FACT CHECK · ISLAM AND AFRICA
Claim: Other Muslims do recognise the Nation of Islam
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
NOI (Detroit, 1930) taught that its founder Fard Muhammad was Allah in person; mainstream Muslims call that shirk, outside Islam. Farrakhan rebuilt the old NOI from 1977.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Nation of Islam (fetched 15 Oct 2026)
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