Wallace Fard Muhammad

Wallace Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad
	Official portrait from the Nation of Islam
Leader of the Nation of Islam
	In office; 1930–1934
Succeeded by	Elijah Muhammad
Personal details
Born	Uncertain, tradition claims February 26, c. 1877[a]
Occupation	Religious and political activist
Disappeared	1934
	^ a. Birth dates attributed to Fard include 1877, 1891, and 1893; the Nation of Islam celebrates February 26, 1877.

Wallace Fard Muhammad, also known as Wallace D. Fard or Master Fard Muhammad^[3] (/fəˈrɑːd/;^{[citation needed]} reportedly born February 26, c. 1877^[4]^[a] – disappeared c. 1934), was the founder of the Nation of Islam. He arrived in Detroit in 1930 with an ambiguous background and several aliases, and proselytized idiosyncratic Islamic teachings to the city's black population. In 1934, he disappeared from public record, and Elijah Muhammad succeeded him as leader of the Nation of Islam.^[7]

^ "N.O.I. Founder, Wallace D. Fard born". African American Registry.
^ "Wallace D. Fard – American religious leader". Encyclopedia Britannica. March 2024.
^ Knight, Michael Muhammad (February 26, 2013). Dubuc, Nancy; Smith, Shane (eds.). "Remembering Master Fard Muhammad". Vice News. New York City, New York, United States: Vice Media. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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^ Fanusie, Fatimah Abdul-Tawwab (2008). Fard Muhammad in historical context: An Islamic thread in the American religious and cultural quilt (PhD). Washington, D.C., United States: Howard University. OCLC 488985857.
^ Morrow 2019, pp. 1–35, Chapter 1. Issues of Origin.
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[1] "N.O.I. Founder, Wallace D. Fard born". African American Registry.

[2] "Wallace D. Fard – American religious leader". Encyclopedia Britannica. March 2024.

[3] Knight, Michael Muhammad (February 26, 2013). Dubuc, Nancy; Smith, Shane (eds.). "Remembering Master Fard Muhammad". Vice News. New York City, New York, United States: Vice Media. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

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[5] Fanusie, Fatimah Abdul-Tawwab (2008). Fard Muhammad in historical context: An Islamic thread in the American religious and cultural quilt (PhD). Washington, D.C., United States: Howard University. OCLC 488985857.

[FOOTNOTEMorrow20191–35[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidLTWEDwAAQBAJpgPA1_Chapter_1._Issues_of_Origin]-6] Morrow 2019, pp. 1–35, Chapter 1. Issues of Origin.

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Wallace Fard Muhammad
Official portrait from the Nation of Islam

Leader of the Nation of Islam
In office 1930–1934
Succeeded by	Elijah Muhammad

Personal details
Born	Uncertain, tradition claims February 26, c. 1877^[a]^[1]^[2]
Occupation	Religious and political activist

Disappeared	1934

^ a. Birth dates attributed to Fard include 1877, 1891, and 1893; the Nation of Islam celebrates February 26, 1877.