ATH: Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra) On Islam and Nationalism and Fard's Strategy

Malcolm definitely had an interest in nationalism, and he was a nationalist. But what was the Nation of Islam except a nationalist movement? "Nation" suggests nationalism, and it didn't actually begin with that (Muslim) idea. I'm sure Fard, who is also called W. Fard and Fard Muhammad and even Wallace D. Fard, borrowed from everything he thought would work. He borrowed from black nationalism. He borrowed from Drew Ali's Islam. He borrowed form his own experiences in India. We were told he was Turkish or an Arab, but I am convinced he was Indian. And he put together a powerful myth." Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra) on "The Popularity of Malcolm