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Muhammad joined the Nation in 1946 and was named Mother of the Nation of Islam in 1986 by Minister [[Louis Farrakhan]]. <ref name=ruby>[http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=69975 Sacramento News & Review, Interview with Ruby Muhammad] URL accessed [[April 11]], [[2007]]</ref> |
Muhammad joined the Nation in 1946 and was named Mother of the Nation of Islam in 1986 by Minister [[Louis Farrakhan]]. <ref name=ruby>[http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=69975 Sacramento News & Review, Interview with Ruby Muhammad] URL accessed [[April 11]], [[2007]]</ref> |
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In March 2008, she turned 111. Despite her age, she is still in excellent health, still exercising and taking care of herself. <ref name=ruby/> From community records in Sandersville, she also believes her father lived to be 107 and her great-grandfather 110.<ref name=ruby2>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050408062031/www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/seniors/story/6745838p-7696920c.html Seniors - Number of centenarians expected to double every decade] URL accessed [[April 12]], [[2007]]</ref> In 2008, Ruby Muhammad, now known as Ruby Pittman (the name of her second husband), got a scooter as a donation from a scooter store.<ref name=ruby3>[http://medical.presslib.com/family-medicine/660074.htm Disabled Sacramento Woman, 110, Receives Power Wheelchair Donation from The SCOOTER Store] URL accessed [[February 16]], [[2008]]</ref><ref name=ruby4>[http://www.sacobserver.com/news/020508/ruby_muhammad_scooter.shtml Mother Muhammad Goes Mobile] URL accessed [[February 16]], [[2008]]</ref> |
In March 2008, she allegedly turned 111. Despite her age, she is still in excellent health, still exercising and taking care of herself. <ref name=ruby/> From community records in Sandersville, she also believes her father lived to be 107 and her great-grandfather 110.<ref name=ruby2>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050408062031/www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/seniors/story/6745838p-7696920c.html Seniors - Number of centenarians expected to double every decade] URL accessed [[April 12]], [[2007]]</ref> In 2008, Ruby Muhammad, now known as Ruby Pittman (the name of her second husband), got a scooter as a donation from a scooter store.<ref name=ruby3>[http://medical.presslib.com/family-medicine/660074.htm Disabled Sacramento Woman, 110, Receives Power Wheelchair Donation from The SCOOTER Store] URL accessed [[February 16]], [[2008]]</ref><ref name=ruby4>[http://www.sacobserver.com/news/020508/ruby_muhammad_scooter.shtml Mother Muhammad Goes Mobile] URL accessed [[February 16]], [[2008]]</ref> |
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Muhammad is not the widow of [[Elijah Muhammad]], founder of the Nation of Islam. She has had two husbands, neither being Elijah Muhammad. |
Muhammad is not the widow of [[Elijah Muhammad]], founder of the Nation of Islam. She has had two husbands, neither being Elijah Muhammad. |
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Revision as of 14:50, 22 March 2008
Ruby Muhammad | |
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| Born | March 20, 1897 |
| Occupation | Mother of the Nation of Islam (since 1986) |
Ruby Muhammad, born Ruby Macie Grayer (born March 20, 1897)[1] is the Mother of the Nation of Islam.
Biography
Muhammad was born in Sandersville, Georgia, but grew up in Americus, Georgia. She was raised by a woman she used to think was her aunt, but now concurs that this woman was probably not a relative. Muhammad's mother died when she was very young and her father was not known to her until she was a teenager; thus she was raised accordingly.[2]
Muhammad joined the Nation in 1946 and was named Mother of the Nation of Islam in 1986 by Minister Louis Farrakhan. [2]
In March 2008, she allegedly turned 111. Despite her age, she is still in excellent health, still exercising and taking care of herself. [2] From community records in Sandersville, she also believes her father lived to be 107 and her great-grandfather 110.[1] In 2008, Ruby Muhammad, now known as Ruby Pittman (the name of her second husband), got a scooter as a donation from a scooter store.[3][4]
Muhammad is not the widow of Elijah Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam. She has had two husbands, neither being Elijah Muhammad.
References
- ^ a b Seniors - Number of centenarians expected to double every decade URL accessed April 12, 2007
- ^ a b c Sacramento News & Review, Interview with Ruby Muhammad URL accessed April 11, 2007
- ^ Disabled Sacramento Woman, 110, Receives Power Wheelchair Donation from The SCOOTER Store URL accessed February 16, 2008
- ^ Mother Muhammad Goes Mobile URL accessed February 16, 2008
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