The Five-Percent Nation is a revisionist movement in America that began in 1964. It borrows the philosophies from the traditional Islam. They are occasionally known as the Nation of G-ds’ and Earths, which resulted from the departure of the Nation of Islam in 1963. Although they are a sole religion, the Five Percent Nation do not consider themselves a religion but merely a religious affiliation followed by Islāmic tradition defined as “culture” or “natural way of life.” The Five-Percenters was created and founded by a man in Harlem, New York named Clarence Smith. It came into existence around the 1960’s. In addition, equated to the orthodox religions such as the Nation of Islam and Islam; the Five-Percent Nation are not uniquely recognized
