…sius Clay is a slave name. I didn’t choose it and I don’t want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name — it means beloved of God, and I insist people use it when people speak to me.”Hey, Black America, Let’s All Ditch Our Slave Names1K60Zaron Burnett IIIRoger WilliamsFollowJul 21, 2017 · 1 min readThat is not accurate — at all. It means “Muhammad is the highest/most exalted”.