Muhammad University of Islam (MUI) is a

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(NOI)-affiliated preschool to 12th Grade school in the South Shore area of

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, located next to

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Black school system in

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History

The University of Islam was established by

Elijah Muhammad Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975) was an American religious leader, black separatist, and self-proclaimed Messenger of Allah who led the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1933 until his death in 197 ...

. The school was greatly supported by Clara Muhammad, the wife of Elijah Muhammad and other Mothers of the Nation of Islam, in 1934 in

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and was one of the original institutions of the organization. It was an elementary school that taught "mathematics, astronomy and the general knowledge of civilization." Schools were established in many of the cities where the Nation of Islam had a presence. By 1974 there were 47 University of Islam schools across the country. Some scholars have called the University of Islam schools the nation's first attempts at homeschooling by black families. After his father's death in 1975, Warith Deen Muhammad transformed the Muhammad University of Islam into the Clara Muhammad Schools (or simply ''Muhammad Schools'') replacing the University of Islam founded by his father. The school system is "an association of approximately 75 elementary, secondary, and high schools throughout the United States and the

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." The schools have been described by Zakiyyah Muhammad of the

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as "models of Islamic education that are achieving commendable results". When Minister

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re-established the Nation of Islam, he also re-established the organization's schools University of Islam.History & Philosophy
" ''University of Islam''. Retrieved on February 26, 2009.

References

External links

Muhammad University of Islam

Mohammed Schools of Atlanta

Sister Clara Muhammad School National Alumni Association
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