Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-06-16
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come to be synonymous with
Black Muslims. Because we
openly profess to be believers
in Islam, we have On many
occasions been enormously
linked with the Black Muslim'
sect, a group. which my hus-'
band will later explain, Meth.
'er breaches nor practices the
true religion as contained in
the Holy DURAN" Miss Station
added.
"My career as a singer has
suffered irreparable harm as
result of the fact that the
press has fihked us with Eli
iah's organization. And while,
for a time, we made only per-
sonal responses to this situa-
ton. as a result of a story re-
Gently appearing in a Philadel.
phla newspaper, we filed suit
against that paper in the sum
OF 100000. for linking me
with that group which has
SUCH a odious reputation both
mere in Chicago and across
the nation.
Our action against Elijah
foOie. scheduled to be filed on
Monday, June 4. 1862, is a fur.
ther effort on our part to come
to the defense of the true ma.
lure OF our religion, as well
rs an effort to stem the smear,
campaigns which have been
launched against us by those
persons who assume us to he
members of Elijah Poole's
group" she continued.
AN acid attack against nv
husband and a bomb incident
at our Mosque in Philadelphia
IN addition to mail and phone
threats, have been just few
OF the lndignities we have suf.
Tered following those times
When we have publicity spoken
out against the operations of
this hate group.
The unwilling actions of
the press in linking us with
this man who declares that all
whites are devils has caused
drop in my bookings, and
/ further has made some disc
Jockeys refrain from playing
my records. Miss Station
charged
Mr.. DaWOud. Miss Stations
husband. said that some of the
major announcements of Eli
jah Poole which are so incon-
sistent with our religion so as
to cause those of us who are
practicing Muslims great and
continuous embarrassment.
Mr.. DawOud, Imam. or head
of the Muslim Brotherhood,
JSA. also is American repre-
sentative of the Islamic Cong.
ress. He is an authority on
African and Islamic history
and art on which he owns rare
hooks and pieces i'm his extern
sive collection, and has toured
Egypt. Arabia, the Near East
and Mecca.
Mr.. DaWoud said:
Elijah declares all white
men to be devils and claims
that all black men who EN-.
brace him as the Messenger
will be saved at the time of the
destruction of. the United
States. while the devils will
be destroyed.
The Holy Duran teaches
those who truly believe in Is
lam that there is a universal
brotherhood of mankind, and
that when a man Injuries and
Expresses YOU and deals I'M
Justly by you, you should deal
kindly by him and forgive him,
Thus will you strike at the
root of hatred and enmity,
and he who is your enemy will
become your fast friend f..
Let nor people deSpise an.
other people. haply it may be
that the latter may become
better than the former, he
said
"Elilah's preaching Of the
concept of white devils there
fore, would amount TO heresy
if he were believer in Islam,
and one Of its prophets. Mr..
Dawoud said
while Eliiah's group of
followers celebrate Feb 26.
that date on which he met
w. D. F'ard on the Detroit
streets and was proclaimed his
holy prophet, there are actual
" only two days of celebra-
ton IN all Islam, one follow.
ing the month of Ramadan.
and the other at the end of
the season of the pilgrimage
TO Mecca which celebrates the
sacrifice of Abraham and Ish.
mail.
ITO the true believer in Is
lam there are far too many
contradictions in the teachings
of this man to discuss at this
conference. But, at this point,
| challenge Elijah Poole to a
debate on Islam as based on
the teachings of the Holy GU
ran and tho life of the HoIv