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sf red oe, e oy of a + wi 77 ON TFaRy ae Le adel a akg bil sat, a ee eee NATION OF ISLAM, Formerly Referred to as the Muslim Cult of Islam, Aka. Muhammad's Temples of Islan In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has described his organization on a nationwide basia ag the "Nation of Islam" and "Muhammad's Temples of Islan,“ On May 8, 1964, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI); Muhammad's Temple of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid- 1960 MUHAMMAD and other NOI officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S organization ona nationwide basis, commenced using either "Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's Temples of Islam." The NOT is 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 wilderness of North America by establishing an independent black nation in the United States, Members following MUHAMMAD's teachings and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there ig no such thing as a Negro; that the s0-called Negroes are slaves of the white race, referred to ag "white devils," in the United States! and that the white race, because of its exploitation of the saq-called Negroes, must and will be destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon." 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 not indicate any funda-- mental changes in the teachings of his organization. On May 7, 1964, a third source advised uvnamma ls} DENTIAT early in July, 1958, decided to de-emphasize the religious aspects of the teachings of Isiam and to stress the CCONOMI Ge benefits to be derived by those Negroes wno joined the NOI. This policy change, according to MUHAMMAD, would help him Sti acquire additional followers and create more interest in his programs. a ee