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==Nation of Islam==
==Nation of Islam==
Myth: Nation of Islam is seperate from Islam. It is not a religion but it is 100% tied with Islam, hence the name Islam. Do their members enforce Sharia, no. Do their members travel to Mecca? I don't know. The fact remains, it is not seperate and they are tied by a common ideology- Islam. It may be more akin to an organization such as the Knights of Columbus. But KOC is tied to Christianity just as NOI is tied to Islam.--'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt| ]]</sup> 12:47, 12 November 2008 (EST)
Myth: Nation of Islam is seperate from Islam. It is not a religion but it is 100% tied with Islam, hence the name Islam. Do their members enforce Sharia, no. Do their members travel to Mecca? I don't know. The fact remains, it is not seperate and they are tied by a common ideology- Islam. It may be more akin to an organization such as the Knights of Columbus. But KOC is tied to Christianity just as NOI is tied to Islam.--'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt| ]]</sup> 12:47, 12 November 2008 (EST)
*The Nation of Islam preaches adherence to the Five Pillars of the Islamic Faith: shahadah, or profession of faith; salat, or prayer, five times daily facing toward Mecca; zakat, charity to the poor; sawm, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan; and hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca required of every Muslim financially and physically able to go, at least once in his or her lifetime.
So it seems NOI is related to Islam, in the sense of having some ideas and practices in common. The question is whether either group identifies with the other. That is, does NOI claim to be Muslim (or part of Islam)? And - a separate question - does Islam accept/repudiate NOI? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 12:55, 12 November 2008 (EST)