Re-named Elijah Muhammad and referred to him as God's Messenger, Poole established a new temple in Chicago, the city that would become the Nation of Islam's headquarters.

Muhammad Ali‘s public conversion to Islam, in 1964, was among the most defining moments of his remarkable life. The decision enraged his critics — his hometown ...

Born, according to tradition, around 570 in Mecca, the founder of Islam was a preacher, a prophet and a legislator, as well as a military leader and political figure. He was not only the ...

In Detroit, the Christian references were to be replaced by quotations from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, after Elijah was first exposed to Fard Muhammad’s teaching in the fall of 1931.

Our rating: False The Catholic Church did not create Islam. According to experts and historical texts, the religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad in the seventh century.

Elijah Muhammad had encouraged Malcolm in his ministry, appointing him the Nation of Islam's national representative. "I want you to be well known," Muhammad said, because "it will make me well ...