Dr. Jones embraced Islam in 1979. In 1967 he read autobiography of Malcolm X and, as a self confessed bibliophile from young age, he went on to read whatever he could, from where ever he could about the religion of Islam.

Dr Jones was raised a Southern Black Baptist church, a good atmosphere he says, to learn the love Allah. He went to Hampton University which was a black, conservative college."It is He who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him) with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although they who associate others with Allah dislike it." (Al Quran, Ch 9:V 33).