WHY MUST ELIJAH FIRST COME?
Elijah Muhammad was born on October 7, 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia.  He met his teacher, Master Fard Muhammad in Detroit, Michigan after migrating there in the early 1930's.  Upon the departure of his teacher, Elijah Muhammad became the Leader, Teacher and Guide of what went from The Lost-Found Nation of Islam in North America to what is known today as the Nation of Islam.  Notable students of the Messenger were Malcolm X Little, later named Malik El Shabazz, Cassius Clay, also named Muhammad Ali, and Louis Wilcox, later named Louis Farrakhan. Given the profoundity of the writings of Elijah Muhammad, it would be an injustice to attempt to put it in a small synopsis; therefore pasting this link in your browser and visiting http://www.memps.citymax.com/Elijah_Muhammad.html, will render the best and most accurate information available about Messenger Elijah Muhammad.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.