24 • December 2, 2021 - December 8, 2021
THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS
Religion & Spirituality Community pays final respects at janaza/funeral for Malikah Shabazz
Hundreds of people braved the cold to attend the janaza funeral at The Islamic Cultural Center for Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz’s daughter Malikah Shabazz. It was a short service. Respectfully the attendees honored all protocols while quietly giving the assembled Shabazz family their space at the front close to their sister’s casket. Following behind the brotherhood who wheeled it to the hearse parked on 3rd Avenue at 96th Street, some folk headed to the burial at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale. There both Shabazz daughters’ parents Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz are laid to rest. Malcolm Shabazz (son of Quibilah Shabazz) is also interred close to his grandparents’ grave. The repast was held at the Shabazz Center (once known as The Audubon Ballroom). Malikah Shabazz, 56, was found unresponsive at her Midwood, Brooklyn home on Monday, Nov. 22 2021. She was pronounced deceased there according to the police. They determined almost
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By NAYABA ARINDE Amsterdam News Editor
Ilyasah Shabazz
immediately that it Meanwhile, shortly after (Hakim Mutlaq photo) was death by “nather death, the Shabazz family ural causes.” through Ilyasah Shabazz said Malikah Shabazz in a statement sent to the Amwas the twin sister sterdam News, “In this time of of Malaak Shabazz, deep sadness from the loss of Malcolm X (El-Hajj our beloved Baby sister, MaMalik El-Shabazz) likah Sabaan Shabazz, our and Dr. Betty Shafamily extends heartfelt gratbazz’s youngest itude for the outpouring of daughters. kindness we have received Minister Arthur from so many well-wishMuhammad of ers from around the world. Harlem’s MuhamWe ask for your continued mad Mosque No. prayers and warm thoughts 7 told the Amas we grieve. Malikah will sterdam News, “I now rest in peace with our saw many differparents, el-Hajj Malik el-Shaent Muslims and bazz (Malcolm X) & Dr. Betty those of other Shabazz. The Memorial Celfaiths assembled ebration of Life will be held to make prayers in the coming weeks with and to honor the our eldest sister, Ambassador life of a wonderful Shabazz, presiding. Malikah soul, whose family is survived by her immediate served the Black family, her loving daughter community and Bettih-Bahiyah, her nephew humanity in genMalik-Amjhad, and her five eral faithfully. May sisters respectively, Attallah, Allah be pleased Qubilah-Bahiyah, Ilyasah, with Sister Malikah Gamilah-Lumumba, and her Shabazz. From Allah we come was honored to be able to pay re- bazz family on behalf of the Hon. beloved twin, Malaak Sabaan. and to Allah we return.” spects to a fellow Muslim, and to Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Blessings and peace be unto you. Muhammad concluded, “I extend condolences to the Sha- Farrakhan family.” The Shabazz Family.”
