Noble Drew Ali #1150
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Prophet Noble Drew Ali
Founder, Moorish Science Temple of America
Noble Drew Ali was born Timothy Drew in North
Carolina 1886 and adopted into the Cherokee
tribe. He began working as a circus magician,
then traveled to Egypt where he studied
under a priest who recognized him as a
prophet. The true origin as to who,When,
and How Islam was introduced in America
stands as the foundation of Islam and
Islamic Nationism in America. vie it's
Founder. Prophet Noble Drew Ali, who
started his work in 1913 in Newark NJ
The movement reached its peak in
1928. With an estimated 70% of the
African Americans population being
involved in one way or another Nation-
wide from the years 1929 - 1936. The
movement, begin to fragment, giving
birth to other popular organizations and
movements, such as the Nation of Islam,
the Black Hebrews, and many others.
May the peace and blessing
of Allah be upon him.
Carolina 1886 and adopted into the Cherokee
tribe. He began working as a circus magician,
then traveled to Egypt where he studied
under a priest who recognized him as a
prophet. The true origin as to who,When,
and How Islam was introduced in America
stands as the foundation of Islam and
Islamic Nationism in America. vie it's
Founder. Prophet Noble Drew Ali, who
started his work in 1913 in Newark NJ
The movement reached its peak in
1928. With an estimated 70% of the
African Americans population being
involved in one way or another Nation-
wide from the years 1929 - 1936. The
movement, begin to fragment, giving
birth to other popular organizations and
movements, such as the Nation of Islam,
the Black Hebrews, and many others.
May the peace and blessing
of Allah be upon him.
Ali taught that blacks are Moabites or Moors, for whom the promised land is
Morocco. As his followers became filled with pride, they clashed with police;
Ali died after being beaten by Chicago police. The Moorish Science Temple
fragmented after Ali's death; one such group, led by Elijah Muhammed, became
the Nation of Islam. The Moorish Science Temple of America is an American
religion founded in the early 20th-century by Timothy Drew. He based it
on the belief that African Americans had descended from the Moors
and were originally Muslims. Drew put together elements of major
traditions to develop a message of personal transformation, racial
pride and uplift. Founded in New Jersey in 1913, by self-proclaimed
Prophet Drew Ali (born Timothy Drew in the United States), the
Moorish Science Temple blossomed in Chicago and other major
cities during the late 1920s. During this time, the African American
population and culture of the North and Midwest was increasing
rapidly as a result of the Great Migration from the South. Its
creation can be seen as part of the era's search for identity as
African Americans sought to establish themselves in new regions
of the United States, at a time when racial discrimination and
segregation were severe. Membership in the Moorish Science
Temple gave people a positive community in which to build their
lives. As in Protestant sects, competing factions developed, especially
after the death of the charismatic founder Noble Drew Ali in 1929.
Members followed various leaders into different groups, but the
main body of the Moorish Science Temple continued. In the 1930s,
membership was estimated at 30,000, with one-third of them
in Chicago. The founding of the Nation of Islam also created
competition for members. The Moors continued to increase mem-
bers in the postwar years, but at a slower rate. By the late 20th
century, demographic and cultural changes had decreased the
attraction of young people to the Moorish Science Temple. In the
early 2000s, it is estimated that there may be 1 million card-carrying
Moors in the United States.
on the belief that African Americans had descended from the Moors
and were originally Muslims. Drew put together elements of major
traditions to develop a message of personal transformation, racial
pride and uplift. Founded in New Jersey in 1913, by self-proclaimed
Prophet Drew Ali (born Timothy Drew in the United States), the
Moorish Science Temple blossomed in Chicago and other major
cities during the late 1920s. During this time, the African American
population and culture of the North and Midwest was increasing
rapidly as a result of the Great Migration from the South. Its
creation can be seen as part of the era's search for identity as
African Americans sought to establish themselves in new regions
of the United States, at a time when racial discrimination and
segregation were severe. Membership in the Moorish Science
Temple gave people a positive community in which to build their
lives. As in Protestant sects, competing factions developed, especially
after the death of the charismatic founder Noble Drew Ali in 1929.
Members followed various leaders into different groups, but the
main body of the Moorish Science Temple continued. In the 1930s,
membership was estimated at 30,000, with one-third of them
in Chicago. The founding of the Nation of Islam also created
competition for members. The Moors continued to increase mem-
bers in the postwar years, but at a slower rate. By the late 20th
century, demographic and cultural changes had decreased the
attraction of young people to the Moorish Science Temple. In the
early 2000s, it is estimated that there may be 1 million card-carrying
Moors in the United States.
