Ishmael Muhammad

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Ishmael Muhammad (born 22 November 1964) is an American minister for the Nation of Islam, an organization that combines black nationalism and some Islamic teachings. A son of Elijah Muhammad and Tynnetta Muhammad, he has served as the Nation of Islam national assistant minister to Louis Farrakhan since 1991. Muhammad is also a Council Member and "is sometimes considered the most likely successor" to Farrakhan to lead the Nation of Islam. In 1995, Muhammad was a speaker at the Million Man March. Of Elijah Muhammad's 21 children, he is the eldest son of his mother Tynnetta Muhammad. He is the Student Minister at Mosque Maryam, the headquarters of the Nation of Islam. Muhammad was featured on the Nation of Islam's national stage at the 2013 Holy Day of Atonement event on October 20, at which Muhammad delivered the keynote address in place of Louis Farrakhan who was unable to attend due to illness. Farrakhan's selection of Muhammad to speak in his absence may shed light on the future direction...

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