Messenger of Allah
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Messenger of Allah is the religious title used by Elijah Muhammad, the influential leader of the Nation of Islam in the United States during the mid-20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | religious title ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Wallace Fard Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
African-American religious nationalism
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Islamic-based social reform in the United States ⓘ black self-determination ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nation of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Temple of Islam (early Nation of Islam mosques) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSuccessorMovement | post-1975 Nation of Islam offshoots GENERATED ⓘ |
| centralToMovement | Nation of Islam leadership claims ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | mainstream Islamic view of Muhammad ibn Abdullah as final prophet ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | African-American urban communities in the 20th century United States ⓘ |
| doctrineStatusInMainstreamIslam | not accepted as a legitimate prophetic office for Elijah Muhammad ⓘ |
| doctrineStatusInSunniIslam | not recognized as a prophetic title for Elijah Muhammad ⓘ |
| equivalentPhrase | Messenger of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Jim Crow and Civil Rights era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nation of Islam organizational identity
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self-understanding of Elijah Muhammad’s followers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
divine mission (as understood in the Nation of Islam)
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prophethood (as understood in the Nation of Islam) ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | Islamic title “Rasul Allah” as applied to Prophet Muhammad in mainstream Islam ⓘ |
| perceivedByCriticsAs | heterodox religious claim ⓘ |
| perceivedByFollowersAs | God’s chosen messenger for black people in America ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic-derived movement in the United States ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
framing Elijah Muhammad’s teachings as divinely guided
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legitimizing Elijah Muhammad’s authority ⓘ |
| religiousMovementType |
Islamic-derived new religious movement
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new religious movement ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Nation of Islam theology ⓘ |
| roleOfTitleHolder |
leader of the Nation of Islam
ⓘ
political and social figure in African-American community ⓘ religious teacher ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Elijah Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleScope | specific to Elijah Muhammad within the Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| titleUsagePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Elijah Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Nation of Islam internal discourse
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Nation of Islam literature ⓘ Nation of Islam sermons ⓘ |
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