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Muslim leaders and community members across the nation mourned the loss of Warith Deen Mohammed, a key African-American figure who worked to unite Muslims of different races to follow an orthodox form of Islam.

Mohammed, 74, was the former leader of the Nation of Islam who broke with the black nationalist teachings of his father, Elijah Muhammad, and inspired thousands of African-American Muslims to follow mainstream Islam. He died September 9 at his home in Markham, Illinois.