Muslims and Louis Farrakhan

Muslims follow Louis Farrakhan

The Nation of Islam Movement (then known as the Black Muslims) was first founded by Wallace D. Fard, founder of the Temple of Islam in Detroit. In 1934 he disappeared and Elijah Poole declared himself the leader of the movement. Soon afterward Elijah Poole changed his name to Elijah Muhammad. The movement has nothing to do with Islam in practice but uses the terminology for identification. The teachings of black nationalism and civil disobedience are not Islamic teachings. Elijah Muhammad believed that he was the final prophet sent to earth. He taught that there is a mother spaceship in orbit of the earth prepared to bomb the United States for the evil they committed against blacks. White people are taught to be the creation of an evil scientist from long ago.

In 1952, Malcom Little (known as Malcom X), became a member of the Black Muslims. After attending the Hajj (pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia he converted to Islam and accepted the unity of the races, which formed a rift between him and Elijah Muhammad. In 1964 he formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Subsequently, he was assassinated by the Black Muslim Movement.

Louis Eugene Wilcott became a member of the Black Muslims in 1955. He adopted the name Abdul Haleem Farrakhan and became commonly known as Louis Farrakhan. When Elijah Muhammad died in 1975 his son, Wallace Muhammad, succeeded him. Wallace Muhammad downplayed black nationalism and disbanded his fathers organization. In 1978 Louis ….

Read more and post discussion or debate: Muslims and Louis Farrakhan

Or, visit: Islamfactor.org