Tynnetta Muhammad

Tynnetta Muhammad
Born
Tynnetta Alethea Nelson

(1941-05-10)10 May 1941
Died16 February 2015(2015-02-16) (aged 73)
Resting placeWestlawn Cemetery, Detroit
Occupation(s)writer; activist; composer
Years activec.1960–2015
Notable workThe Comer by Night

Tynnetta Muhammad (10 May 1941 – 16 February 2015) was an American writer. In the 1960s, she wrote articles and columns for the Nation of Islam (NOI) newsletter Muhammad Speaks. She was one of Elijah Muhammad’s mistresses, and mother of four of his children.[1]

After Louis Farrakhan revived the NOI, she wrote the weekly column of NOI theology and numerology, Unveiling the Number 19, in The Final Call.[2] She was regularly referred to as "Mother Tynnetta Muhammad" in the movement; she is considered one of the "Mothers of the Faithful."

  1. ^ Gardell, Mattias, In the name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, Duke University Press, 1996, page 125
  2. ^ Unveiling the Number 19