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| They however also differ in several respect. | They however also differ in several respect. | ||
| NOI: Teaches that God and became physically incarnate in the form of a black preacher in 1930s Chicago. | ''NOI'': Teaches that God and became physically incarnate in the form of a black preacher in 1930s Chicago. | ||
| Islam: Teaches that there is no God but God, and that it is heretical to believe that God could become physically incarnate. | ''Islam'': Teaches that there is no God but God, and that it is heretical to believe that God could become physically incarnate. | ||
| NOI: Teaches that caucaisians are demonic creatures created by an ancient evil scientist called Yakub. Only black people are considered human by the Nation of Islam. Non-blacks are literally held to be non-human demons. | ''NOI'': Teaches that caucaisians are demonic creatures created by an ancient evil scientist called Yakub. Only black people are considered human by the Nation of Islam. Non-blacks are literally held to be non-human demons. | ||
| Islam: Teaches that all races are created equal in the eyes of God. | ''Islam'': Teaches that all races are created equal in the eyes of God. | ||
| ⚫ | ''NOI'': Rejects the Muslim belief that Muhammed was the last prophet. Instead it teaches that Elijah Muhammad was a prophet of Allah, and that Louis Farrakhan is yet another messenger, sent to deliver a last call to humantity. | ||
| ⚫ | ''Islam'': Holds that Muhammad was the very last of all prophets, and that no more or prophets would ever arise. | ||
| ⚫ | NOI: Rejects the Muslim belief that Muhammed was the last prophet. Instead it teaches that Elijah Muhammad was a prophet of Allah, and that Louis Farrakhan is yet another messenger, sent to deliver a last call to humantity. | ||
| ⚫ | Islam: Holds that Muhammad was the very last of all prophets, and that no more or prophets would ever arise. | ||
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The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a spiritual/political movement founded by Wallace Fard Muhammad. It was based on the doctrine that out of all the nations of the earth, Black people, the only nation without any knowledge of their past history, no control of their present lives, and had no guidance for their future. One of Wallace's first disciples was Eiljah Poole, who later changed his name to Elijah Muhammad. Elijah Muhammad began preaching that W F. Muhammad was literally God in Person.
Elijah was born in Georgia but later moved to Chicago where he came into contact with Fard Muhammad and accepted his teachings. He eventually travelled all across America setting up mosques or temples (as the are commonly referred to) and named them based upon his sequence of arrival dependending on where he was. In New York, to this day, they still refer to the New York mosque as Temple No. 7 because that was the seventh place he visited while travelling all thoughout the US.
Throughout this time his teachings were spread by his followers, everywhere from the streets to the prisons. They eventually reached a man in prison by the name of Malcolm Little. Upon his accepting of the teachings, as he left prison he joined the Nation of Islam and became commonly know as Malcolm X. This 'X' represents what is called in mathematics an unknown variable. The followers accept this X as a sign that they are rejecting all that this world has done to them including the inherited family name given to them by their former slave owners with respect to their history in America. They eventually will replace this 'X' with an Arabic name more descriptive to their personality and character.
Also around this time an up and coming calypso singer, actor, and violinist known as Louis Eugene Walcott came into contact with the teachings of Elijah Muhammad. He also accepted the teachings and eventually came to be known as Louis Farrakhan. Louis Farrakhan is currently the leader of The Nation of Islam and lives in Chicago, Illinois at the former home of Elijah Muhammad.
Most Muslims the world over reject this group as being true to the teachings of Islam.
Nation of Islam and Islam coincide on may points, including the following:
- Both teach that there is but one God.
- Both teach that there will literally be a resurrection of the dead, and that resurrected souls (or bodies) will be sent to paradise or hell.
- Both teach that Muslims must fast during daylight hours during the entire month of Ramadan.
They however also differ in several respect.
NOI: Teaches that God and became physically incarnate in the form of a black preacher in 1930s Chicago.
Islam: Teaches that there is no God but God, and that it is heretical to believe that God could become physically incarnate.
NOI: Teaches that caucaisians are demonic creatures created by an ancient evil scientist called Yakub. Only black people are considered human by the Nation of Islam. Non-blacks are literally held to be non-human demons.
Islam: Teaches that all races are created equal in the eyes of God.
NOI: Rejects the Muslim belief that Muhammed was the last prophet. Instead it teaches that Elijah Muhammad was a prophet of Allah, and that Louis Farrakhan is yet another messenger, sent to deliver a last call to humantity.
Islam: Holds that Muhammad was the very last of all prophets, and that no more or prophets would ever arise.
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