and the "true" Islam stressed different things. Elijah Mohammad stressed that there was more than one God. That these Gods had a beginning and an end, which means they did die and did not live forever. He said that God was a black man and the first one was Wallace D. Fard. So, Elijah Mohammad said that their God was a black man and the white man was the devil. Elijah had a racist view, where he wished to never accept whites as "sincere or capable of helping the blacks in their situation." He believed that Jesus was not miraculously born of a virgin. "True" Islam, believed in one God and that was Allah. He created all and from him they all came from only. The true Muslims believed that every righteous person is a god, but not a main God. "True" Muslims believed that Jesus was born from a virgin and died by being crucified on a cross. Even though they had many differences, the Nation of Islam and Islam were similar. They both called each other Muslims, they teach and worship in mosques, they appeal to the prophet Muhammad, they recite the Muslim creed, and they view the Qur'an as inspired Scripture. However, "true" Islam says that the only thing really in common is the language they both share. These "true" Muslims, believed that the Nation of Islam was misusing the word Islam because they were absolutely in violation of the certain basic principles contained within the Qur'an.4. Malcolm's trip to Mecca changes his ministry completely. It is like he opened up some doors that brought him to reality. He saw the error of his ways and moved to goodness. Before leaving to Mecca, Malcolm believed that white and blacks should not be together and that keeping them apart is the best for them both. He believed that the white man was the devil for he was keeping the black man from gaining his rightful power in the world. Malcolm felt that violence was the only way to overcome the problems of the black man out on by the white man...
