Nation of Islam

American  

noun

1. an organization composed chiefly of African Americans, advocating the teachings of Islam and originally favoring the separation of Black and white racial groups in the United States: members are known as Black Muslims.

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Nation of Islam British  

noun

1.  NOI.  the official name for the Black Muslims

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Example Sentences

In childhood, RZA had adopted the name Rakeem and embraced the teachings of the mystical offshoot of the Nation of Islam called the Five Percenters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan was not running for office.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

History is rife with examples including, famously, Malcolm X, who found faith in prison and left to be a minister of the Nation of Islam.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

In later decades, self-sufficiency was touted by the Nation of Islam as part of its advocacy of Black Nationalism.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

Everything that the Nation of Islam did in those days, from Mr. Muhammad on down, was strictly on a shoestring.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey