for respect. He cant even do it. His reason was "nothing should stand before you and God". Just standing on national anthem won't do that. God is everywhere. Also, he might as well not stand when the judge enters if he was ever on the court. I find this dramatic when it's doable. Smh
David stern knew exactly what he was saying when he said Capenick would still be playing if he was in the NBA. The issue is Abdul Rauf’s religion. They didn’t want a Muslim superstar because he would influence millions as an NBA athlete.
Do you think that had something to do with Stern being a Jewish?
True pioneer and MOST UNDERRATED PLAYER OF ALL TIME
Such an amazing player I have much respect for his actions which ultimately gave the NBA a reason to shut him down Being grateful as a Bulls fan during the Jordan Era I watched him have crazy games against us
He's just awesome like this documentary Great job 👏 👍
ADBUL RAUF PAID THE price for his Religion VIEW - THIS DUDE WAS A LEGEND ON THE COURT
Stop lying. Plenty of other muslims in the league
@@samuelrigaud6595 You don't know what you talking about. I'm Muslim ALHAMDULILLAH, and we know exactly his sacrifices. A true believer carries his Islam (Submission and worship ONLY to the ONE GOD) on his head and this world in his hands, and if his head is shaking and his Islam is about to fall off his head, he drops this world's things from his hands and catches his Islam. But the hypocrites and disbelievers do it the other way around.
It's not only the standing up for something out of honor, which Islam prohibits, because there're clear evidences, Ahādīth, that the Messenger of God Muhammad, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, forbade his companions to do that, and that they don't make something out of him what the Christians made out of Jesus, peace be upon him, they made him their false god they worship, but music with instruments in general is forbidden (HARĀM) as well, so Abdur-Ra'ūf just practiced what God commanded him to do, that's it. May Allah give him the highest rank in Jannah, amin!
And the fact that OTHER Muslims play in the NBA, is no evidence IF something is allowed (HALĀL) or prohibited (HARĀM) in Islam, the evidences are the QUR'ĀN and the SUNNAH of God's Messenger Muhammad, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him. I know Muslims or those who call themselves like this, they don't even pray the obligatory 5 daily prayers, which is the main pillar in Islam after the pillar of testimony (shahādah), which is the 1st, or those who drink alcohol or whatever sins they practice, all of this DOESN'T mean that it's allowed!!!
@AFROSRB Even muslims in the league disagree with his stance. You didn't watch the video, didn't you?
@AFROSRB if you want to be a spokesman for the ummah, go give dawah to ISIS
@@samuelrigaud6595 Man people are just like book carrying donkeys. You simply don't understand anything what is said to you. Stop talking in the name of Islam dude, who are you?! You ain't even a Muslim and like mentioned, if a Muslim drinks alcohol, it doesn't mean it's allowed, how stupid can someone just be, it's unbelievable. I'll just say to you the same like that other dude:
Like I've mentioned, you don't know what you talking about. One of my destinations of studying Islamic sciences was Mekkah where I was learning from scholars from the Ummul Qura University, where did you study, if I may ask? Right, so I gave you the most simple example, there're Muslims who drink alcohol, and everyone knows that alcohol is HARĀM (forbidden), so by your false logic, alcohol is allowed in Islam. What the hell you talking about, please stop embarrassing yourself, there is no "interpretation" in this, there's QUR'ĀN and SUNNAH, which means ALLAH said and the MESSENGER MUHAMMED said, nothing else can be taken as textual evidence in Islamic sciences.
Here for you since you forced me to quote the evidences:
Allah says in the Qur'ān (translation of the meanings):
_“And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allah…”_ [Qur'ān 31:6]
The scholar of the ummah (Muslim nation), Ibn 'Abbas (a known companion of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with him) said: _This means singing._ Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: _This means playing the drum (tabl)._ (Tafsir al-Tabari, 21/40)
Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: _This ayah (verse) was revealed concerning singing and musical instruments (lit. woodwind instruments)._ (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 3/451)
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: _“Do not sell singing slave women, do not buy them and do not teach them. There is nothing good in this trade, and their price is haram (forbidden)."_ Concerning such things as this the ayah was revealed (translation of the meanings): _And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allah…_ [Qur'ān 31:6].” (Hasan hadith)
The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad, pbuh, said:
_“Among my ummah (Muslim nation) there will certainly be people who permit zina (fornication), (wearing) silk (for men), alcohol and musical instruments…”_ (Al-Bukhāri 5590, narrated as mawsul by al-Tabarani and al-Bayhaqi. See al-Silsilah al-Sahihah by al-Albani, 91).
This hadith (narration) indicates in two ways that musical instruments and enjoyment of listening to music are haram (forbidden). The first is the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: _“[they] permit_” which clearly indicates that the things mentioned, including musical instruments, are haram (forbidden) according to shari’ah (Islamic law), but those people will permit them. The second is the fact that musical instruments are mentioned alongside things which are definitely known to be haram (forbidden), i.e., zina and alcohol: if they (musical instruments) were not haram, why would they be mentioned alongside these things? (adapted from al-Silsilah al-Sahihah by al-Albani, 1/140-141)
Also standing up for something or someone (Fatwa):
Standing up for a newcomer is not the standing mentioned in the words of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
_“Whoever likes the people to stand up for him, let him take his place in Hell.”_ Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2755; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. That refers to when they stand up for him when he is seated; it does not refer to when they stand up to welcome him when he comes. Hence the scholars differentiated between the two types of standing, because those who stand up to greet a newcomer are equal with him, unlike those who stand for one who remains seated.
It was proven in Saheeh Muslim that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) led them in prayer sitting down, because he was ill, and they prayed standing, he told them to sit down and said: “Do not venerate me as the Persians venerate one another.” And he forbade them to stand in prayer whilst he was sitting, lest they resemble the Persians who used to stand for their leaders whilst the leaders were seated. In conclusion, the best is to follow the customs and attitude and views of the salaf as much as possible.
So, who are you again? And stop spreading lies about Islam
Mahmoud I wish Black people were as aware of that racist anthem as you were. You are a HERO!
Much Respect To This Guy 🙏🏽🔥
Bottom line he was right then and certainly right now.Thank you brother.
He ain't not right before or after he got broke cu he can't not stop himself from getting bad attention.
NBA unpolitical an this old nega tryna make a scene tryna make a league scandal. Jordan didn't want to antagonize the opposite side ya feel me now he a billionaire
The audio book of his newly published autobiography, "In The Blink Of An Eye" is now on TH-cam. You can listen to it for free.
Can you put the link of this book in the comments sir?
Why not buy it
@@patrickdupiton8953 I am buying it because I think its important to financially support each other, especially someone like M.A.R. who stands for something, and lost so much because of his stance. I was just letting people know that the audio book is available here on TH-cam. It's an interesting listen because it's part of a TH-cam book club, and the participants discuss the many issues addrssed in the book; so, it makes you think about societal/global implications.
His Document Stand is on Showtime
Buy the book..
He was not Black Ball but WHITE BALL it was old white man preventing him from playing basketball
Love you're short document on Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Mr Rauf you have my respect for what u did and stand for! History will never forget and the truth will always shine thru! ❤
I rather salute this man than any flag, he was real
Abdul -rauf was one of the first combo guards in the modern NBA ,a shooting guard disguise on point guard 🔥🔥💥💥🏀🏀 .
Chauncey Billups was a SG disguised as a PG. he knew how to distribute the basketball and score HUGE buckets. Mr Big Shot Joe Dumars and Isaiah Thomas are my favorite point guards of all time! DEEETROIT BASKETBALL!!
FOR SURE...YEAH!
This guy was steph curry before steph curry
This guy is amazing, true inspiration of a person walking the right path and truly standing up for his beliefs, putting aside money and career and putting whats right in first hand
Yes great player, but have you ever truly deeply examined those beliefs ?, islam is not a religion of peace or a belief system to be proud of.
@@iggyblitz8739 All religions is depended on the person reading the book, and how you interpret those words, depending on your personality you can go either way, either to the extreme aggressive or the other way around in a spiritual peaceful way, as far as militant Islam its a product of USA wars in the middle east destroying the middle east to suck out the oil from that part of the land, installing puppet regimes via CIA
I saw him on Vancouver, I now consider him my favorite player of all time.
Thank you for posting this video.The new generation needs to know about this legend.
HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST, A REAL MAN .
Alhamdulillah my brother always try to be good muslim no matter where he at! ♥️
Plenty of muslims are standing. Stop pretending
I guess "Peaceful Protest" only applies to not holding America accountable for slavery, "Jim Crow, racism and segregation. It is the fabric by which America breathes.
Jordan didn't want that smoke
Any more. He was glad he didn't have that smoke anymore.
He was an amazing player!! Awesome shooter very underrated!! He loved the game of basketball 🏀!!
A man has to stand for something in this world 🌎
God Bless Mohmoud Abdul Rauf. A great basketball 🏀 player.
If you close your eyes and listen to the video everything reminds me of Ali they did him the same thing when he changed his name. Look at how they did to Kyrie for being unvaccinated what sad to me was people who criticize Him is exposed in this video and they still do that to Black athlete who takes a stand for what they believe in
Didn't realize we had the sensitive flag police back then too
This man actually risked it all for his beliefs. He did not get speaking events, a nike contract and end up making more money than he did when he was playing when he stood (not kneel) for his beliefs.
A true hero! An inspiration to all young men
I just start to learn about his history, I live in the Netherlands and got introduced to this hero via Big3 basketball 🏀
Wat heeft Nederland er mee te maken?
Colin paid the cost as well for speaking up..
I remember him in college as Chris Jackson and man he was awesome.
He was robbed but now the world sees he was right
One of the greatest crimes in sports history
Great story. Being an agent of change doesn’t come without cost. You have to live with all that comes with it proudly.
2 things. 1. The Charles Barkley “I’m not a role model” ad was aimed at being more than just a basketball player. Too many of our kids only see being an athlete as the only way to be successful. 2. From 1996 till 2018 people and organizations change. So while yes in 1996, it was a problem, Kaep would have been better suited in the NBA in 2018.
Great video!
He simply lived in a different era. If he lived in this era he'd go like "ALHAMDULILLAH, I KNOW YOU GUYS DONT LIKE IT, ALHAMDULILLAH. GOD GAVE ME STRENGTH"
I love this guy. I dont know what happen to him back then why he disappeared from the league. He can dominate. Respect on this guy and to others that have the same belief. He can definitely dominate the game today. Love from the Philippines..
Because freedom of speech is only for some people and not others.
I mean, if you watched the video, you’d know why he left the league… He got blackballed duhhhhh !
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may ALLAH rreward you with JANAH Firdeus Ameen
I don't care what religion he believes in. I saw him play and he was so good. I was so happy when the kings got him but I guess with all the things he had deal with. He was never the same anymore. David stern is liar, cheater, and a thief. Lol
Man, may God or Allah bless his heart! He is indeed a HERO, much respect to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf both as a Role Model for our world community & a basketball Legend! Truly unique
No hero. Hakeem and Abdul were
Just to be clear. ALLAH is GOD, the ONLY ONE besides there is no other god. The God of ALL His Prophets and Messengers, from Adam, Nūh (Noah), Ibrāhīm (Abraham), Mūsā (Moses), 'Īsā (Jesus) and the final God's Messenger Muhammad, and all others not mentioned, Allah's blessings and peace be upon all of them.
Jesus himself called God in Aramaic as _ELAH_ in Hebrew it's _ELOHA_ or _ELLOHIM_ in Arabic it's _ILĀH_ , all of these means _GOD_ and are Semitic languages, but _ALLĀH_ is one of the 99 names which has been revealed by GOD and is the most important one, which includes all His other names and attributes. Arabic Christians say _ALLĀH_ as well
🤡 @@samuelrigaud6595
What people have you understand is Chris didn't want to stand for something that didn't TRULY represent the premises of freedom, equality and justice it tried to say it does in it's so called anthem. Thank you for your sacrifices, Mahmoud. Your efforts will NOT go in vain.
Facts, and the Anthem Stinks
The 51 against Stockton is legendary. Rauf literally looks like a MyPlayer playing on Rookie difficulty. “Pass out of double, call for it back, one two dribble, kick out, slither to an open spot and shoot it half a second after it hits the hands” or “Calls for the ball on the wing, half spin into a contested three, nothing but net” or “Dribble drive, stop on dime, pass out, relocate, call for ball, patented pump fake fly by, ultra quick release swish”
The full footage is somewhere on TH-cam. You have to see it to believe it. This man was blackballed out of a potential HOF induction and definitely a record or two.
Dude was a shoot-first guard with no defense and no ability to create for others. HOF? You’re having a laugh.
“Potential HOF” his career ended early. Are you an oracle?
❤ this great black NBA player
Who took a stand for what he believes! But payed a price for it! Lost his job!
WE DON'T HAVE ANY LEADERS IN THE MAINSTREAM
Who is "we"
Story how one individual, that took time to grow as a person and educate himself in terms of religion. But also developed in terms of human empathy, general view on how things stand with social/racial injustice in US and how US take advantage of it's position to opress other countries, got bullied by majority of US society that's highly uneducated and belives that sunday beer combined with BigMac and game on TV means "land of freedom"...
2 hear Akeem &;Kareem Still Bow down 2 the WYTEE Man is a Great Ex of how We were Easily ENSLAVED!! "Respect the flag" when that flag HASN'T Respected Us!!!
They want you to be a good little******and just play basketball
This sounds and looks like what they did to Kyrie Irving the NBA IS RACIST toward Muslims.
Great video Oldskool ! Thank you for the knowladge. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is awsome man. Im going to play him in 2K right now 😂😂😂
You see how Uncle Tom Jordan throw him under the bus. Smh Kerr and POP. Folks of integrity and rt and wrong
David Stern knew what type of guy they had when they made MJ the face of the league. A brother that's never going to rock the boat. Steve Kerr showed integrity way back then his teammate.
MJ was definitely about that shuck & jive life 😂 he wasn’t ever going to go against his puppeteer
So before Steph Curry, there was once a MAR. Awesome. Brings to mind the Collin Kapernick saga. How sad the truth becomes a pain in the butt when it is said.
yes he lost millions but he won more by becoming a Muslim for he won the hereafter. and when they burned
his house they actually proved his point
The price of freedom? You mean he wasn't a free man before? I am not going to watch this, but I had to comment on the title when I saw it. What a joke
I still don't stand for the flag. Not one person has ever said anything to me. I wish a ninja would.
We all need to honor Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and he deserves his spot in the Hall of Fame!
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Indeed!
Haha we do not need to honor a man
He will never, not be my favorite NBA player and Nuggets (sorry Joker you are #2).
I was devastated by his treatment. The NBA should never claim to be a leader in the BLM movement or any Social movement as long as sits on the sidelines, with what could have been, a HoF career, ruined by the NBA.
Land of the free my A**
Mahmoud Abdul Rauf was the Stephen Curry of his era. Much respect to Mahmoud for standing for his belief and willing to risk his career. We all know the history of America.
I always wonder where religious freedom starts in the eyes of Americans.
It starts and ends when it matches with their beliefs.. sadly
@@oscarsox8612 the irony!
Him and Kevin Johnson were my 2 favorite point guards
Amazing March 15 is my birthday I was 12yrs old Jackson Mississippi native watching this game & Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf gave my then Bulls the business I was like this man is cold. I respect him & his beliefs but the NBA blackballed him & should pay him for the rest of his life💯🚀✊🏽
Yup, speech is only free til one mentions certain topics. Some of those certain topics could cost one everything if mentioned
Today, he will probably be a hero for not standing lol
U hunkys must forgot about the 1st amendment
Stern and the nba definitely dropped the ball and owe this man an apology. He was one of my favorite players outside of Jordan til Iverson came.
Stern is dead in the dirt and gone!
6 attempts from 3 in 95 would be at least 10 tries for him today (on an off day too). We all saw it in the big 3 what couldve been
jordan didnt say a damn thing
America will still be the same in the next decades and they will bring this story back along with the other stories
That fonky ass flag dont mean shit to us.
Alhamdulillah 🤲🏾☝🏾💚
Bruh Chil with them stupid incantations stop with them vudu Shi ya feel me
All of this aside, isn’t it really stupid to play the national anthem when 99% of the teams are from the same country? Like it is the NATIONAL Basketball Association. Smh to the USA
Americans take patriotism too far.
His teammates and other players were cowards. I was really surprised at Hakeem for his statement.
The immigrant will always be grateful to his “savior” 😂 that’s why it’s not surprising his fellow Muslim Brothers said what they did
The original woke athlete.
He must be included in NBA 2K23 onwards such a great player. I love you brother.
I still don't stand for the flag or the anthem.
Great video This guy was and still one my favorite guards ever🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was a Nuggets fan back then, I feel sorry for them, but David is just a business man, all he did was trying to help NBA to get more money, nothing personal I believe...
Its time for current NBA management should give him proper recognition...
Freak'n AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some much respect for Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Legend 🏆🐐🙏
That opening is a masterpiece that jazz is a masterstroke
Graig hodges also was blackballed by the owners of the NBA ,another injustice ,i think graig hodges deserve a vídeo too.
The NBA paid him to play a game, not to try and tell him what he should believe in. Would you let your job tell you what you can believe in?
He was raw, Mad talent and sad he got blackballed out of the NBA.
More like white balled out the league by white owners who owned the teams and white coaches the nba is owned by white racists in which they say who plays on the basketball court that’s whiteballed period
this man overcame not only health issues but outright hate..he got death threats and all behind his stance...May Allah continue to bless him
May God bless his heart ! Thank you for posting this video 🇲🇦 🇫🇷
The man
Alhamdulilah
This guy is out of this world good if he had a longer career we wouldn’t be saying Steph is the best shooter ever
@@mestizomarquez8944 lol thanks for the laugh
Mahound Abdul-Rauf or chef Curry, who you got if your in need of a PG to win a game 7 clock running down.