That was the year Fard, who under the Nation of Islam’s theology was an “Allah,” one of a series of divine messengers whose time on Earth was limited, disappeared. The two men’s paths had ...
On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X, leader of Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity, was assassinated during an Organization of Afro-American Unity meeting at the Audubon ...
But the alleged shooter’s Kik handle, “HonoraryYakubian,” which references a mythological figure named Yakub, suggests he might also have been influenced by Nation of Islam lore. If that’s the case, ...