Islam
United Submitters International (Rashad Khalifa)
24/40· HighConfidence: Medium
Quran-only reformist movement founded by Rashad Khalifa (1980s). Khalifa claimed to find a 'Code 19' mathematical miracle in the Quran and ultimately claimed to be a messenger. Assassinated 1990 in Tucson, Arizona.
CLCI radar
High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control6/10
Information Control6/10
Thought Control7/10
Emotional Control5/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — small reformist Quran-only group; founder assassinated 1990.
Founded
1980s
Members
Few hundred
Active in
USA
In context
Khalifa's movement rejects the Hadith and follows only the Quran, with the distinctive 'Code 19' numerical theory. Khalifa was assassinated by an Egyptian Islamic Group operative in 1990. Small surviving community continues.
Legal cases & controversies
- 1990 Khalifa assassination
Timeline
- 1974Khalifa publishes Code 19 theory
- 1990Khalifa assassinated in Tucson
Sources
- Federal court records of Khalifa assassination
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