At age 24 in 1971, he converted to Islam and became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, which means "noble one, servant of the Almighty."[231] He was named by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis.[231] Abdul-Jabbar purchased and donated 7700 16th Street NW, a house in Washington, D.C., for Khaalis to use as the Hanafi Madh-Hab Center. Eventually, Kareem "found that [he] disagreed with some of Hamaas' teachings about the Quran, and [they] parted ways." He then studied the Quran on his own, and "emerged from this pilgrimage with [his] beliefs clarified and [his] faith renewed."[231] Abdul-Jabbar was also heavily influenced by Malcolm X, a leader of the Nation of Islam.[231] Abdul-Jabbar was invited to join the group, but he refused.[231][232]