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Yakub (Nation of Islam) (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dhcmrlchtdj__ to c/wikipedia

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[–] stackPeek 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a muslim, I can't even try to understand what this is and why this is a thing... I also don't understand what Nation of Islam is

[–] CrayonRosary 4 points 2 weeks ago

The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A centralized and hierarchical organization, the NOI is committed to black nationalism and focuses its attention on the African diaspora, especially on African Americans. While describing itself as Islamic and using Islamic terminologies, its religious tenets differ substantially from orthodox Islamic traditions. Scholars of religion characterize it as a new religious movement.