◆ SpookStack

Ce fo oe eT) NATION OF ISLAM, . formerly referred to as the Muslin Cult of ee aka _Muhanmad's omens of Islam 7 wo tn January 1957, @ source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has a described gis organization on a nationwide basis as the "Nation - ; of Islam," (NOI) and and "Muhammad's ‘Temples. of Islan," "On Ma y 8; -1964, & second source “advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD | | is the rational "sender ‘of the NOI; Muhanbiad'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 officiais, when referring to Muhammad's organization. on @ nationwide basis, commenced using either "Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's Temples. of Islam." a The NOI is an all-Negro organization, which was ~ os a originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. 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 MOUHAMMAD's teachings and his interpre- ‘tation of the "Koran" believe there is no such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are slaves of the white race, referred to as "white devils," in the United States; and that the white race, because of ite exploitation of the so-called Negroes, must hand will be destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon.” fh, Iii the past, officials and members of the NOI, ino Luding : -.') MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the provisions of the : i') Selective Service Acts and have declared that members owe no 3) | Biegtance to the United States. - On May 5, 1958, the first source ‘advised MUBAMMAD had, - upon advice of Tegal counsel, tempered his personal statements and -. dnstructions 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 fundamental be ohanges in the teachings of bis (organization, as r pot des ge : ee This document contains neither recommendations ‘nor - sgneductone ae your agency. - poe bee. _.7. O£€ the PBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your ; -; agency; it and its contents: are not td be, stributed outside |