Mom Khadijah Farrakhan, spouse of Nation of Islam chief Louis Farrakhan, has died on the age of 90.
A message posted to the Last Name web site from Pupil Minister Ishmael R. Muhammad, On Behalf of The Government Council of the Nation of Islam learn as follows:
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan with deep disappointment but with profound gratitude to Allah informs you that his beloved spouse of 72 years, the First Woman of the Nation of Islam, Mom Khadijah has returned to Allah (might Allah be happy).
We thank Allah for the valuable lifetime of a loving spouse, mom, a devoted devoted follower of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Mom Khadijah will ceaselessly be cherished and remembered. Could Allah give His unequaled consolation to the household as we mourn this super loss and carry the household in our prayers and ideas.
Allah, there isn’t any God however He, He provides life and to Him is our eventual return.
Funeral (Janazah) providers will likely be despatched as quickly because it’s out there.
The Farrakhans married in 1953 at St. Cyrpian’s Episcopal Church in Boston, and so they had 9 kids collectively, together with Louis Farrakhan Jr., who preceded his mom in demise in 2018; Mustapha; Joshua Nasir; Abnar; Donna; Hanan; Maria; Fatimah; and Khallada.
The Farrakhans had been celebrated final 12 months in a “sacred celebration” at The Salaam Restaurant in Chicago, which marked the 92nd birthday of Minister Farrakhan and “the unwavering energy and charm of his spouse, Mom Khadijah Farrakhan, on the event of Mom’s Day.”
Extra from the Last Name:
All through the evening, expressions of affection and gratitude for Mom Khadijah Farrakhan, often called the First Woman and Mom of the Devoted, rang out with reverence. Her quiet energy, dignity, and dedication to her husband’s divine mission had been repeatedly honored.
“She is the wind beneath his wings,” mentioned Pupil Minister Abdul Rasul Muhammad, normal supervisor of The Last Name and the night’s emcee, quoting Minister Farrakhan. “She gives assist, encouragement, and energy—typically behind the scenes—that allows one other to soar.”
He added, “She is likely one of the most lovely girls on the earth and will likely be remembered for generations to come back for her sacrifices—identified and unknown.”
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