Elijah Muhammad Meets the Press [Paperback]

Elijah Muhammad (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997

A rare interview conducted by 16 Chicago-based journalists.

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Sixteen Chicago-based journalists representing several local and national newspapers and magazines were received in the home of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Messenger of Allah. In this rare, hour-and-a-half group interview, Messenger Muhammad placed no limitations on questions asked. Though granted this rare privilege to talk at length with a man the press usually describes as "inaccessible," the journalists' editors have permitted very little of the interview to appear in other news media. Therefore, as previously printed in the Muhammad Speaks newspaper, this book is a direct transcript of that interview as recorded by Sister V. Najieb, one of the Messenger's Secretaries. -- From the Publisher

About the Author

Messenger of Allah, Leader, Teacher and Guide to the Lost-Found Nation of Islam. Born Oct. 7, 1877, in Sandersville, GA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 27 pages
• Publisher: Secretarius Memps (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884855229
• ISBN-13: 978-1884855221
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,104,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A FASCINATING AND INSIGHTFUL VIEW OF ELIJAH MUHAMMAD, December 23, 2010

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This review is from: Elijah Muhammad Meets the Press (Paperback)

Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975; born as Elijah Robert Poole) led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death. This booklet gives a revealing and rare interview with reporters. Here are some quotations from the interview:

Q: Have you designated a successor for yourself?

A: I do not do that. I cannot do that. I did not choose myself. God chose me and if He wants a successor, He Will Choose that one. (Pg. 17)

Q: Do you have visions?

A: I do not say really have visions, but I do have voices, at times... I know God. I was with Him about three years and about four or five months. I know His Voice. And when He Speaks, I know it." (Pg. 27)

Q: Are you talking about Mr. Fard?

A: It was Him that I have learned all that I am now teaching. I do not know anything of myself. It is what He Has Given me." (Pg. 28-29)

Q: The press states that you label all while people blue-eyed devils. Is this true?

A: Whether they are actually blue-eyed or not, if they are actually one of the members of that race, they are devils." (Pg. 30)

A: It is only through Islam that white people can be saved." (Pg. 32)