after the death of elijah muhammad, he was succeeded by his son, warith deen mohammed. mohammed rejected many teachings of his father, such as the divinity of fard muhammad, and saw a white person as also a worshiper. as he took control of the organization, he quickly brought in new reforms. he renamed it the world community of al-islam in the west; later it became the american society of muslims. it was estimated that there were 200,000 followers of w. d. mohammed at the time.