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7351 South Stony Island Avenue , | |
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| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nation of Islam |
| Established | 1989 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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Muhammad University of Islam (MUI) is a Nation of Islam (NOI)-affiliated preschool to 12th Grade school in the South Shore area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, located next to Mosque Maryam.[1] Every major NOI mosque has a MUI. The schools are headed by the Nation of Islam's Ministry of Education, led by Dr. Larry Muhammad. Established in 1930, MUI is the first Islamic Black school system in America.
History
[edit]The University of Islam was established by Elijah Muhammad. The school was greatly supported by Clara Muhammad, the wife of Elijah Muhammad and other Mothers of the Nation of Islam,[2] in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan and was one of the original institutions of the organization. It was an elementary school that taught "mathematics, astronomy and the general knowledge of civilization."[3] Schools were established in many of the cities where the Nation of Islam had a presence. By 1974 there were 47 University of Islam schools across the country.[4][page needed]
Some scholars have called the University of Islam schools the nation's first attempts at homeschooling by black families.[5][6]
After his father's death in 1975, Warith Deen Muhammad transformed the Muhammad University of Islam into the Clara Muhammad Schools (or simply Muhammad Schools)[7][8][9][10] replacing the University of Islam founded by his father. The school system is "an association of approximately 75 elementary, secondary, and high schools throughout the United States and the Caribbean Islands." The schools have been described by Zakiyyah Muhammad of the American Educational Research Association as "models of Islamic education that are achieving commendable results".[11][9]
When Minister Louis Farrakhan re-established the Nation of Islam, he also re-established the organization's schools University of Islam.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mosque Maryam and The Nation of Islam National Center". Nation of Islam. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ "The NAA Hosts the National Alumni Reunion Every Two Years in a Different State. Off Reunion Years, The NAA Hosts The S.O.S (Save Our Schools) Programs - Student Record Archive and Preserve Campaign, Hosts Small Business Workshops for Non-Profits and Startups, hosts the Annual International Women's Conference (IWC). All Endeavors, Events, Programs, Fundraiser or Project are aimed to Assist and Support the Muhammad Schools, Startup or Restart of CMS". U.O.I. and Clara Muhammad and W.D. Muhammad Schools National Alumni Asssoc. Retrieved May 19, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Clegg, Claude Andrew III (1998). An Original Man: The Life and Times of Elijah Muhammad. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 29.
- ^ Evanzz, Karl (2001). The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad. Random House.
- ^ Hine, Darlene Clark (2005). Black women in America. Oxford University Press. p. 110.
- ^ Keller, Rosemary Skinner; Ruether, Rosemary Radford; Cantlon, Marie, eds. (2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. University of Indiana Press. p. 746.
- ^ Evolution of a Community. WDM Publications. 1995. p. 15.
- ^ Lincoln, C. Eric (1994). The Black Muslims in America (Third ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing. p. 274.
- ^ a b "20th Anniversary of Mohammed Schools in Atlanta". The Pluralism Project. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to SCMS!". Sister Clara Muhammad Schools. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009.
- ^ Muhammad, Zakiyyah (2005). "Faith and Courage to Educate our Own". In King, Joyce Elaine (ed.). Black Education: A Transformative Research and Action Agenda for the New Century. Routledge. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-805854-57-2.
- ^ "History & Philosophy". University of Islam. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
