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In the 1920s, this sect used Marcus Garvey’s slogan “One Aim. One God. One Destiny” to evangelize to Black Americans via Detroit’s Sunrise magazine. This sect’s founder (15[1])saw red letters reading “felicitations” after delivering the “revealed sermon.” Letters by this sect’s “Promised Messiah” include one threatening the leader of the Agapemonites for his divinity claims, and one challenging the Zionist Church’s John (15[1])Alexander Dowie to a “prayer duel.” (15[2])Members of this sect (*) pay (10[1])dues called chandah and take an oath called bay’ah. This sect believes that Jesus was buried in the Roza Bal shrine. Under Ordinance XX, this sect’s members can be charged for naming their children Muhammad, since they’re accused of not believing that Muhammad was the Seal (10[1])of the Prophets. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Islamic sect founded by Mirza Ghulam, which is persecuted (10[1])in (10[1])Pakistan. (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[3])

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