Fard Muhammad

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Fard Muhammad was the mysterious religious figure who founded the Nation of Islam in the early 20th century and is regarded by its followers as a divine messenger.

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Fard Muhammad canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nation of Islam figure
founder
religious leader
activity taught a distinct form of Islam to African Americans
associatedWithConcept Black empowerment through religion
Islamic reinterpretation for African Americans
associatedWithEthnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African Americans
centralBeliefAbout God appeared in the person of Master Fard Muhammad
cityOfActivity Detroit
countryOfActivity United States of America
surface form: United States
disappearedIn 1934
fieldOfWork Black religious nationalism
Islamic revivalism
religious teaching
founded Nation of Islam
hasControversy true identity and origins are debated by historians
hasNotableCharacteristic biographical details are mysterious and disputed
hasTitle Master
Prophet (in Nation of Islam belief)
influenced Elijah Muhammad
knownFor founding the Nation of Islam
languageOfPreaching English
legacy central theological figure in Nation of Islam
inspired later Nation of Islam leaders
movement Nation of Islam
nameVariant Wallace Fard Muhammad
surface form: Master Fard Muhammad

Wallace Fard Muhammad
surface form: W. Fard Muhammad

Wallace Fard Muhammad
organizationalRole teacher and organizer of early Nation of Islam temples
regardedAs Mahdi
Messiah
divine messenger
messenger of Allah
regardedBy followers of the Nation of Islam
religion Islam
roleInMovement founder of the Nation of Islam
stateOfActivity Michigan
statusInDoctrine incarnation of Allah in Nation of Islam theology
taughtDoctrine dietary restrictions
rejection of Christianity as a white man’s religion
self-reliance for African Americans
separation of Black and white Americans
strict moral discipline
taughtTo Elijah Muhammad
timePeriodOfActivity 1930s
early 20th century

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Nation of Islam foundedBy Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad alsoKnownAs Fard Muhammad