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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Statements (46)

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 African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
centralBeliefAbout God appeared in the person of Master Fard Muhammad ⓘ
cityOfActivity Detroit ⓘ
countryOfActivity 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 Master Fard Muhammad ⓘ
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 ⓘ