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‘ NATION OF ISLAM, formerly
. Cult of Islam, also know as
‘Muhammad's Temples of Islam
Disturbance by Group called
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referred to as the Muslim
In January-, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD;
, has described his organization on a nationwide basis as the. ,
Nation of Islam," (NOI) and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam. "(W) oi"
On May 8, 1964, a second source advised ELIJAH
_MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the NOI; Muhammad's Temple
of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Tilinois, | +. -
is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960,
organization on a nationwide basis, commenced using either
Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's
Temples of Islam.@u
The NOI 1s an all-Negro organization which was
originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD
claims to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, ;
to lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilder-..
ness of North America by establishing an independent black
‘nation in the United States. Members following NUHAMMAD'S
teachings and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there
is no such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are 7
Slaves of the white race, referred to as "white devils," in .
the United States; and that the white race, because of its .
exploitation of the so-called Negroes, must and will be 7°
destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon.) 4
In.the past, officials and members of the NOI,
including MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the ;
provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have declared
that members owe no allegiance to the United States) -
On May 5, 1958, the first source advised MUHAMMAD
had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal
statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the
principles of his organization in order to avoid possible
.prosecution by the United States Government; however, he did
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