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Amanda Royer, Andrew Weissmann, Lauren Wathen
THE NATION OF ISLAM.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In 1930, W.D. Fard Muhammad, an African American man, founded Temple No. 1 in Detroit Fard’s followers called him Allah, God or The Great Mahdi This new religion taught that Christianity, the “white
man’s” religion, was the teachings of the devil Fard believed that a separate African- American homestead
was needed in America This “nation” was to be a “nation within a nation”
Fard disappeared in 1934 and Elijah Muhammad, a leader of another temple in Chicago, took the leadership position of the Nation of Islam
THE NATION’S BEGINNINGS
Elijah Muhammad continued to spread the message Fard started Elijah was called the Messenger of Allah and Holy Prophet The Nation of Islam expanded to the North under the
Elijah’s leadership Under Elijah’s leadership, the Nation of Islam
consisted of mostly poor, urban African Americans Members of the society were required to live a moral life
Moral life- no smoking, no drinking, treating members of their family and neighborhoods with respect, holding a steady job and staying off government assistance
ELIJAH MUHAMMAD
Around the 1960s, Malcom X made a pilgrimage to Mecca and met Muslims from every race and background Before Elijah was killed by a group of rivals of the Nation of
Islam, Malcom X challenged the beliefs of Elijah In 1975, Elijah Muhammad’s son, Wallace D.
Muhammad agreed with Malcom X The beliefs of the Nation of Islam were changed to reflect a
more universal, orthodox Islam
MALCOM X
After becoming leader of the Nation of Islam, Wallace changed his name to Warith Din Muhammad Warith brought the Nation of Islam into union with Sunni
Islam Warith made many other changes in the Nation of Islam
The 5 Pillars of Islam were enforced Temples were renamed mosques Non- African American people were allowed to worship
A group led by Louis Farrakhan did not agree with Warith’s apology This group separated from the majority and started their
own sect
WALLACE D. MUHAMMAD
Louis purchased the main temple of the Nation of Islam This temple gave Louis a power base to work from
Louis gained popularity quickly Some people felt betrayed by Warith after he allowed many
changes into the Nation of Islam Louis believed that race problems in the United
States were a problem faced by all American citizens
LOUIS FARRAKHAN
INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE NATION
W. D. Fard Muhammad Elijah Muhammad
Warith Din Muhammad Louis Farrakhan
• Founded the Nation in 1903
• Believed that African American Muslims needed a special group in America
• Disappeared in 1934
• Took over the Nation in 1934 after Fard
• Was called the “Messenger of Allah” and “Holy Prophet”
• Required members to live moral lives
• Became leader and changed his name
• Enforced the 5 pillars, called temples mosques, allowed non-African American to worship
• Purchased the Main Temple of Islam
• Allowed many changes into the Nation of Islam
• Believed that the problems in America faced by one person were problems faced by all people
• Follow him on Twitter @LouisFarrakhan
BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
The Nation of Islam believe in the oneness of God They follow both the Qur'an and the Bible There will be resurrection of the dead, but not in
the physical sense, instead they will be resurrected in the mental sense
The Nation believes that African Americans are God’s Chosen People
They should not participate in warsAllah appeared in W.D. Fard Muhammad
BASIC BELIEFS
There are 2 Savior’s Day CelebrationsSavior’s Day (February 26)- held to celebrate the birth of their founder W.D. Fard Muhammad This year was their 84th year celebrating this
holiday Savior’s Day (October 7)- started in 1985, this holiday celebrates Elijah Muhammad’s birthday; most people did not know W. Fard Muhammad and have been transformed by Elijah Muhammad
SACRED TIMES
The BibleThe Bible has been tainted and misinterpreted, in order to gain truth the Bible must be reinterpreted
The Qu’ranPrayer RugLapel Pin
Small pin worn on a jacket to signify allegiance to the religion
Kufi (solid color only)Muslim “skull cap”
SACRED ITEMS
SACRED ITEMS
There are 2 requirements for entry into the Nation of Islam Must submit themselves to the beliefs of the Nation of Islam
Must submit a basic pledge card to the processing part of the National Center
Names of members must be written in the “Lamb’s Book of Life”
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMITTANCE
NATION OF ISLAM VS ISLAM
Nation of IslamBelieve that Elijah
Muhammad is a true prophet
Wallace Fard Muhammad is Allah on Earth
Believe that African Americans are God’s Chosen People Black supremacy White domination is
considered the devil Blacks are on the same level
as Allah
Islam
The Nation of Islam is not considered to be part of Islam
Believe that Muhammad was the last prophet
Religion open to all people
Men are never on par with God
IN COMPARISON
Nation of Islam
Newer religion founded in 1930
Believe in the Myth of Yakub which states that white people were made not by God, but by a black scientist
Exists primarily in North America
Islam
Older religion founded in 622
God made ALL people
Exists throughout the world on every continent; widespread
IN COMPARISON…
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"Chart: Nation of Islam and Traditional Islam." Beliefnet. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.
Clemmons SNJM, Nancy. Exploring the Religions of Our World. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2008. Print.
Julita. "Diff erence Between Islam and the Nation of Islam." Diff erenceBetween.net. May 19, 2011
"Re: Yakub: The Scientist That Created the White Man." Web log comment. - History Forum ~ All Empires. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.
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