Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions by Fritze Ronald H

Author:Fritze, Ronald H. [Fritze, Ronald H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2011-06-16T04:00:00+00:00

Elijah Muhammad inherited a bleak situation from Fard. Official harassment, aided by the African-American clergy, continued in Detroit. By the beginning of April 1934 the Michigan Board of Education was attempting to close down the University of Islam, which was really an elementary school for the children of the members of the Nation of Islam. Authorities attempted to arrest teachers at the University of Islam on the charge of depriving children of a proper public education. The instructors resisted and injuries occurred among the police and the teachers. Elijah Muhammad became the next target. On 17 April the police arrested him on the charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and voodooism. He remained in custody for ten days.61 The hostility of the police and the educational bureaucracy, however, were not Elijah Muhammad’s worst problems. Schism and internecine rivalries plagued the Nation of Islam and challenged his leadership of the movement, indeed threatened his very life. Splinter groups drew away members while disillusioned followers returned to the African-American churches or gravitated to Communism. Those who had been passed over when Fard so swiftly promoted Elijah Muhammad to be his second-in-command and successor worked against the new leader. The situation became so unpleasant that Elijah Muhammad began to escape periodically by visiting Temple Number Two in Chicago. During those visits he claimed to have met with Fard. At their last meeting, in June 1934, Fard gave Elijah Muhammad a list of 104 books to read (what specific books were on this list has never been revealed) and a Quran with an English translation.

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