Elijah Muhammad
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Elijah Muhammad was an influential African American religious leader who led and expanded the Nation of Islam from the 1930s to the 1970s, mentoring figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elijah Muhammad canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2165561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elijah Muhammad Context triple: [Nation of Islam, notableLeader, Elijah Muhammad]
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A.
Wallace Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad was the mysterious religious figure who founded the Nation of Islam in the early 20th century and is regarded by its followers as a divine messenger.
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B.
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader and political figure best known for heading the modern Nation of Islam and for his controversial, often polarizing public statements on race, religion, and politics.
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C.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his militant advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and racial justice in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Malikah Shabazz
Malikah Shabazz was one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X, known for her work in preserving her father's legacy and for her involvement in various social and legal issues throughout her life.
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E.
Qubilah Shabazz
Qubilah Shabazz is an American woman best known as one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, whose life has been marked by both activism and personal controversy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elijah Muhammad Target entity description: Elijah Muhammad was an influential African American religious leader who led and expanded the Nation of Islam from the 1930s to the 1970s, mentoring figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan.
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A.
Wallace Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad was the mysterious religious figure who founded the Nation of Islam in the early 20th century and is regarded by its followers as a divine messenger.
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B.
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader and political figure best known for heading the modern Nation of Islam and for his controversial, often polarizing public statements on race, religion, and politics.
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C.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his militant advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and racial justice in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Malikah Shabazz
Malikah Shabazz was one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X, known for her work in preserving her father's legacy and for her involvement in various social and legal issues throughout her life.
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E.
Qubilah Shabazz
Qubilah Shabazz is an American woman best known as one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, whose life has been marked by both activism and personal controversy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nation of Islam leader
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human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| advocated |
economic self-sufficiency for African Americans
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separate black nation within the United States ⓘ strict moral and dietary codes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Elijah Robert Poole
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surface form:
Elijah Poole
Messenger of Allah ⓘ The Messenger ⓘ |
| birthName | Elijah Robert Poole ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | congestive heart failure ⓘ |
| child |
Akbar Muhammad
ⓘ
Warith Deen Mohammed ⓘ
surface form:
Wallace D. Muhammad
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-02-25 ⓘ |
| employer | Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century religious history of the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| founded |
Temple No. 1 (Nation of Islam)
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surface form:
Temple No. 1 of the Nation of Islam in Detroit
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| influenced |
Nation of Islam
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surface form:
African American Islam
Black Power movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| mentorOf |
Louis Farrakhan
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Malcolm X ⓘ Muhammad Ali ⓘ |
| movement |
Black nationalism
ⓘ
Black religious nationalism ⓘ Black separatism ⓘ |
| name | Elijah Muhammad self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
How to Eat to Live
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Message to the Blackman in America ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sandersville, Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Sandersville, Georgia, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| politicalView | Black self-determination ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Leader of the Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| religion | Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
Detroit ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
|
| spouse | Clara Muhammad ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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surface form:
Autobiography of Malcolm X (as a major figure)
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| successor |
Warith Deen Mohammed
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surface form:
Wallace D. Muhammad
|
| taught |
Allah appeared in the person of Wallace Fard Muhammad
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white people are devils ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elijah Muhammad Description of subject: Elijah Muhammad was an influential African American religious leader who led and expanded the Nation of Islam from the 1930s to the 1970s, mentoring figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.