Wallace Fard Muhammad

Wallace Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad
Leader of the Nation of Islam
	In office ; 1930?1934
Succeeded by	Elijah Muhammad
Personal details
Born	February 26, 1877 ; Unknown
Died	Unknown ; Unknown
Occupation	Minister
	^ a. Birth dates attributed to Fard include 1877, 1891, and 1893; the Nation of Islam celebrates February 26, 1877.

Wallace D. Fard aka Wallace Fard Muhammad / f ? . ? r ?ː d / (born February 26, 1877 ^[2]) was a co-founder of the Nation of Islam . He appeared in Detroit in 1930 and had an obscure background and used several aliases. He taught a unique form of religion which was based on Islam to members of the city's African-American population. He was also a seller of silk, incense, and perfume and was remembered as being a light skinned black man, a light skinned Arab, and a white man. Fard was last seen in 1933 by Elijah Muhammad , when Fard took off in an airplane from the Detroit airport. ^[3]

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↑ FBI File SAC (25-330971-26)
↑ The years 1891 and 1893 have both been cited by sources relying upon FBI records primarily. The FBI file on Fard provides both dates, and states: "Our investigation of the NOI and Ford failed to establish his birth date and birth place." Fard reportedly claimed to have been born in 1877. ^[1]
↑ Smothers, David (July 21, 1974). "The Facts Belie the Aura of Menace" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 12, 2017 .

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[FBI_File_SAC_25-330971-26-1] FBI File SAC (25-330971-26)

[2] The years 1891 and 1893 have both been cited by sources relying upon FBI records primarily. The FBI file on Fard provides both dates, and states: "Our investigation of the NOI and Ford failed to establish his birth date and birth place." Fard reportedly claimed to have been born in 1877. ^[1]

[3] Smothers, David (July 21, 1974). "The Facts Belie the Aura of Menace" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 12, 2017 .

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