Elijah Muhammad and the Qur'an: The evolution of his Tafsir

From: The Muslim World | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

I. Introduction

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam from the mid 1930s to the midl970s, was one of the most influential men in America this century and arguably its most influential Muslim. While many scholars, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, might hesitate to call Elijah Muhammad a mufassir or even a Muslim, it is clear that he, more than any other person, except perhaps his son Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, shaped African American Muslims understanding of the Qur'an. It is he who first brought the Qur'an to his followers, taught them the importance of the text, and ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

The Hon. Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam
; The Hon. Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam (Mr. Majied...for the Remembrance of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad.) During the 1950s, the Hon. Elijah Muhammad began to reap the benefits of...In 1957, he published a booklet Supreme Wisdom and continued to write his ...
Elijah Muhammad's theology of time: A biography of Elijah Muhammad
; Bruce Karriem Michigan Citizen 08-12-1995 Elijah Muhammad's theology of time: A biography of Elijah Muhammad and. his importance to his people Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam can probably be considered...
ELIJAH MUHAMMAD.(Triad)
; MADISON -- Mr. Elijah Muhammad, 69, died Sunday, January 20, 2008. Arrangements are incomplete at Perry-Spencer Funeral Home.
`I would die first': Farrakhan won't denounce any teachings of Elijah Muhammad
; ...Farrakhan won't denounce any teachings of Elijah Muhammad In his first live interview since...denounce any of the teachings of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, saying "I would die first" before...transform in the name of God and the Hon. Elijah Muhammad," Farrakhan told host interviewer...
Farrakhan To Muslims: Honor Elijah Muhammad
; ...Malcolm X are bringing down Elijah Muhammad. "You've got to give credit...billed as "The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X, 28 Years Later...Happened?" Farrakhan said Elijah Muhammad did not order the assassination...
(book review)
; The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad. By Karl Evanzz. New York: Pantheon...Indiana University at Bloomington Elijah Muhammad was the longtime Nation of Islam leader...the author of a recent biography of Elijah Muhammad.(1) The book presents clear-cut heroes...
THE DOUBLE STANDARDS OF ISLAM
; ...prophet Muhammad, that is to say, Elijah Muhammad. Allah, in turn, is believed to have...personified in Master Fard Muhammad. Elijah Muhammad's holy book is called "The Theology...Islamic roots called the Bahai faith. Elijah Muhammad advanced the controversial claim that...
2 rival Black Muslims act to heal 11-year split
; ...night used a tribute to their mentor, Elijah Muhammad, to begin patching up an 11-year split...Muslim movement after the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975. The two have had little contact...ceremony for the 89th anniversary of Elijah Muhammad's birth, the two embraced as some...
Prophet Muhammed and Elijah Muhammad - The two are not the same
; ...time of the birth of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad who was born near Sandersville, Ga...explained in these hadiths. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was introduced to an idea called Islam...rod) in the year 1930 in Detroit. Elijah Muhammad was a devout student of Fard for ...
Farrakhan outlines direction for nation
; ...found in the teachings of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad" and his teacher, Master W. Fard Muhammad...the Nation of Islam, under the Hon. Elijah Muhammad. The presentation was the first public...Master W. Fard Muhammad and the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, and vowed to work to heal the wound...