Fard (c.1877–c.1934), who banned eating pig and other "poison animals": duck, goose, opossum, and catfish. Those rules apparently originated in vague form with the NoI's founder, the mysterious W.D. He developed some creative concepts almost completely unrelated to those of normative Islam, such as "black gods," "blue-eyed devils," and an extraordinary set of rules about proper diet. The Nation of Islam (NoI) has great importance as the bridge for many black Americans to move from Christianity to normative Islam (i.e., the global religion dating to the 7th century.) Despite its name, NoI has only slight overlap with normative Islam, especially as practiced under its long-time leader, Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975).
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