Moorish Science Temple of America

Home Office: 3603 Indiana Avenue

Noble Drew Ali, Founder 

Chicago, Ill. Jan. 18, 1929

TO BE PROCLAIMED IN EVERY MEETING

Dear Brother: ISLAM.

I am glad to know that I have a few faithful Moors  among you all and I desire for them to know the truth and the Divine Truth. There is a host of  “jealousy” about me and the movement, now, by the same people of our side of the Nation that claim it was only a joke, and unreal — but now, since they have found out from the Government Officials and the Nations of the earth that this is the only Soul—foundation that all Asiatics must depend upon for their earthly salvation as an American Citizen. They are working every scheme that they can to disqualify me so they themselves may take charge of the situation.

I have notified all these things to you long ago in the past. It is through the faithful Moors that contribute to the Movement and Uplifting Funds. The ones that paid their divine respect to me and the Movement will be remembered. That is why I’m calling upon all faithful Moors to increase their faithfulness to me your Prophet and your Divine Moorish Movement. I need FINANCE and I need it bad. Never before have I needed finance as badly as I do at present, that I may shove aside the discord that is facing the Nation. It all comes through jealousy because of my “fame and nobility”.

The Nations of the world will not recognize the Movement without me the Prophet being the head. It has been proven by my work in which I have performed in the last few months, because I was at the Governor’s Inauguration to represent the Moorish Divine and National Movement, and I will be at the Inauguration of President Hoover for the same cause.

—Noble Drew Ali