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Almost four decades after his death Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) remains by far the most influential African American Muslim. Leader of the Nation of Islam movement for over thirty years and a mentor to Malcolm X, Muhammad was responsible for introducing hundreds of thousands of African Americans to Islam. Known to his followers as the 'Messenger of Allah', Muhammad was also a controversial figure, dividing Muslims over the racially based doctrines, practices, and politics of the religion he espoused. In this fascinating biography Herbert Berg assesses the impact of Muhammad's unique and intriguing perspective on Islam, and seeks to understand why he formulated it. Careful to consider Muhammad's career within the context of the significant racial tensions of his time, this volume investigates a figure whose formulation of Islam, however divisive, forced Muslims and scholars alike to evaluate their often normative definitions of this religious tradition. An ideal resource for the expert or the simply intrigued, this account delves deep into the life and faith of the man who almost single-handedly established a foothold for Islam in the United States.

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Author:   Herbert Berg ,  Herbert Berg (University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA)
Publisher:   Oneworld Publications
Imprint:   Oneworld Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781851688036

ISBN 10:   185168803
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   03 October 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Main Persons and Technical Terms Chronology INTRODUCTION 1 ISLAM AND AFRICAN AMERICANS African American Muslim slaves and African American religion Ahmadis and the Moorish Science Temple Wali Fard Muhammad Wallace D. Ford Detroit's Allah 2 ELIJAH POOLE Racism in the South Racism in the North The Nation of Islam 3 THE APOSTLE OF ALLAH A decade of persecution, preaching and prison Two decades of success A decade of decline 4 BLACK ISLAM The rise and fall of the white race The five principles of Islam Allah and Allahs Black angels and white devils Black prophets Glorious, poisonous, and future books The Last Day and the Fall of America The five pillars of Islam Shahada Salat Sawm Zakat Hajj Dietary regulations 5 WHAT MUSLIMS BELIEVE AND WHAT MUSLIMS WANT Do for self: economic self-sufficiency A land of our own: separation, not integration Protect your women! Be yourself! Black pride 6 THE TEXTUAL SOURCES OF ISLAM The Sira The Sunna The Qur'an 7 OTHER MUSLIMS Hypocrites American Muslim opposition Copper-colored brothers White Muslims Islamic trajectories Warith Deen Mohammed Louis Farrakhan CONCLUSION: THE LEGACIES Further Reading Bibliography Index

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Herbert Berg trained at the University of Toronto's Centre for the Study of Religion. He is currently a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is the Director of the International Studies program.

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