In his autobiography, he wrote, "If I can die having brought any light, having exposed any meaningful truth that will help destroy the racist cancer that is malignant in the body of America – then, all of the credit is due to Allah. Only the mistakes have been mine."
At the public viewing of his body, between 14,000 and 30,000 attended.
Sources: The Guardian, The New York Times, ABC News, History.com, Al Jazeera, NPR