▁then ▁to ▁Mal ik ▁R ush add in , ▁became ▁Minister ▁Louis ▁Far rak han ' s ▁prot ég é , ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁rec ru iter ▁within ▁the ▁organization . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁R ush add in ▁was ▁appointed ▁Western ▁Regional ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Nation ▁of ▁Islam ▁and ▁leader ▁of ▁Mos que ▁# 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Minister ▁Far rak han ▁named ▁him ▁K hal id ▁after ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁general ▁K hal id ▁ibn ▁al - W al id , ▁a ▁follow er ▁of ▁the ▁proph et ▁Muhammad , ▁calling ▁him ▁the ▁S word ▁of ▁Al lah . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Muhammad ▁had ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁Louis ▁Far rak han ' s ▁most ▁trust ed ▁advis ors ▁in ▁the ▁Nation ▁of ▁Islam . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Lib ya ▁on ▁a ▁fund - ra ising ▁trip , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁well ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁that ▁country ' s ▁leader , ▁Mu am mar ▁al - G add af i . ▁Muhammad ' s ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁Far rak han ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁message ▁of ▁the ▁NO I ▁eventually ▁secured ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁national ▁sp okes man ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁Louis ▁Far rak han ' s ▁friends ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁served ▁at ▁Nation ▁of ▁Islam ▁mos ques ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Atlanta ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁A ▁federal ▁court ▁conv