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Is Dave Chapelle a Muslim?
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Kal EL on May 18, 2005, 06:49:29 AM ---Yes. Go to Time.Com and his interview he discusses it briefly.
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Here is the article (and may Allah send blessings upon him)
This is Chappelle's second trip to South Africa. He first came to Durban, and visited Salim, in 2000. Chappelle won't tell me exactly how he met Salim but describes him as a family friend. A soft-spoken Muslim, Salim seems also to be something of a sounding board to Chappelle, who converted to Islam several years ago. While Chappelle is not doing a formal religious course in Durban, says Salim, who wore a simple cotton robe and hung back through the interview and photo shoot and only spoke when I asked him a question, "if he wants to talk religion then I'm there as someone to talk to." Says Chappelle: "This is kind of my spot where I can come to fill my spirit back up. Sometimes you neglect these things if you are running on a corporate schedule." The crux of his crisis seems to boil down to his almost obsessive need to "check my intentions." He uses the phrase a few times during the interview and explains that it means really making sure that he's doing what he's doing for the right reasons.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1061415,00.html
King Tech Quadafi:
*stuffs a 20 into a century sam*
notorious^q8I:
weed is forbidden in islam
any thing that basically fux with ur head is forbidden
alcohol, weed, drygs watever twists u is forbidden
never knew dave chapelle was muslim
wats his muslim name
is it dawood?
J Bananas:
I was wrong about the celebrity muslim comment. i just dont see such a brilliant guy like chappelle getting sidetracked by religion, especially Islam. If he's enlightened to the so many issues he makes fun of do you really think he'd waste his time praying five times a day wearing a kufi to some omnipotent parental figure. I think it's black culture influencing one of it's spokesmen, not his true path in life. but thats just one cynical white mans opinion
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: J bananas on May 18, 2005, 04:13:49 PM ---I was wrong about the celebrity muslim comment. i just dont see such a brilliant guy like chappelle getting sidetracked by religion, especially Islam. If he's enlightened to the so many issues he makes fun of do you really think he'd waste his time praying five times a day wearing a kufi to some omnipotent parental figure. I think it's black culture influencing one of it's spokesmen, not his true path in life. but thats just one cynical white mans opinion
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"Sidetracked"? What do you mean sidetracked? How do you know that the inspiration for his "brillance" and "enlightenment" isn't directly due to his submission to Allah? Obviously, it is an intrical part of his life, or he wouldn't have left for South Africa to re-new his intentions with Allah.
And do you really care about him? He doesn't want to end up like many other comedians and entertainers have ended up. He should be supported in his efforts to refocus himself spiritually. But ya'll just want another funny black guy to laugh at, you don't really care about him as a person.
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