No, bean pie was encouraged by Elijah Muhammad for the African American community of muslims to eat better. Not sure if he really invented it though.

Ahamad Ilyaas Vilayathullah has written:

'Black America' -- subject(s): History, African American Muslims, History and criticism, American literature, Religion, African American authors, Social conditions, Islam, African Americans, Islam in literature

Today there's Christianity, protestant, reformed and Catholic; a few Jewish families, and an enclave of African American Muslims.

Most African Arabs were Muslims and while most African Arabs today are Sunnis, historically, there was a mix of Sunni and Shiite Muslims. A minority of African Arabs are Christians.

Mary'yam T Muhammad has written the book "The Quran: Purpose and Meaning."