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A Muslim is a follower of the religion of Islam (see Islam). In Arabic, Muslim translates as one who submits to the will of God (Allah). The specific beliefs of the Muslims within the Nation of Islam are outlined in "The Muslim Program" defined by Elijah Muhammad. A list of twelve main points, the followers of the NOI believe in one God whose name is Allah; in the Qur'an and the Bible, although the latter has been "tampered" with and must be reinterpreted; in Allah's prophets and the Scriptures they brought; in the mental and not physical resurrection of the dead, with the "so-called Negroes" most in need of such a reawakening; in judgment, with the first judgment occurring in America; that… (continued at the official webpage of the NOI)
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