NOUN
- leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975)
How To Use Elijah Muhammad In A Sentence
- Preaching an anti integrationist message, Elijah Muhammad frequently voiced warnings about "the human beast.
- Muhammad said that in the United States a movement to educate Muslims about their own heritage and culture began with Sister Clara Muhammad, the wife of the Nation of Islam's founder, Elijah Muhammad.
- For a time, he was known as Cassius X, but Elijah Muhammad gave Clay the name Muhammad Ali -- a tremendous honor and a way to ensure that Ali would side with Elijah Muhammad in his split from Malcolm X. Ali proceeded to commit what he would later describe as his greatest mistake -- turning his back on Malcolm. Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org
- In 1934, Fard mysteriously disappeared and the apostle, now called Elijah Muhammad, took command of the Nation of Islam.
