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WY 2100-33742 i i . ee ‘ Jarmary 25, 1964. has bad more than forty years' experience in Arabia and knows of this sect both in Chicago and Philadelphia, He has prepared the note to the article in 'A Moorish Temple Catechiem', p. 55 of the Sanuaxy, 1942, _ "Moslem World', He states that it is his belief that there are not more than 500 followers ; - altogether; that the movement was organized about twenty years ago by a group b- of dissatisfied Negroes in Chicago who had suffered race discrimination. The besic principle of their new religion is that the Cid Prophets, Jesus and _ Mohammed, were black Le this basis they have prepared a new bible, and catechian, etce Gina =:---. that they had a prophet who haz since died and he does not Yr a successor has been appointed, but he is quite sure that they have no religious organization corresponding to Mohanmedanisr or Judaiam, They have no religion except a text Koran, The so-called ministers or shieks of this group are more nearly like the Masters of Masonic Lodges than they are ministers of religion, According to the last census, the total mumber of Mohammedans in the United States is 24,000. Registrant would never have been admitted te the University of Cairo unless he was an orthodox Mohammedan, This carmot be « Moslem sect because the basis of ali Islan is that Mohauned is the only Prophet. This sect has its own prophet who is Noble Draw 411 whe supercedes Mohammed, (This refers to questions and answers on page 5 of a: testimony where he was asked whether his organization was @ reco zed part of Islems). e - * REPORT OF JUDGE MARSH ee - In the magazine, The Moslem World, Volume 25, published in 1935, = a pages 40-44, there appears an article entitled, "Moslem Religious Influences i in the United States? who is said to be a professor at the ¥ ON University of Aigiers. se are Facts frem the article: . Fd t The traditional Islam is followed in the United States exclusively eS by Moslem immigrants and eventually ty their offspring, not by any European or Negro convertase « « « It is very difficult to know the exact number of Moslemic Immigrants in the United States; 25,000 would, perhaps, be « fair estimate « » « The only real Mosque which exists today in America is that of = 15 =