How tall was elijah muhammad

The man who emerged was born Elijah Poole in in rural Georgia. Like Malcolm X's father Earl, Poole left Georgia and came north in search of opportunity and to escape Southern racism. He met Fard and one day heard from him that Fard was in fact Allah; or more precisely, the latest in a series of Allahs.

Re-named Elijah Muhammad and referred to him as God's Messenger, Poole established a new temple in Chicago, the city that would become the Nation of Islam's headquarters. Pale and wiry, Elijah Muhammad ate only once during his hour days. He preached in the worst parts of town, drawing blacks with a message that mixed racial pride, hatred of the white devil, and the need for economic self-sufficiency.

Islam, in Muhammad's words, gave "the so-called American Negro But with Elijah Muhammad's blessing, Malcolm helped the Nation of Islam dramatically raise its profile. His message of personal pride and economic self-reliance was attractive to many blacks, as was the notion that they did not need any favors from white America. The Nation of Islam set up its own schools, stores, and restaurants; men learned history and religion, while women were taught nutrition and child rearing.

Strict discipline and distinctive uniforms helped set members apart. The Rift Elijah Muhammad had encouraged Malcolm in his ministry, appointing him the Nation of Islam's national representative. Tensions between the two men grew; Malcolm chafed at the Nation's cautious response to the shooting of Los Angeles Temple secretary Ronald Stokes in , and became unnerved by repeated reports of the Messenger's adulteries.

For his part, Elijah Muhammad reacted angrily to Malcolm's comments on the assassination of President Kennedy and forbade him to teach or speak to the press for 90 days. Cassius Clay In early , during his "silencing," Malcolm and his family spent a week at Cassius Clay's compound in Miami. The boxer, who was preparing to fight heavily favored Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship of the world, had been visiting Muslim temples for a couple of years and sought Malcolm's spiritual guidance.

Malcolm offered to convince Clay to join the Nation of Islam in exchange for Malcolm's reinstatement, but the Nation refused. Then, after Clay won the fight, Elijah Muhammad officially enrolled him into the Nation of Islam and re-named him Muhammad Ali at the Nation of Islam's annual convention to which Malcolm was not invited.

Soon Malcolm broke with the organization that had made him a Muslim. He formed his own group, while the Messenger's loyalists, including Malcolm's brother Philbert, denounced him. Less than a year later he was dead, gunned down by members of the Nation of Islam.

Elijah Muhammad would always disclaim any responsibility for the murder. He died on February 25, in Chicago, Illinois. Before his death, he appointed his son, Wallace Muhammad as his successor. The Black Power records at the National Archives pertaining to Elijah Muhammad consist of FBI surveillance of him in Chicago, files from the selective service regarding his draft evasion and audio recordings of a radio interview. The telegrams on AAD include only unclassified, unrestricted files which have been determined to be of permanent historical value.

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