Khaalis soon grew dissatisfied with the NOI.He wanted to turn it away from black supremacism and towards a more traditional version of Islam; his movement was backed by Mr Abdul-Jabbar, a basketball star.

Khaalis 很快对 NOI 感到不满。他想将其从黑人至上主义转向更传统的伊斯兰教。他的运动得到了篮球明星阿卜杜勒-贾巴尔先生的支持。