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Main Leader: Malcom X
Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm was a smart student when he was young. He graduated from junior high at the top level of his class. In 1946, he was arrested and convicted on robbery charges, and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. From 1946-1952. Malcolm began to study the teachings of NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. By the time he was paroled in 1952, he was a devoted follower. He changed his last name from “Little” with the new surname X. -
Nation Of Islam is Founded
http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/mystery-man/Content?oid=2175649Wallace D. Fard on July 4, 1930 He Founded the Nation Of Islam.Fard started out as a salesmen but while he did work he spread his message while doing it. -
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Nation Of Islam
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Nation Of Islams Beliefs vs Islam
http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/mystery-man/Content?oid=2175649Fard had extreme teachings for ex: he believed that 6,000 years ago that an african scientist Yakub did an experiment that created the lesser white race and that there blood caused their immorality and these extreme teachings at the time attracted many black followers who were being hit by segregation at the time.but at the time of wallace the teachings of the Nation Of Islam taught some of the same things mainstream Islam teaches to believe in one God Allah to accept Muhammad as the prophet . -
Nation Of Islam Beliefs Continued
Fard also believed that black people should start to get ready for a race war and that christianity was a religion meant for slave owners.Fard also believed that black people were from the lost tribe of shabazz from the lost nation of asia.Also his followers believe he is an incarnation of god -
Nation Of Islams Leaders Demise
http://www.ibtimes.com/what-nation-islam-history-beliefs-practices-religious-movement-1829370http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/mystery-man/Content?oid=2175649Unlike mainstream Islam the nation of islam celebrates the birth of their founder as a holiday in Islam there are only 2 holidays eid Al-Adha and Eid-Al Fitr. On thanksgiving one of Fards followers Robert Karriem sacrificed a humans life to be closer to God(Allah) he justified it through citing Fards book called Secret Rituals of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam.The authorities moved by anti-muslim sentiment at the time they seeked Fard out for murder but it was proven that robert was insane. -
Nation Of Islams Leader Dissappears
He promised the police of detroit that he would disband his temple and leave Detroit and recieve immunity. Wallace D. Fard dissapears somewhere into the woods -
Elijah Muhammad TakesOver The Nation Of Islam
when Elijah takesover the nations of islams beliefs are innovated a bit For Ex: Elijah Muhammad is considered the prophet believes in an anti white theology.but he also did good things too he tried to make islamic schools in his community so the kids could have a religious and educational school but he and the teachers were jailed -
Malcolm X begins Preaching
The faith became a focus for Malcolm X’s fury about his treatment and his family’s at the hands of whites, about the lack of opportunity he had as a young black man, and the psychological damage of systematic anti-black racism that is, the damage of self-hatred.
When Malcolm X left prison in 1952, he went to work for Elijah Muhammad, and within a year was named assistant minister to Muslim Temple Number One in Detroit, Michigan
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Leaving Nation of Islam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPpPNDxun0Malcom breaks his ties with the nation of islam after understanding and knowing that Elijah has been an adulterer. He is disgusted and breaks all ties, then goes on the sacred muslim pilgrimage to mecca to find his inner calling. He then finds a way of peace and acceptance and non violent thinking after the travels. -
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