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Ali now knows who’s ‘the greatest’

By now, most folks know that Muhammad Ali was buried on Friday, June 10, in Louisville, Ky., and a traditional Muslim funeral service was held on Thursday, June 9.

As a three-time heavyweight champion of the world, Ali certainly deserves much honor.

Muhammad Ali was born as Cassius Clay and embraced the Islamic religion, thereby showing that religion (or the lack thereof) does indeed influence a person’s life.

Mr. Clay took the name Muhammad to honor the Prophet Muhammad, which brings me to the subject of "the greatest."

I suggest to you that Muhammad Ali now knows who is the greatest: Jesus or the Prophet Muhammad. He now knows which is the greatest: the Judeo-Christian God or Allah.

Paul E. Lee

Picayune

This story was originally published June 21, 2016 at 12:06 PM with the headline "Ali now knows who’s ‘the greatest’."

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