Yakub (Nation of Islam)
Figure in the mythology of the Nation of Islam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yakub (sometimes spelled Yacub or Yaqub) is a figure in the mythology of the Nation of Islam (NOI). According to the NOI's doctrine, Yakub was a black scientist who lived 6,600 years ago and began the creation of the white race through a form of selective breeding, referred to as "grafting", while he was living on the island of Patmos.
The story has, throughout its history, caused disputes within the NOI. The story was originated in the writings of the NOI's founder Wallace Fard Muhammad, but was rejected by some of its later leaders. Under its current leader Louis Farrakhan, the NOI continues to assert that the story of Yakub is true.