WEBPOSTED 04.02.1999
Farrakhan hospitalized in Washington, D.C.

[The following statement is from Nation of Islam Chief of Staff Leonard F.
Muhammad.]

WASHINGTON—The Honorable Louis Farrakhan was admitted March
30th to Howard University Hospital. His doctors have informed his family
and Nation of Islam officials that the Minister’s treatment continues to be
successful and his prognosis is excellent. He is stable and resting, and we
ask all well-wishers to keep Minister Farrakhan in their prayers. The family
of Minister Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam have expressed their thanks
and gratitude to the professional staff of Howard University Hospital for
their excellent care of the Muslim leader.

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