Nation of Islam

Nation of Isam was founded

Jul 4, 1930

On July 4th, 1930 The nation of Islam was founded in Detroit, Michigan by Wali Farad Muhammad.

Wali Farad randomly disappears

1934

Wali Farad Muhammad disappears and leaves thousands of converts in confusion on what they should do. Elijah Muhammad takes leadership and starts to improve the lives of black people across America.

Malcolm X starts preaching

1952

Malcolm X starts preaching to the nation of Islam at Temple 11 in Boston and becomes Elijah Muhammad's spokesperson.

Malcolm X breaks ties with the Nation

1964

Malcolm X breaks ties with the nation after finding out that Elijah Muhammad had fathered children with several of his secretaries. Malcolm X finds out about Orthodox Islam and later on would make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

National Representative

1967

Farrakhan becomes the nation's national representative.

Death of Elijah

Feb 25, 1975

Elijah Muhammad dies and his son, Warith Deen Muhammad assumes leadership over the Nation of Islam.

Rename the nation

1976

Warith Deen Muhammad changes his own name to only Muhammad and renames the nation as the World Community of Al-Islam in the west. Muhammad also talks about how the community needs to have stronger families and black economic empowerment.

American Muslim Mission

1980

W.D.Muhammad renames his organization the American Muslim Mission.

UK

1986

UK home secretary Douglas Hurd decides to act upon an exclusion order banning Farrakhan from entering Britain due to concerns of racism in the country.

Atmosphere

1994

Farrakhan had a speech in Chicago where he spoke about how he "created" an atmosphere where Malcolm X was assassinated but said to have no responsibility for killing Malcolm X.

Appeal

2001

Farrakhan appeals against his exclusion order from the UK citing that his freedom of speech is covered by the British government but is denied and the secretary Douglas Hurd saying he has "Notorious opinions."