Khadijah Farrakhan

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Khadijah Farrakhan or Mother Khadijah (born name Betsy Ross), is Louis Farrakhan's wife and also known as the First Lady of the Nation of Islam. Khadijah Farrakhan came to Islam with her husband (Louis Farrakhan), then Louis Eugene Walcott, in 1955. She was Betsy Ross and they had only been married a brief two years. As Minister Farrakhan enrolled in the Fruit of Islam , his wife also enrolled in the Muslim Girls Training (MGT) and General Civilization Class (GCC) under the direction of Sister Captain Anna Lois Muhammad in New York City. The Muslim sisters in Mother Khadijah’s class would include many important figures such as Dr. Betty Shabazz, the late wife of Malcolm X. Mother Khadijah, as she is often called, was an eager student and quickly rose to the top of her class. She was trained by none other than Elijah Muhammad. Soon Minister Farrakhan was promoted to be the minister of Boston’s Temple No. 11. Since they both had Boston backgrounds, they were right at home and worked tirelessly to build the New England area into one of the Nation of Islam’s key developments from 1956-1965. In 1965, after Minister Farrakhan was promoted to the National Representative of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad and relocated to Mosque No. 7 in New York City, this husband and wife team went to work immediately bettering the quality of life for New Yorkers from Harlem to New Rochelle. By 1975, she and her family relocated to Chicago. After Minister Farrakhan decided to rebuild the Nation of Islam under the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad in 1977, she became the “new” Nation’s first treasurer and secretary when the couple opened their home to host “study group” meetings in Chicago. She shared her skills in office systems and communications, particularly in developing the secretarial department, that invaluably helped launch many of the Nation of Islam’s programs and thrusts that have become so popular in mosques across the globe. As Minister Farrakhan’s popularity grew, her responsibilities expanded to fund-raising, registration of new members, a free food distribution to homeless families, humanitarian aid for the flood victims in the south, heading Nation of Islam delegations overseas at the opening of mosques, schools, historic foreign policy missions in Africa, addressing the Million Woman March in 1996, receiving and hosting visiting First Ladies of African countries, and directly helping one of the century’s most important figures in Nation of Islam, her husband, Minister Louis Farrakhan. At a Saviour’s Day Believer’s meeting, the Minister described her as “his best friend.” One of Mother Farrakhan’s special skills is sewing. She started as a child and has been sewing ever since. She is responsible for elevating the style of dress for Muslim women. She designed the military uniforms worn by the Vanguard class. this uniform has received world wide acclaim for its military look combined with its feminine appeal. Her fashions have been featured in shows in America and Africa. Her designs have wide appeal that are adored by women everywhere and can be purchased from her own factory. See FinalCall Newspaper: [[1]]