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==Philosophy==

==Philosophy==

Unlike mainstream Islam, which traces its roots to [[Abraham]] like [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], NOI has a race-based philosophy. They believe that black people are racially superior to oher races, and that the "blue-eyed devils" (whites) were selectively bred from blacks by an evil black scientist named Yakub, whose work supposedly took hundreds of years for him and his disciples to fully whiten his creations, with the intent to enslave the black race. According to [[Malcolm X]]'s autobiography, on his pilgrimage to [[Mecca]], the Muslims there were shocked to learn of the Yakub doctrine.

Unlike mainstream Islam, which traces its roots to [[Abraham]] like [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], NOI has a race-based philosophy. They believe that black people are racially superior to other races, and that the "blue-eyed devils" (whites) were selectively bred from blacks by an evil black scientist named Yakub, whose work supposedly took hundreds of years for him and his disciples to fully whiten his creations, with the intent to enslave the black race. According to [[Malcolm X]]'s autobiography, on his pilgrimage to [[Mecca]], the Muslims there were shocked to learn of the Yakub doctrine.

NOI is also [[anti-Semitic|antisemitic]], criticizing Jews for controlling the U.S. government and the economy. It is classified as a [[hate group]] by [[SPLC]].

NOI is also [[anti-Semitic|antisemitic]], criticizing Jews for controlling the U.S. government and the economy. It is classified as a [[hate group]] by [[SPLC]].

Many mainstream Muslims regard NOI as a [[cult]] and not a true Islamic denomination. In fact, most of them refer to NOI pejoratively as '''Farrakhanism''', after Louis Farrakhan.

Many mainstream Muslims regard NOI as a [[cult]] and not a true Islamic denomination. In fact, many of them refer to NOI pejoratively as '''Farrakhanism''', after Louis Farrakhan.

==Notable members==

==Notable members==