The Most Honorable
Elijah Muhammad
History
The Rise of the Nation of Islam in the West and the Establishment of God’s New World Kingdom on Earth
“Say: I am only a warner; and there is no God but Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all)–The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Mighty, the Forgiving.” — Holy Qur’an, Surah 38: 65-66
Thirty-four years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad was born on or about October 7, 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia. The exact date of his birth remains unknown because record keeping in rural Georgia for the descendants of slaves was not kept current, according to historians and family members. Nevertheless, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad said his birth took place some time in the first or second week of October in 1897 and set forth Oct. 7th as the anniversary date of his birth.
