The Supreme Wisdom Lessons: A Scripture of American Islam

by Michael Muhammad Knight

From its beginnings in 1930s Detroit, the Nation of Islam has relied on a guarded series of texts, known as the Supreme Wisdom Lessons, to initiate and educate members. These texts appear primarily as exchanges between Nation founder Fard Muhammad and his student, Elijah Muhammad. Memorization, recitation, and interpretation of the Lessons have been of central importance to the Nation throughout its history. Even after Elijah Muhammad's passing in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800504616
• ISBN13: 9781800504615
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.