Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. Since Mr. Fard has been deified, the Temple People raise to the rank of prophet the former Minister of Islam, Elijah Mohammed, now a resident of Chicago. 44 records found for Wallace Rd, Oswego, KS 67356. Was he alive to see his organization rapidly grow during the civil rights movement of the 1960s? There is no doubt Fard had many enemies - even within his own organization. His concepts attracted hundreds of followers to the Allah Temple of Islam (ATI), as he called his group. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Personally I don't know enough about the context to form an opinion on whether he was murdered, but it wouldn't shock me if he was. In 1933, Fard disappeared and a power struggle within the NOI emerged. Reported Aliases of the Messenger and of Wallace D. Ford, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8FM-5FP, "Master W. Fard Muhammad and FBI COINTELPRO", "4. Via e-mail, I asked Claude Andrew Clegg III, author of another Elijah Muhammad biography, An Original Man, to give me his take on the controversy. "In an attempt to determine the origins of W.D. Following his disappearance, Elijah Muhammad succeeded him as the chief of the Nation of Islam. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. In that year, he established in Detroit the Temple of Islm as well as the University of Islm, which was the temples school, and the Fruit of Islm, a corps of male guards. "[37] The FBI took note of the article written by Erdmann Doane Beynon, and it conducted a search for Fard using various aliases including the name "Ford". On their marriage record, Ford gave his race as Spanish, his birthplace as Oregon, and his age as 26. ), Mecca-born founder of the Nation of Islam (sometimes called Black Muslim) movement in the United States. In fact, some of the most mysterious individuals who have graced this Earth have left the most indelible marks upon our books and records. The religion that God set forth for Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and muammad proclaimed by the latter in Arabia in the 7th century, which enjoys the, Pan-Islam [25] In 1933, he began signing his name "W. F. Muhammad", which stands for "Wallace Fard Muhammad". "[25], Fard wrote several lessons which are read and committed to memory by members of the Nation of Islam. After Desdemona is hired and settles into a familiar routine of caring for the delicate silkworms the Nation of Islam breeds to make cloth, she discovers that she can hear the speeches of Master W.D. [17] He came to the homes of black families who had recently migrated to Detroit from the rural South. [25] One such lesson concludes with the text: "This Lesson No. [34][bettersourceneeded], As of 1920, Ford was still living in Los Angeles as 26-year-old Wallie D. Ford, with his 25-year-old wife, Hazel E. Ford. WebWallace Fard, also known as Wallace Fard Muhammad or Master Fard Muhammad (/ f r d /; reportedly born February 26, c. 1877 disappeared c. 1934), was the founder of the Nation of Islam. The entire movement was placed under a Minister of Islam. [35], A marriage certificate dated June 5, 1924, was issued to Wallie Dodd Ford and Carmen Trevino (or Trevio) in Santa Ana, California. In as much as Elijah Muhammad recognizes W.D. In contrast to Fards story, Karl Evanzz, noted NOI authority and author of The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad, has argued that Fard was born Wali Dodd Fard in New Zealand in 1893. It is important to realize that Farrakhan is the current leader of one of two main NOI factions that emerged after the Honorable Elijah Muhammads death on Feb. 24, 1975. Ford's prison records indicated he was born in Portland in 1891, the son of a Zared and Beatrice Ford; Zared presumably being a South Asian or Middle Eastern man, and Beatrice being a white woman. [10], The annual Saviour's Day event is held in honor of Master Fard's birth. 2 was given by our Prophet, W.D. And that she is number one to be destroyed. "[25] He went on to state: "Why is Stress made to the Muslims to Copy, the Minister, Elijah Muhammad's Answers? I worked with a devout follower of the noi. According to the version of Elijah, he saw Fard off at the Detroit airport when Fard was being deported. [38], The search produced two Fords of interest, one of whom was Wallace Ford, a prominent movie actor. Members of the movement believe Fard to be the incarnation of Allh, and his birthday, February 26, is observed as Saviours Day. [68][bettersourceneeded]. Much of what is known about him is shrouded in mystery, and it is difficult to separate fact from mythological stories. With growing prestige over a constantly increasing group, [Fard] became bolder in his denunciation of white people and began to attack the teachings of the Bible in such a way as to shock his hearers and bring them to an emotional crisis. Fard, W. D. (c. 1877-1934), Religious and Political Leader He denounced white people and incited racial hatred. [24] He established the University of Islam, where school-age children were taught, rather than in the public schools. Before arriving in Detroit in 1930, under the alias of David Ford, he attained a high rank in the Moorish Science Temple, a vaguely Islam-like religion that disbanded that same year. I have no idea who Fard was but I doubt he was black, which is ironic. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Black Nationalism: A Search for Identity in America. [31], From the FBI's response to the Freedom of Information Act request, Evanzz claimed that Fard, using the name Fred Dodd, married Pearl Allen in Multnomah County, Oregon, on May 9, 1914, with their first child, a son, born the next year. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. [28] Additionally, Fard is alleged to have used up to 58 different aliases during his life. How did the founder of a group that recruited men like Malcolm X and Muhammed Ali slip under the radar so easily? Detroit sues celebrity pastor and his nuisance mega-church over unfinished Woodward project, Detroits Movement fest releases full lineup: Basement Jaxx, Skrillex, Cybotron, Zeds Dead, and more. The true origins of W. D. Fard remain mired in obscurity. WebWallace Muhammad - Disappearance Disappearance In June 1934, Fard left Detroit for Chicago and disappeared without a trace. He also stated that his father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was born in Illinois. April 15, 2022. He was described as of medium height and build with brown eyes and black hair. Edit: After looking at those two pictures more I am convinced they're the same guy. Today, the Nation of Islam teaches that he boarded the Mother Plane and is still alive. His very name is uncertain. [20], Beynon described disputes and tension that arose between the new community and the police over the group's refusal to send their children to public schools. There is only one known, authenticated photograph of "Wallace Fard Muhammad", which depicts him as a light-skinned, caucasian-looking man: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Wallace_Fard_Muhammad.jpg. Fard immigrated to the United States sometime before 1930. Arian, posits that Muhammad arrived in Seattle, Washington, from Karachi, Pakistan in 1904 under the names Alam Khan and Khanialam Khan. Powered by - Designed with theHueman theme. When nothing further was heard from him, some rumored that he had been killed by police. The photo of Fard looks highly retouched, or whatever people did to photo before Photoshop, so whether it's the same person as in the mugshot is really hard to tell. Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). Some have suggested that he was a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America or the Ahmadiyyah Movement. Ugh, I've been going back and forth for the past ten minutes trying to decide if I think the pictures in link 1 and link 2 are of the same person. PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME! Evanzz detailed the experience of several other authors who also based their accounts of Fard's life on the FBI file. [23] "Within three years the prophet not only began the movement but organized it so well that he himself was able to recede into the background, appearing almost never to his followers during the final months of his residence in Detroit."[24]. ." Fard, also known as Wallace Fard Muhammad, had a murky past. The Nation of Islam state that Muhammad was of African and Arab descent. But his strict culinary concerns may have emerged from elsewhere: it is said he carried packets of sugar in his coat pocket and is said to have bled easily. While there is plenty written about Ford, not much is known about Fard. He lived in Los Angeles with a woman named Hazel Ford. 1997. One member of the group, later declared mentally insane, allegedly participated in "human sacrifice" in 1932 in an effort to follow lessons regarding the sacrifice of devils. var referer="";try{if(referer=document.referrer,"undefined"==typeof referer||""==referer)throw"undefined"}catch(exception){referer=document.location.href,(""==referer||"undefined"==typeof referer)&&(referer=document.URL)}referer=referer.substr(0,700); Attendance at the house meetings grew until the listeners were divided into groups and taught in shifts. I guess so, because if you compare their features (ears, nose, chin, mouth, eyes and eyebrows), they're very similar. After another brush with the law in April 1934, Fard left Detroit for good. He disappeared in 1934 after several arrests in Detroit and Elijah Muhammad took over as leader of the Nation of Islam. They must learn that they are the original people, noblest of the nations of the earth. They claim Wallace Dodd Ford was not Wallace Fard Muhammad. 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