Wikipedia's first sentence called it “predominantly african-american association of muslims which is the direct descendent of the original nation of”. Today it says “sunni muslim organization in the united states that operated between 1988 and the early 2000s”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Second renaming; Third renaming”.
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American Society of Muslims was a predominantly African-American association of Muslims which was the direct descendant of the original Nation of Islam . It was created by Warith Deen Mohammed after he assumed leadership of the Nation of Islam upon the death of his father Elijah Muhammad . Warith Deen Mohammed changed the name of the Nation of Islam to the World Community of Islam in the West in 1976, then the American Muslim Mission in 1981, and finally the American Society of Muslims in 1988. The group largely accepted beliefs and practices based on mainstream Sunni Islam , abandoning many of the distinctive claims of the founders of the Nation of Islam. Warith Deen Mohammed retired as the leader of the association in 2003 and established a charity called The Mosque Cares . A Witness for True Islam - John Esposito" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The American Society of Muslims is a predominantly African-American association of Muslims which is the direct descendent of the original Nation of Islam . It was created by Warith Deen Mohammed after he took control of the Nation of Islam in 1975. The group largely accepted beliefs and practices based on mainstream Islam , abandoning many of the distinctive claims of the founders of the Nation of Islam.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The American Society of Muslims was a predominantly African-American association of Muslims which was the direct descendent of the original Nation of Islam .It was created by Warith Deen Mohammed after he assumed leadership of the Nation of Islam upon the death of his father Elijah Muhammad .Deen Mohammed changed the name of the Nation of Islam to the "World community of Islam in the West" in 1976, and then to the "American Muslim Mission" in 1981 and then to the "American Society of Muslims". The group largely accepted beliefs and practices based on mainstream Sunni Islam , abandoning many of the distinctive claims of the founders of the Nation of Islam. Mohammed retired as the leader of the association in 2003, and established a charity called The Mosque Cares .The organization disbanded shortly after Mohammed retired in 2003.A Witness for True Islam - John Esposito" .
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The American Society of Muslims was a predominantly African-American association of Muslims which was the direct descendant of the original Nation of Islam . It was created by Warith Deen Mohammed after he assumed leadership of the Nation of Islam upon the death of his father Elijah Muhammad . Deen Mohammed changed the name of the Nation of Islam to the "World Community of Islam in the West" in 1976, then the "American Muslim Mission" in 1981, and finally the "American Society of Muslims". The group largely accepted beliefs and practices based on mainstream Sunni Islam , abandoning many of the distinctive claims of the founders of the Nation of Islam. Mohammed retired as the leader of the association in 2003 and established a charity called The Mosque Cares . A Witness for True Islam - John Esposito" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Muslim organization in the US The American Society of Muslims was a predominantly African-American association of Muslims which was the direct descendant of the original Nation of Islam . It was created by Warith Deen Mohammed after he assumed leadership of the Nation of Islam upon the death of his father Elijah Muhammad . Deen Mohammed changed the name of the Nation of Islam to the "World Community of Islam in the West" in 1976, then the "American Muslim Mission" in 1981, and finally the "American Society of Muslims". The group largely accepted beliefs and practices based on mainstream Sunni Islam , abandoning many of the distinctive claims of the founders of the Nation of Islam. Mohammed retired as the leader of the association in 2003 and established a charity called The Mosque Cares . A Witness for True Islam - John Esposito" .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “predominantly african-american association of muslims which is the direct descendent of the original nation of”. Today it says “sunni muslim organization in the united states that operated between 1988 and the early 2000s”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Second renaming; Third renaming”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
predominantly african-american association of muslims which is the direct descendent of the original nation of
Now
sunni muslim organization in the united states that operated between 1988 and the early 2000s
Sections that no longer exist
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