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Allah Temple of Islam was a religious organization formed in November 1929 by Wallace Fard Muhammad

Background
In June of 1929, after the murder of Drew Ali, Fard Muhammad had been named the interim leader of the Moorish Science Temple's Chicago mosque. Fard proclaimed he was the reincarnate of Drew Ali and therefore the new head of organization. He then moved a group of his followers to Detroit where the Allah Temple of Islam was founded in November of 1929.

Religious teachings
Black separatistism

African Americans emigrating back East to avoid deprivation and extermination in America

He had a concept that was similar to Drew Ali explaining that African Americans were an Asiatic people, and that their roots were trillions of years old and they once ruled the earth under Islam's banner

He presented himself as an intermediary between God and man, and then later he said he was Allah

racial chauvinism, where whites were devils and blacks were inherently righteous

destruction of the white world and heaven on earth for his followers

Membership
Fard was a door to door salesmen that would gain entry to homes by promoting his products as originating from the homeland of African Americans.

Early members of Fard's teachings came from followers of Drew Alis Moorish Temple Science Temple of America

In 1934 Allah Temple of Islam stopped wearing fezes to prevent confusion between their group and MST of A.

Controversies
In 1932, on Thanksgiving Day, Robert Harris, also known as Robert Karriem, committed a human sacrifice in order to bring himself closer to Allah. Karriem cited a quotation from a book titled, "Secret Rituals of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam" which was authored by Muhammad.

Another assistant, Elijah Karriem admitted that Fard instructed Muslims to 'kill four whites in order to take the fear of the white man out of the hearts of the followers.

Ali, Muhammand, and his assistant Uganda Ali were taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for psychological evaluations. Karrien was found to be legally insane and was committed to Ionia State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

Disbandment and formation of the Nation of Islam
Ali "promised to use his influence in disbanding the group." and was released from Receiving Hospital. Hundreds of Fard's followers protested at the First District of Detroit and demanded his release. The protesters were of African American decent and they viewed the situation as a racial assault on their freedom of religion.

Facing charges, Fard admitting that his teachings were dangerous and he agreed to disband the Allah Temple of Islam. He also agreed to leave Detroit forever in order to receive immunity.

The religious organization was disbanded in name. Over the next several months, Fard made changes to the doctrines of the organization and made some cosmetic changes to make Karriem a more palatable custodian of the organization, which included changing Karriem's name to Elijah Muhammad and giving him the title of Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam.

Admission that religion was a racket
On May 25 during an interrogation at a police station Fard Muhammad admitted his activities and teachings were a racket and his purpose behind organizing the black community of Detroit was to "get all the money out of it that he could."