[wideawake]

Yes, this is the belief of both the Lost Found Nation of Islam in the Wilderness of North America (also known as the Nation of Islam) and its offshoot the Nation of Gods and Earths (also known as the Five Percenters).

Jakub in some versions is purely evil, in others he is well-intentioned but becomes evil.

This tale seems to have come from the mysterious founder of the Nation, Wallace Fard and was transmitted to Elijah Muhammad.

This is one of the tamer things they believe.

The Nuwaubians, the Ausar Auset and the Temple of Moorish Science are interesting too.

[Charles Martel]

Sounds like a fusion of Islam and voodoo.