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Wallace Fard Muhammad (*ethnic background and life history is debated, although not a African~ American we pay respect because of those he influenced) was a preacher and founder of the Nation of Islam (NOI). He established the Nation of Islam's first mosque in Detroit, Michigan in 1930 and preached his distinctive religion there for three years before mysteriously disappearing in June 1934. His follower and succeeding leader Elijah Muhammad proclaimed him to have been Allah on earth.

In November 1929 Fard moved from Chicago to Detroit, Michigan. Using the names Wallace D. Fard and Wallace D. Fard Muhammad, he renamed the faction he controlled the Allah Temple of Islam, established the University of Islam, a group of male security guards called the Fruit of Islam, and other Black Muslim organizations.

One of Fard's first followers had been Elijah Poole, who later changed his name to Elijah Muhammad. Elijah began preaching that Wallace Fard Muhammad was the Mahdi and even deified Fard as the True and Living God. Shortly before he departed Detroit for the last time, Fard had conferred leadership of the Nation of Islam on Elijah Muhammad.- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Fard_Muhammad