Warith Deen Mohammed

Muhammad ; October 30, 1933 - September 9, 2008) was an American Muslim leader and the son of Clara and Elijah Muhammad , the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1933 to 1975. He became leader of the Nation of Islam after his father’s death on February 25, 1975 and merged it to mainstream Islam . He oversaw the biggest conversion to Islam in the history of the United States of America . He rejected the deification of W.D. Fard as God on earth, accepted Whites as worshippers, forged closer ties with mainstream Muslim communities and introduced the Five Pillars of Islam into the organization’s theology. Under Warith Muhammad the organization changed its name several times until it settled on the American Society of Muslims . Splinter groups resisting these changes formed after Elijah Muhammad’s death, particularly under Louis Farrakhan who revived the name Nation of Islam for his organization in 1981. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing Company) page 263. DEEN MOHAMMED: A leap of faith" Chicago Tribune "Conversion of the Muslims" March 14, 1977 , Time Magazine .

Muhammad ; October 30, 1933 – September 9, 2008), also known as "W. Deen Muhammad", was a progressive African American Muslim leader, theologian , philosopher , Muslim revivalist and Islamic thinker (1975–2008) who disbanded the original Nation of Islam in 1976 and transformed it into an orthodox mainstream Islamic movement, the World Community of Al-Islam in the West which later became the American Society of Muslims . He was a son of Elijah Muhammad , the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1933 to 1975. He became the national leader ( Supreme Minister ) of the Nation of Islam in 1975 after his father's death. As a result of his personal studies and thinking, he had led the vast majority of the members of the original NOI to mainstream, traditional Sunni Islam by 1978. With this merger, he oversaw the largest mass conversion to Islam in the history of the United States of America . He rejected the previous deification of Wallace Fard Muhammad , accepted whites as fellow-worshippers, forged closer ties with mainstream Muslim communities, and introduced the Five Pillars of Islam into his group's theology. Splinter groups resisting these changes formed after Elijah Muhammad's death, particularly under Louis Farrakhan , who revived the name Nation of Islam for his organization. In 1989, Mohammed changed the spelling of his surname Muhammad to Mohammed to reflect the spelling on his birth certificate. Mohammed: A Witness for True Islam" . The Emergence of Islam in the African-American Community" "Warith Deen Mohammed" , This Far By Faith , Public Broadcasting Service . (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing Company) page 263 "W.

Deen Muhammad and Imam Warith Deen , was a progressive African-American Muslim leader, theologian , philosopher , Muslim revivalist , and Islamic thinker (1975–2008) who disbanded the original Nation of Islam (NOI) in 1976 and transformed it into a semi orthodox mainstream Islamic movement, the World Community of Al-Islam in the West which later became the American Society of Muslims . He was a son of Elijah Muhammad , the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1933 to 1975. He became the national leader ( Supreme Minister ) of the Nation of Islam in 1975 after his father's death. He rejected the previous deification of Wallace Fard Muhammad , accepted whites as fellow-worshippers, forged closer ties with mainstream Muslim communities , and introduced the Five Pillars of Islam into his group's theology . Splinter groups resisting these changes formed after Elijah Muhammad's death, particularly under Louis Farrakhan , who in 1981 would revive the name Nation of Islam (from Final Call ) for his organization. Farrakhan's NOI and the previous Final Call claim direct continuity from the pre-1976 NOI. In 1989, Mohammed changed the spelling of his surname Muhammad to Mohammed to reflect the spelling on his birth certificate.

Muhammad" redirects here; not to be confused with Wallace Fard Muhammad . Deen Muhammad and Imam Warith Deen , was an African-American Muslim leader, theologian , philosopher , Muslim revivalist , and Islamic thinker. He was a son of Elijah Muhammad , the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1933 to 1975. In 1975, upon Elijah Muhammad's death, he became the Nation of Islam's national leader ( Supreme Minister ). In 1976, he disbanded the original Nation of Islam (NOI) and transformed it into an ostensibly orthodox and mainstream Sunni Islamic movement. He rejected the previous deification of Wallace Fard Muhammad , accepted whites as fellow-worshippers, forged closer ties with mainstream Muslim communities , and introduced the Five Pillars of Islam into his group's theology . This organization was called the Bilalians (1975), World Community of Al-Islam in the West (1976–77), American Muslim Mission (1978–85), and finally the American Society of Muslims . Splinter groups which resisted these changes were formed after Elijah Muhammad's death, particularly under Louis Farrakhan , who would revive the name Nation of Islam (from Final Call ) for his organization in 1978. Farrakhan's NOI and the previous Final Call claim that they are direct continuations of the pre-1975 NOI and the pre-1975 Final Call. Mohammed: A Witness for True Islam: On Faith" . (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing Company) page 274 There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

Muhammad" redirects here; not to be confused with Wallace Fard Muhammad . Muhammad ; October 30, 1933 – September 9, 2008) was an American religious leader, theologian , philosopher , Muslim revivalist , and Islamic thinker who served as the third leader of the Black nationalist organization the Nation of Islam from 1975 to 1976 and the leader of the American society for Muslims from 1976 to 2003. He was a son of Elijah Muhammad , the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1933 to 1975. In 1975, upon Elijah Muhammad's death, he became the Nation of Islam's national leader ( Supreme Minister ). In 1976, he disbanded the original Nation of Islam (NOI) and transformed it into an ostensibly orthodox and mainstream Islamic movement. He rejected the previous deification of Wallace Fard Muhammad , accepted whites as fellow-worshippers, forged closer ties with mainstream Muslim communities , and introduced the Five Pillars of Islam into his group's theology . This organization was called the Bilalians (1975), World Community of Al-Islam in the West (1976–77), American Muslim Mission (1978–85), and finally the American Society of Muslims . Splinter groups which resisted these changes were formed after Elijah Muhammad's death, particularly under Louis Farrakhan , who would revive the name Nation of Islam (from Final Call ) for his organization in 1978. Farrakhan's NOI and the previous Final Call claim that they are direct continuations of the pre-1975 NOI and the pre-1975 Final Call. Mohammed: A Witness for True Islam: On Faith" . (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing Company) page 274 There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).