The life and legacy of Imam Jamil Al-Amin Freedom fighter dies while languishing in prison for a crime he did not commit

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Imam Jamil al Amin 

The Final Call 

In the tapestry of American history, few figures embodied resistance, transformation, and resilience as profoundly as H. Rap Brown, later known as Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.

His life, marked by service, a passionate call for Black power, spiritual awakening, and unyielding commitment to justice, serves as a testament to the enduring struggle for equality and the challenges faced by those who dare to confront systemic oppression.

The 82-year-old freedom fighter died Nov. 23 at the Federal Medical Center hospital in Butner, North Carolina, after battling cancer. Imam Al-Amin had been incarcerated after he was convicted in 2002 of murdering a Fulton County, Georgia deputy, a crime that he and his supporters were adamant he did not commit.

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, National Representative of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, spoke about Imam Al-Amin during part 24 of his 2013 lecture series, “The Time and What Must Be Done.” Minister Farrakhan was speaking on the many political prisoners the U.S. has targeted.

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“I visited him when he was [at a maximum-security facility] in Reidsville, Georgia. You took (him) from Georgia and put him in Florence, Colorado [at a ‘supermax’ facility]—and he’s there for life.  For ‘life,’ on a trumped-up charge that ‘he murdered somebody?’” Minister Farrakhan said.  

Tributes poured in from those who reflected on the life and legacy of the longtime political prisoner upon the news of his death. 

The Islamic Circle of North America was one of many organizations to issue statements.

“The ICNA Council for Social Justice (ICNA CSJ), together with the Muslim Alliance for Black Lives (MABL), mourns the passing of Imam Jamil Abdullah Al‑Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown), who returned to his Lord on November 23, 2025, after decades of wrongful incarceration.

We extend our deepest condolences to his wife, children, family, and Muslim community all who loved and were inspired by him.”

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