DETROIT—During Saviours’ Day, the special class for the Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.), which is the military training of the men who belong to Islam in North America, honors the best man who exemplifies their commitment to help reform, rebuild and restore those who have lost the knowledge of themselves and is living an uncivilized life.
Brothers are recognized and awarded for their efforts with The Final Call newspaper sales and inviting guests to the mosque to hear the life-saving Teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad as taught and exemplified by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
Out of approximately 125 mosques and study groups in the Nation of Islam, only nine men were awarded the title of the top F.O.I. of the year.
Student Supreme Captain Mustapha Farrakhan mounted the rostrum in an all-white F.O.I. uniform trimmed in gold. The men in the class wore their official F.O.I. uniform of navy blue trimmed in white and brown ones trimmed in gold. Every uniform has the red and white National Flag of the Nation of Islam on the shoulder, which represents the Universe: the Sun, Moon and Star.
Student Supreme Captain Mustapha encouraged the men to strengthen the Muslim brotherhood and rededicate themselves to the work of being saviours in their communities.
He also lifted the 53rd surah (chapter) of the Holy Qur’an to bear witness to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s place in scripture and how what his father experienced with his vision of hearing from the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad on the Mother Wheel proves what the scripture says.
This year’s top F.O.I. were from the nine regions: Eastern Region, Brother Jaquan X; European Region, Brother Wayne 2X; Mid-Atlantic Region, Brother Abdul Salaam Muhammad; Southern Region, Brother James Muhammad; Southwest Region, Brother Malik Muhammad Sr.;
Western Region, Brother Nuri Muhammad; Central Region, Brother Michael Muhammad; Delaware Valley Region, Brother Elijah Muhammad and the 7th Region, Brother Nikki Muhammad.
There were three new categories added this year for the top Final Call sales in 2025 in the regions: Lightweight Champion, Study Group, Nashville, Tennessee; Middleweight Champion, Mosque No. 6, Baltimore, Maryland and the Heavyweight Champion, Mosque No. 15, Atlanta, Georgia.