The Ministry Of Louis Farrakhan In The Nation Of Islam

This is the first scholarly biography of Minister Farrakhan, leader of the controversial religious and political movement, the Nation of Islam, and challenges the popular portrayal of Farrakhan in American media as an anti-Semitic and race baiting bigot. Placing Farrakhan's life and leadership in historical context, this book traces his evolution from a fiery Black Nationalist in 1960s Harlem to a respected leader in sections of the U.S and abroad, providing insights into the history of African American Islam, Black Nationalism and Islam in the West. Archives drawn on include the FBI's files on the NOI and its leaders, Farrakhan's writings in the Muhammad Speaks newspaper in the 1960s and early 1970s, and lectures and interviews from the late 1970s to the present day. The book includes excerpts from first-hand interviews with those closest to Farrakhan, including NOI officials, pastors, imams, and community groups that work alongside Farrakhan and his followers. The book uncovers Farrakhan's work in rebuilding the NOI's reputation in Harlem following Malcolm X's assassination, as well as exploring his relationships with clergy and secular leaders to provide important insights into his religious life. Ultimately, Dawn Marie-Gibson argues that Farrakhan's beliefs are fluid and that as such he presents himself as both a mainstream Muslim, a Christian who adheres to Black Liberation Theology and as a divinely appointed successor to and guardian of the NOI's founding beliefs.

This book examines the varied ways in which Minister Farrakhan’s Resurrected Nation of Islam appeals to men from different backgrounds. Dawn-Marie Gibson investigates a number of themes including faith, family, and community, making use of archival research and engaging in-depth interviews. The book considers the multifaceted ways in which men encounter the Nation of Islam (NOI) and navigate its ethics and gender norms. Gibson describes and dissects the factors that attract men to the NOI, while also considering the challenges that these men confront as new converts. She discusses the various inter-faith and community outreach efforts that men engage in and assesses their work with both their Christian and Muslim counterparts. To conclude its discussion, the book takes a look at the NOI’s 2015 Justice or Else March to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington, DC.

In the Name of Elijah Muhammad tells the story of the Nation of Islam—its rise in northern inner-city ghettos during the Great Depression through its decline following the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975 to its rejuvenation under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan. Mattias Gardell sets this story within the context of African American social history, the legacy of black nationalism, and the long but hidden Islamic presence in North America. He presents with insight and balance a detailed view of one of the most controversial yet least explored organizations in the United States—and its current leader. Beginning with Master Farad Muhammad, believed to be God in Person, Gardell examines the origins of the Nation. His research on the period of Elijah Muhammad’s long leadership draws on previously unreleased FBI files that reveal a clear picture of the bureau’s attempts to neutralize the Nation of Islam. In addition, they shed new light on the circumstances surrounding the murder of Malcolm X. With the main part of the book focused on the fortunes of the Nation after Elijah Muhammad’s death, Gardell then turns to the figure of Minister Farrakhan. From his emergence as the dominant voice of the radical black Islamic community to his leadership of the Million Man March, Farrakhan has often been portrayed as a demagogue, bigot, racist, and anti-Semite. Gardell balances the media’s view of the Nation and Farrakhan with the Nation’s own views and with the perspectives of the black community in which the organization actively works. His investigation, based on field research, taped lectures, and interviews, leads to the fullest account yet of the Nation of Islam’s ideology and theology, and its complicated relations with mainstream Islam, the black church, the Jewish community, extremist white nationalists, and the urban culture of black American youth, particularly the hip-hop movement and gangs.

This book gives you a inside look into the Beliefs, Practices and the working of The Nation of Islam. Where do I fit? Where do I belong? Are questions that many young African Americans are asking. The author desperate search took him into the world of drugs, prison life, then to the Nation of Islam, where he became a minister. Still searching, Alexis ultimately found the answer at the nail-scarred feet of Jesus Christ.I Was a Minister of the Nation of Islam paints a harrowing picture of how enraptured many Christian ministers were with the message of Minister Louis Farrakhan and how the churches were left in confusion, along with the hearts of many African American boys and girls, men and women. Alexis Johnson now knows where he belongs and where he stands. This book gives you a inside look of the History of The Nation of Islam. it talks about the God of The Nation of Islam, who is he and when did he come from. Why does the Nation of Islam call white people devils. Who is this mysterious man called "Yakub"This book takes a look at why many African American churches are embracing Minister Louis Farrakhan and allowing him to preach from there pulpits. Why the churches supported the "Million Man March". My message to the churches; the issue of identity; the problem with affinity and lack of discernment in the African American churches concerning the preaching of Minister Louis Farrakhan. This Book is a must read for:Every African American: Anyone ministering to African Americans: Anyone desiring a better understanding of Orthodox Islam, Nation of Islam, Five Per-centers or 5% Nation of Gods and Earth: Anyone involved in prison ministries: Anyone seeking to know the fundamental differences between the belief system of the Nation of Islam and the Christian faith. "This book is needed in America's urban centers,I wish it were required reading for every pastor and deacon. With an incisive pen and quick wit, the author has single-handily dissuaded hearts from the Nation of Islam into the glorious Light of Jesus Christ." - By Dr. Ergun Mehmet Caner, President-Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Director-Center for Global Apologetics, Lynchburg, VA. Alexis Johnson, a former minister in the Nation of Islam and a former Imam in the Sunni sect of Islam, now serving as Senior Pastor at Shekinah Glory Christian Church, Newark, New Jersey. He has a passion for reaching out to Muslims and the general public, informing them on Orthodox Islam and Five Per-centers through written and spoken word.

Ministry of Lies is a reasoned, scholarly response to Louis Farrakhan and The Nation of Islam's inflammatory diatribe against Jews, the book The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews. Harold Brackman clearly dissects each assertion in a question-and-answer format, proving The Secret Relationship is no more than recycled myths - hate-mongering falsehood and exaggeration.

To me, the truth, patience and love demonstrated by Minister Louis Farrakhan is unmatched by anyone I have ever known in my 57 years on God's blue earth. He truly incarnates the meaning of the Aramaic word, E'sho-giver of life. My involvement with members of the Lost and Found Nation of Islam's brotherhood and sisterhood began in 1971. I was around 10 or 11 years old. During those days and these days, I must say, the Nation of Islam cannot be replaced by no other civic association, fraternity, club nor organization. The places I have gone, the people I have had the honor to meet and work with could not have been made possible where it not for my stance with the Honorable Minister Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam-the actual community of Jesus.

He preaches a dynamic message of African-American empowerment and self-reliance, offering discipline and hope to those most in need. At the same time, he outrages mainstream America with his fiery rhetoric and unrestrained criticism of whites, Jews, and Catholics, whom he blames for the ongoing oppression of blacks. He is the Reverend Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, and his voice shakes the nation.Prophet of Rage penetrates the rhetoric that surrounds this enigmatic figure to reveal his personal story, tracing his life from his birth as Eugene Walcott in the Bronx through his childhood in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood, his training as a classical violinist, and his career as a calypso singer. It then follows his remarkable political career, recounting his indoctrination into the Nation of Islam, during which time he took the name “Louis X”; explaining his involvement with the assassination of Malcolm X; and chronicling his rise to power as a powerful orator, political leader, and self-proclaimed prophet.