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Sas Dae ssenanal aa ne commen BO ae Sem Sicane eet a ~e . vee ee V. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE whe ORGSN OS eS A. National Headquarters Since 1984, when Elijah was forced to move from Detroit, the national headquarters of the cult have been at Temple No. 2, in Chicago. Muhammad's Temple No. 2 of the Holy Temples of Islam or, as it ‘s sometimes called, Muhammad's Mosque No. 2, is located at 5835 South Greenwood Avenue, and adjacent to it is the University of Islam No. 2, “A at 5333 South Greenwood. In the basementsof these buildings are the offices of the cult's National Secretary John Ali, Supreme Captain of the FOL Raymond — Sharrietf and his assistant, Elijah, Jr., and their secretaries. ‘Two secre- taries who handle incoming mail, filing, et cetera, are employed at Elijah's long-time residence at 4847 South Woodlawn. Headquarters for the calt newspaper, ‘Muhammad Speaks,‘ are at 634 East 79th Street. . B. National Membership Though the NOI has never published membership figures, estimates reported by the public news media have ranged from a low of 25,000 toa high of 250, 000, arith the nerber freamently put at 70,000. All of these figures are groes-y ex euere ac. After his defection, Elijah's grandson Hassan estimated the total w.cmbership of the cult a8 7,000; and this figure approximates the estimate