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Nation of Islam — Part 1
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John J. Smith, to present himself as a human
induced his roomer,
sacrifice 80 that he might become "The Saviour of the World."
At the appointed hour of the sacrifice, Harris plunged a knife in
Smith's heart 28 he lay waiting on the improvised altar. After
Harris's arrest it became known that two social workers were
slated as the next victims.
Another such incident involved the arrest on January 20, 1937,
of the brother of an official of the Cult as he prepared for the
ceremonial slaying and cooking of his wife and daughter to cleanse
him from all sin.
In May of 1933, Fard was ordered to leave Detroit by the
ture failed to bring the activities Ae
local authorities; however, his depar
_ of the Cult to a conclusion. Ready, willing. and able to assume
leadership of the Nation of Islam was Gulan Bogans, known variously
as Elijah Poole, Gulam Bogans and Mohammed Rassouli, who was
to become Elijah Mohammed, the present leader of the Muslim
Cult of Islam. |
Gulan Bogans was born “Elijah Poole" on October 7, 1897,
near gandersville, Georgia, one of the thirteen children of Wali
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