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Why Hyprocrites Fail to Wreck Muhammad's Work By
N O V E M B E R 26, 1965
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There a r ei n existence today a n u m b e r of books relating to m a n y i n t e r e s t i n g f a c e t s o f t h e p e r s o n a l life a n d t h e sayings o f t h e Holy Prophet M u h a m m a d I b n Abdullah (may t h epeace a n d blessings o f Allah forever b e upon h i m ) o f 1,400 y e a r s a g o . T h e y a r e s p o k e n o f a s t r a d i t i o n s or a n e c d o t e s o r c h a r m s o f I s l a m . They m a k e f o r interesting reading, b u t i fw e could tell t h e m pegged (witness t o this „ y o u o f t h e is t h e c h a p t e r s i n " M e s s a g e p r o p h e t i c life to t h e B l a c k m a n " d e v o t e d t o of this great M u h a m m a d the hypocrites a n d disbew i t h u s t o -l i e v e r s ) . day, y o u r To seeh o w h a r d a n d earheart would nestly o u rleader a n d teachindeed f i l l ..^"^SCS/M with gladness er w o r k s o n behalf o f h i s • • -^IH^B ' ' ^ ^ " " ' ^ w h a t p e o p l e c a n p u l l a t y o u r h e a r t M B B^^^^H k i n d o f m a ns t r i n g s . T h e w a y h e w o r k s , H M G o d h a s g i v -y o u w o u l d t h i n k w e h a d g o n e Dr. Leo e nt o u s . Just b a c k i n t o s l a v e r y f o r h e as often, y o u r w o r k s from morning to eyes m i g h t fill w i t h tears a s n i g h t . you learned o f t h e intense
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They are (left to h a m m a d h a s e n d u r e d f o r h i s r e g u l a r b a s i s , i t m u s t b e long to the children of Minister Hulon r i g h t ) : Hulon, J r . ; Venita Delia, Terry Lynn people. c r y s t a l c l e a r t h e s t a g g e r i n g Shah, the minister of Muhammad's Mosque and Levia Pearl. task Messenger M u h a m m a d H O W W O U L D y o u like be- has placed o n himself just ing s e p a r a t e d f r o m y ou r w r i t i n g h i sw e e k l y newspafamily o n t w odifferent oc- per column, n o t t o mention casions totaling m o r e than compiling m a t e r i a l f o r By Charlie X (Bostick) 12 y e a r s a s y o u m o v e d a b o u t b r o a d c a s t s t o b e h e a r d a l l m y people o u t o f t h e hope(Brooklyn, N e w York) the country t r y i n g t o keep over t h e country. W e used lessness, docility, a n d disunf r e s h a n d a l i v e a m e s s a g e to h a v e a m o n t h l y n e w s p a ity that w ea r e n o w i n . The so-called N e g r o h a s truly been a b a r r e n groxuid. that G o d H i m s e l f h a s said per, then a bi-weekly a n d No black m a nshould call Nothing could b e organized a m o n g u sfor our o w n rehabiliyou M U S T deliver? W h a t now a weekly. Y o u know h i m self intelligent unless h e w o u l d b e y o u r reaction t o who i s responsible f o r that? tation. Organizations, w i t h fancy n a m e s a n d fancy leader- exercises a s i m i l a r underpeople f r o m a m o n g s t y o u r — t h a t ' s r i g h t — M u h a m m a d . ship, h a v e r i s e n a n ddied i n o u rm i d s t . T h e y died b e c a u s e standing. they failed t oattack t h e problems a s they existed. Those own kind — w h o m you h a d I N CLOSING, I bear witwhich survived had nothing t o show for their efforts. fed, c l o t h e d , t a u g h t s u c h a H E D I D N ' T stop t o t h i n k ness that there is n o God b u t thorough knowledge of themT h e n Allah, i nt h e P e r s o n about h o w m u c h more w o r k selves a n d others that they of M a s t e r W . F a r d M u h a m - w o u l d cause a c h a n g e i n o u r A l l a h , a n d t h a t t h e M o s t it w o u l d p u to n h i m — h i s Honorable Elijah Muhamcould s i t amongst scholars o n l y c o n s i d e r a t i o n w a s h o wm a d , d i d p l a n t a s a p l i n g i n c o n d i t i o n . m a d i sHis true servant a n d and dare them t oprove the o u r m i d s t . T h a t s a p l i n g — effectively o r quickly can w e As a m a t t e r o f fact, that His last and greatest apostle. message o f M u h a m m a d to get this m e s s a g e t oo u r poor w h i c h i s t h et r u t h g i v e n t o m e s s a g e i s so suited t o solve be other t h a n t r u t h — after o u r l e a d e r a n d t e a c h e r , t h e deaf, d u m b , a n db l i n d peoour p r o b l e m s that i t h a d t o t h e s e people h a d t u r n e d Respiratory Disease ple. T h e doubling o f t h e cost M o s t H o n o r a b l e E l i j a h M u - be g i v e n t o t h e Messentheir back o n y o u a n d ach a m m a d — d i d s e n d f o r t h i t s was not a consideration. The g e r b y G o d ( A l l a h ) H i m s e l f . Not Yet Conquered cused y o uo f being other fact that m o n e y w h i c h h e roots a n d sprout forth i t s I sincerely believe that t h e Citizens a r e w a r n e d than what y o u are? m i g h t b eable t o u s efor h i m - leaves; F r o m this o n e little Honorable E l i j a h M u h a m - against the assumption that W o u l d y o u b e t h e s a m e self w o u l d b e going into sapling h a sg r o w n the N a t i o n m a d h a s w a l k e d a n d talked respiratory diseases a r e conm a n ? W o u l d y o u still b e g o - o t h e r c h a n n e l s t o g e t t h i s of I s l a m . with G o d (Allah). E v e n i f I quered a n d reminded that L i k e t h o s e w h o f o o l i s h l y did n o t b e l i e v e t h i s , I w o u l d 2,615 p e o p l e d i e d o f p n e u m o ing a m o n g s t y o u r p e o p l e job done, n e v e r o c c u r r e d t o ridiculed t h e apple tree, encourage this belief a s long nia i n the Chicago a r e a alone Muhammad. working night a n d d a y t o t h e r e a r e t h o s e w h o , m o r e a s i t h e l p e d t o l i f t m e a n di n 1 9 6 3 . M u h a m m a d ' s o n l y i n t e r e s t help them? N o , y o u would foolishly, deride t h e N a t i o n not; n o r w o u l d I , b e c a u s e in m o n e y i s w h a t c a n i td o t o of I s l a m . I h a t e t o a d m i t it, h e l p g e t t h e j o b d o n e ? we w e r e n o tt a u g h t o r chosbut until I bought m y en b y God. W eboth w o u l d M o n e y i sa v e r y ticklish sub- first c o p y of MUHAMj e c t a m o n g s t o u r p e o p l e b u t long agohave said "the hell M A D S P E A K S a y e a r ago, I w i t h i t . " B u t n o t M u h a m - we face t h efact a n d issue w a s a m o n g those w h o f a i r l y a n d s q u a r e l y j u s t m a d . He's steady o nthe job. like w e d o e v e r y t h i n g else scoffed a tthe M u s l i m s . M A N Y A hypocrite h a s and i n subsequent columns B Y R E A D I N G t h e newscome t o M u h a m m a d a n d we will deal a little m o r e economics paper a n dattending lectures said " w e believe." Y e t , be- thoroughly with fore t h e y c o u l d g e t settled a n d I s l a m b u tbefore d o i n g at t h eM o s q u e i n B r o o k l y n , I good w i t h i n t h e f r a m e w o r k so, I w a n t t o t e l l t h i s anec- f i n a l l y r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e a c of I s l a m , t h e y h a v e done a l l dote a b o u t o u r leader a n d c e p t a n c e o f t h e m e s s a g e o f they c a n t o w r e c k a n d halt teacher, illustrating t h e k i n d the Honorable Elijah M u hammad b y o u r people the great w o r k t h a t M e s s e n - of m a n h e is. ger M u h a m m a d h a sbeen doing. B u t being a m a n o f G o d SHABAZZ SHABAZZ and having been taught b y God o f t h e k i n d o f people SUPER MARKET RESTAUJRANT that h e would b e dealing 1 8 2 5 NORTH GRAND 1 8 1 3 NORTH GRAND with today—even before they SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI uttered t h ewords " w e beJEfferion 3-9009 JEFFERSON 1-9SS0 lieve" — M u h a m m a d h a d W E DELIVER
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MINISTER of Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 15, Atlanta, G a . , is Hulon Shah (standing). He is assisted in looking over the paper work by C a p t a i n Lawson X in the office of the temple's new building.