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Nation of Islam Looks to UFOs to Save the World Nation of Islam Looks to UFOs to Save the World Continued from Page 27 "Since the founding of the Nation of Islam, these wheel-like objects have been taught to us of their existence and their function," said Ishmael Muhammad, one of Elijah Muhammad's sons and the current national assistant minister of the religious organization. "The founder of the Nation of Islam, Fard Muhammad, taught us about these objects that the world calls UFOs, and he gave us great details as to the materials that they were constructed of and that most of these objects come from this planet Earth," Ishmael Muhammad told AOL News. worldwide skepticism and the media so often "He also taught us of the existence of treating this at such a high level of ridicule. I life on other planets, as well as a highly was pleasantly surprised when he offered both advanced civilization on the planet Mars. He emotional and financial support for our work, taught us about the Mother Plane (UFO) and and he came across as very humble in our gave us the dimensions that it was a half mile by presence." a half mile, human-made planet, one mile in Ishmael Muhammad, 46, influential in height, and that this Mother Plane carried 1,500 the organization's important Mosque Maryam in smaller planes." Chicago, is one of the top ministers considered He added that, decades ago, when his a potential successor to Farrakhan, 77, who has father led the NOI, "continuing the work of battled prostate cancer in recent years. restoration and redemption of black people," Ever since several videos of a UFO seen that the FBI raided their temple "and took all of over the Islamic shrine known as the Dome of the files that he had, including detailed the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem diagrams on these UFOs -- they confiscated all went viral at the end of January, UFO believers of those documents and materials." and skeptics alike have chimed in on any During a speech from last year's possible religious significance of the event. Saviours' Day convention in Chicago, "The most significant way that sighting Farrakhan spoke of a 1985 vision or encounter can be interpreted is that the Dome of the Rock he claims to have had with "the wheel," or UFO. represents the third holiest site for Muslims, and He told his followers how he'd been taken Jerusalem is a holy place for Christians and * "Experience The Journey Beyond The aboard the craft where he heard Elijah Jews," said Ishmael Muhammad. "The fact that Tunnel of Light!" Muhammad talk to him. the wheel appeared over that sacred temple At the recent Saviours' Day event, points to the fact that there's about to be a * "Transcend from the physical to the attended by nearly 10,000 followers, the change on our planet and all of the religions are metaphysical!" weekend theme was scientific analysis. For about to be brought into one universal religion." three hours, the group of invited UFO experts So, at the very least, it appears the NOI * “Remarkably provocative, this is the presented their views on the subject. is hoping that UFOs will unite the planet in a first major new concept about the "As long as Farrakhan has been the devout way. meaning of human life and evolution national leader of the Nation of Islam, I know "I believe that the recent release of UFO since Darwin.” he's been a very controversial figure and for me, documents by the British government is very the question came down to, do I want to be significant, along with other countries that have Atheists Can Get To "Heaven" associated with something that might be released their own," Ishmael Muhammad by W. Michael King, political or religious?" said Donald Schmitt, one added. available at Amazon.com of Farrakhan's speakers. "I had to be assured "There's just too much overwhelming that this was going to be strictly an opportunity evidence, and they can't continue to tell the www.atheistscangettoheaven.com to present a good case for UFOs." people that what they are seeing are weather Schmitt, the co-author of two best- balloons, and they have been monitoring the selling books, "UFO Crash at Roswell" (Avon) activity of these wheels for decades. and "The Truth About the UFO Crash at "I think it says that they know that Roswell" (M. Evans), is one of the leading contact is imminent." [] investigators in the UFO field. The short presentation he gave to the NOI centered on the famous 1947 case of a COMING SOON reported UFO crash near Roswell, N.M. THE ‘X’ ZONE TV Prior to his talk (to an audience of 5,000 in a main hall and another 4,000 in a nearby SHOW area), Schmitt and the other presenters met privately with Farrakhan, under extremely tight ON security. THE TALKSTAR TV "You would have sworn you were meeting with the president," Schmitt told AOL NETWORK News." "The entire discussion was about UFOs, Listen to The ‘X’ Zone Archives for and it didn't deviate. He kept talking about how F R E E heroic and brave we were in the face of www.xzonepodcast.com