The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam held the Saviours’ Day 2016 convention and celebration in the Motor City, February 18-21, 2016. The event was open to the public. Minister Farrakhan delivered a keynote address, “Divine Instructions: Commands for 2016,” on Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Joe Louis Arena at 2 p.m. Doors open at 12 noon. Saviours’ Day activities were held at the Cobo Center, located at 1 Washington Blvd. in Detroit.
Thousands participated in the annual celebration that honors the birth of Master Fard Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam, and the Great Mahdi of the Muslims. Saviours’ Day includes sessions designed to uplift, inspire and facilitate positive change and justice for Black America and in the broader society.
Born Feb. 26, 1877 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Master Fard Muhammad first visited Detroit in 1930. He established the first Muhammad Mosque in North America and commissioned the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, patriarch of the Nation, to raise a suffering people — Black people in America. Saviours’ Day included workshops on education, economic development, housing and other subjects, concerts, a military drill competition, First Lady Mother Khadijah Farrakhan’s fun-filled and educational Children’s Village, a youth town hall meeting, an historical exhibit and more.