Habiba Abdul Jabbar: Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a huge name in the NBA. The NBA’s most prominent player played in 20 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Lakers. Kareem was also a legend in the field goal scoring and career wins department.
Kareem was able to enjoy a fulfilling career and philanthropic endeavors after his retirement. He also had beautiful relationships and experienced personal growth.
Today, we’ll be looking at Habiba Abdul-Jabbar, his baby mama to three children. Follow Fox24x7.com to get daily updates.
The Birth of Janice Brown
Unknown fact: Kareem AbdulJabbar’s ex wife, Habiba AbdulJabbar was born to a Christian family named Janice Brown. After Kareem AbdulJabbar separated, Rose rose to fame as Kareem’s baby mama. She chose life without media scrutiny.
Janice, however, changed her religion and named before she married Kareem AbdulJabbar, a basketball legend who was also known as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. His Muslim spiritual leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis chose the names of Jabbar as well as his ex-wife Habiba.
Janice (Habiba Brown) is a private person, but we were able to find public records that lead us to her home. It turns out that Kareem AbdulJabbar’s exwife, Habiba Brown, is a passionate runner. She also has a Facebook page, RunHabibaRun.
Tutu Glam, her clothing brand, is also owned and designed by her. It makes festive and glamorous tutu skirts.
Habiba, Kareem’s ex-spouse and Hall of Famer, is a lively woman who has kept her youthfulness even into her 70s. Let’s pray that her charm will last forever.
Seven-Year Husband Is NBA Great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
As mentioned, Kareem AbdulJabbar found solace in Islam and decided that he would change his religion. It was however mandatory that his partner be Islam. Therefore, Janice Brown, his first wife, became Muslim and was renamed Habiba Abdul-Jabbar, which means beloved.
They met during Kareem’s senior year at UCLA at Lakers. Soon after they began dating, the couple decided to make their vows together. The ceremony was performed according to Muslim customs on May 28, 1971.
Kareem AbdulJabbar was so committed to Islam that he didn’t invite his parents to the wedding. Talking to America Aljazeera Kareem revealed his regret at not inviting his parents to the wedding. It took Kareem more than a decade for him to correct this mistake.
He also said that he was so committed to Islam that he even married a woman Hammas suggested, even though he had strong feelings for another woman. The marriage was doomed right from the beginning.
Celebration of the Arrival of Three Newborns: Habiba Abdul Jabbar
While Kareem’s and Habiba’s marriage didn’t last more than seven years, they had three children together. Jabbar’s children, Habiba and Habiba Alcindor have grown up to be journalists while Sultana Abdul-Jabbar lives a private lifestyle.
Kareem AbdulJabbar Jr., Kareem’s son, played briefly in basketball before deciding to quit his basketball career and lead a quiet life. The marriage didn’t work out but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jr., a Hall of Famer, and Habiba were happy for several years.
Kareem, the basketball star, accidentally dropped the “divorce bomb” when Habiba was just three months pregnant with Sultana. Kareem admits that he was in a primitive stage of evolution, and made some poor decisions. Are you sure that announcing divorce to a three-month-old woman is one of the actions?
Reasons for their separation
Kareem, an ardent Muslim was married to according to the will of his teacher and then separated. Kareem, the man who won six NBA championships and dazzled everyone with his skyhook, had an unusual relationship to his ex-wife.
After their marriage, Habiba and Kareem had two children and lived briefly in separate houses. Since 1973, the former partners had never lived together.
According to the LA Times Kareem Abdul Jabbar said that Cheryl Pistono was his most significant influence. Kareem seems to have been persuaded by the woman who asked Kareem questions about his beliefs to get a divorce from an abusive marriage.
As mentioned, Kareem declared his desire to divorce Habiba when she was three months pregnant by Sultana. Kareem insisted that their marriage be ended in a religious ceremony, and then divorced them in civil court.
Their divorce was finalized March 1983. It is not known if Cheryl Pistono was involved in the divorce proceedings of the estranged couple. Both Jabbar and Janice (aka Habiba) moved quickly. Habiba Jabbar, also known as Habiba J. Herbert was remarried in 1986, giving birth to a son, Sean, while Kareem had already been blessed with Amir Abdul-Jabbar.
From his relationship with Julye Ols, Kareem has a son called Adam Abdul-Jabbar. Adam, however, was not like his half-siblings. He came to the limelight for negative reasons. In 2020, he was accused of stabbing his neighbor in a dispute. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced for six months in jail.
Let’s all pray that Habiba J. Herbert is able to continue her running passion in the future and share a smile for the rest of the world.
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