Farrakhan Said to See Quake in Next 30 Days; Religion: Regional Nation of Islam official, upset at group's eviction from Inglewood facility, reports prediction of California temblor.: [Home Edition]

A week after Nation of Islam officials were evicted from their Western regional headquarters in Inglewood, a top minister in the organization delivered a message he said is from Louis Farrakhanpredicting that an earthquake will strike California within 30 days and possibly wipe the Golden State off the face of the earth.

"The wrath of God will show itself in a major earthquake for this attempt to uproot upstanding citizens from their community," Minister Tony Muhammad said Friday. "California has been the site of many wicked incidents {in the African American community}, and this earthquake will destroy this part of the earth."

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Attempts to reach Farrakhan were unsuccessful, but a secretary at Nation of Islam headquarters in Chicago, who would not give her name, said Muhammad is authorized to speak for Farrakhan.

Though Farrakhan could not be contacted, some members of the Islamic community said the statement...