Apparently, Elijah Muhammed had become threatened by Malcolm's charismatic appeal, and he feared he might lose his leadership in the movement.
"The Black Experience in America The Immigrant Heritage of America"
Norman Coombs
No one can read with attention the Gospel and the story of the primitive Church, without being struck by the consciousness of renovation, of enhancement, experienced by all who received the Christian secret in its charismatic stage.
"The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day"
Evelyn Underhill
More than half the American rappers in his music collection were Muslim, and many sang about the Nation of Islam and the sect's charismatic leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan.
"Underground"
Suelette Dreyfus