Challenge Elder McCoy To Prove His Charge Of Falsity Of My Articles And The Revelation of God To Muhammad

ELDER McCoy points out with truth that which is false doctrine that I am putting out and the false revelations that you charged Muhammad with receiving from the Angel Gabriel.

If Muhammad received false revelations, how could the false take away the evils of his people, make them obedient to the Divine Laws, made them pray five times a day and saw his victory over his enemies in his lifetime? Further, his revelation has and still is making the best people on earth after nearly fourteen centuries.

He has nearly a billion followers and that number is now being increased day and night, all over the earth. He is recognized by the wise of this world as being the most successful of all the prophets. Neither Moses nor Jesus was able to unite their people into one brotherhood, or even break the evil habits of the people.

Muhammad was not born and put in a basket or placed in a river like Moses. nor born in a stall like Jesus. His birth was not visited by angels saying, "Peace and goodwill to all mankind." Yet, his revelations have succeeded in bringing about more peace among his followers than any prophet before or after him.

We can't have peace and goodwill, kingdom of heaven on earth until Allah removes the devils and their followers from the earth. This, Jesus nor the angels did 2,000 years ago, but you may expect it real soon from the Mahdi (God in Person, the One whom Jesus called the Son of Man.

Secondly - Minister Malcolm is right and you are wrong about the rising from the dead (mentally dead). The "We" that he referred to are the believers like himself who believe in the Truth (Allah and his Messenger, Muhammad) and the religion of Islam. Most surely, the slavemasters killed us mentally to the knowledge of self, God and the devil for 400 years. I wish that you would accept the truth so that you could rise from the dead. When one knows himself and the God of Heaven and Earth, the devil (enemy of Allah) and the righteous, he is called the Living. This is the life Minister Malcolm and thousands of others are receiving from my column in this newspaper.

Those who know not self and the true God and their enemy, the devil in reality, are "dead."

Thirdly, Elder McCoy, if the so-called Negroes and their slavemasters are not the answer to Jesus' parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus, then where is the answer to such parable?

Again, parables such as the Prodigal Son and the Lost Sheep, the ass speaking with man's voice to his rider Balaam and most of all the other parables are referring to "We," who have been lost from our own people and country by following our enemies. You admit that once we had the worse of everything; you are still a long way from being treated right.

MY work or teachings won't help anyone but the believers. You boast about your having some of the finest schools and mention a few well known men by names. Is it not true that your schools, colleges and universities are from your slave masters? Who then is benefited by your schools' graduates, the white man or the so-called Negroes?

Regardless to how much education your slave masters give you, if they never teach you a true knowledge of self, you are only a free slave to serve them or others than your own.

Is your educational system that you boast of getting you independence from the slave master's children? Is it or has it put the idea in your head to seek some of this good earth for you and your people, who number over 17 million in America a place to call your own? NO!

Who appoints your men of degrees and scientist to high government posts. Is it not his white masters whom they are going to serve? You will seek white men's jobs, but not a country for your people.

I want to see you and them in a country that you can call your own and where your highly trained and educated men and women can be benefited. May Allah and Islam give it to them. There is no hope for such under the slave masters' children and their flag.

We know and acknowledge that you have made great progress with the unequal chance that you have.

Fourth - You admit that the trouble is that you have too many Gods. Then why not believe in One God (Allah) and we all will be trouble-free.

Fifth - I don't think Minister Malcolm had reference to me and my work to Malachi 1:5, but rather Malachi 4:5. Was John the Messenger of the covenant whom the people delighted in and that must be sent to prepare the way before the Lord in the (Mal. 3:1)?

Then who should we look for to come and unite the hearts of the American so-called Negroes to their Fathers?

Are they not to have a Messenger of God to warn and righten them?

I think, Elder, that you are a little off in understanding the Scriptures. continue to read my articles after you digest this.

For information write to Muhammad's Temple 2, Inc. 5335 Greenwood Ave., Chicago 15, Ill.

Reprinted from the Pittsburgh Courier. January 19-26, 1957

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad