And maybe it’s OK that Zell doesn’t give a damn about newspapers. The people who like them a lot are beginning to resemble the people who really like passenger trains. —Hot Type, November 15
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There are people of every faith, that say, act, and do things that are contradictory to the teachings of the faith they claim. Yet, this should not be interpreted to mean that their weaknesses and shortcomings are representative of the whole community and instructions of God [“The Aging of the Moors” by Tasneem Paghdiwala, November 15]. The Holy Prophet Noble Drew Ali is a true and divine Prophet, prepared divinely in due time, by Allah, to redeem men from their sinful ways; and to warn them of the great wrath which is sure to come upon the earth. He was (is) a “Moslem” and so declared that we were (are) Moslems according to the Great Koran of Mohammed (Mecca). For those that read, know that this Book is the CRITERION for the Moslem and in it Allah, the Great God has “forbidden” the conscious eating of pork and the drinking of fiery drinks. But, it is men in their utter weakness who have lied on Allah and have said otherwise. The Holy Prophet Noble Drew Ali, after a special meeting, on July 20, 1928, told the Moors that it would take some of us 50 years before we knew what he had done on that day. In following months, the Prophet came forth, not only announcing his power and authority (you see, just like today, there were those who didn’t know where the seat of authority and power was and had begun to follow their own weaknesses) but also clearly explaining what was to be expected of each officer and member of this Divine and National Movement….
Brother R. Edwards-El, D.M.
Chaheed El Amin-Bey
I’d like to correct two errors in the story. The first Moorish convention was held in October 1928, not September 1928, at Unity Hall, located at 3140 Indiana, not on the 3600 block of Indiana as I reported.
As a retired newspaper guy and a lifelong rail buff, I don’t know whether to be insulted or depressed.
In last week’s issue the photo of the painting accompanying Fred Camper’s Critic’s Choice on the Jasper Johns show at the Art Institute was inadvertently cropped. Here’s Map in its entirety.
