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What is the difference between Islam and the Nation of Islam?

What is the difference between Islam and the Nation of Islam?

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G. Cole

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G. Cole, English Professor, PhD, Canterbury

Answered Dec 22, 2020

Some people may assume that when they hear “Nation of Islam,” this would automatically refer to Islam but this is not the case at all. These are known to be two types of religious sects. The teachings that you will learn from the Nation of Islam will be different from what you can expect from Islam.

One of the major differences between the two is that the Nation of Islam will normally promote racism due to its teachings. This is not something that you will get to see when you check Islam.

Another difference is the Nation of Islam believes in Elijah while in Islam, they believe in Muhammad as the main prophet. Islam will follow the teachings of Muhammad while in the Nation of Islam, they would rather look into what Elijah has said.

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H. Ruby

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Answered Dec 21, 2020

Throughout the world, there are many religions that a person can practice. Some of the religions are small in size, while others are well known. One of those well known religions is Islam. It is estimated to be the second most popular religion in the world. Experts also estimate that within the next decade, it could overtake Christianity as the number one religion in the world.

Like with Christianity and many other religions, Islam has different sectors that still may follow the core beliefs of the religion but drift off onto their own beliefs. The Nation of Islam was created in 1930 and they are a black organization. They want to bring up the black race, empowering their economic, spiritual, and mental living conditions.

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L. Cooper, Data Analyst, MCA, Newcastle

Answered Jul 29, 2020

Nations of Islam or NOI and Islam are two different sects of religion. They both have the term Islam in common, but there teachings and practices are actually different. The Nations of Islam are actually mostly considered to be racists and the black individuals, and the Islam religion people denounce the Nations of Islam and their teachings. The Islam religion was brought about by the Prophet Muhammad.

This religion believes in one God; they believe in the Angels of God, and also the Bible and Torah. They have some crucial similarities with the Christian faith; they even believe at the end of days. The Nations of Islam, on the other hand, started in 1930 with Wallace Fard. He proclaimed the black race is greater.

This sect is filled more with the black people, and they do not follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, but the teaching of Prophet Elijah. Unlike the Islam religion, which is for all, the Nations of Islam promote racism.

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Answered Jul 22, 2020

Islam is the second-largest religion in the world. This religion is based on the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, as revealed in the Holy Qur'an. Followers of Islam believe in the existence of one God whom they call Allah. They also believe in some of the angels that were sent to reveal certain things to Prophet Muhammad and other Prophets.

According to Islam, there are five important pillars of the religion that every faithful Muslim must strive to follow. They include the testimony of faith, pillar of faith, fasting and prayer during Ramadan, paying charity, and pilgrimage to Mecca. The Nation of Islam, on the other hand, is a religious sect with doctrines and beliefs that differ greatly from that of Islam.

This religious sect was created in 1930 by Wallace Fard. Although the Nation of Islam is most times regarded as an Islamic organization, it operates on the belief that the black race is superior to any other race. As a result, the aim of the NOI followers is to resurrect the economic, mental, and spiritual conditions of the black people.

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