# What defines Islam (Nation of Islam and other non-mainstream groups)?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 17, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defines-islam-nation-of-islam-and-other-non-mainstream-groups/169326 "2003-04-17T15:25:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defines-islam-nation-of-islam-and-other-non-mainstream-groups/169326/21 "2003-04-18T14:34:01Z")

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Thanks (twice), Darth! Did you avail yourself of the links I posted?

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**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defines-islam-nation-of-islam-and-other-non-mainstream-groups/169326/22 "2003-04-18T19:37:03Z")

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[QUOTE]  
\*Originally posted by Monty \*  
\*\*If you’re interested, you can check out a good number of faiths at [http://www.belief.net](http://www.belief.net). Here’s a short list to get you started:

[ul][li][Bahai](http://www.belief.net/index/index_10041.asp)[/li][li][Islam](http://www.belief.net/index/index_10004.html)[/li][li][Christianity](http://www.beliefnet.com/christianity/)[/ul] \*\*[/li][/QUOTE]

Here’s a site I have always found helpful, too:

[http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/](http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/)

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