Noble Drew Ali

Islam! Prophet Noble Drew Ali: Born Timothy Drew on January 8th, 1886 in the State of North Carolina, the son of Cherokee woman and a father who was of African descent. Noble Drew Ali was taken to the East at an early age by Eastern Adepts in order to study the science that would prepare him for the PROPHETHOOD and this is how he gained the tribal name Ali and was made an "Egyptian Adept". The Prophet Noble Drew Ali is the founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America (MSTA) 1913A.D. in Newark N.J. This he did at the age of 27 years and with the overall purpose of the organization being "For the Uplifting of Fallen Humanity"; the Holy Prophet Drew Ali came to these shores to teach the "Old Time Religion" and "Everlasting Gospel" to the Sons of Men. This He did by teaching the rightful NATIONALITY along with THE DIVINE CREED AND PRINCIPLES of our Ancient Forefathers (ISLAM) to the so-called negroe, black, and colored people of the US. The Prophet Ali also established the Moorish Divine National Movement in 1916 of which is a society of Adept members (Head Officials) of the said MSTA. These Adept members are also known as Sheiks as they are those that preserve the laws and lessons of the Prophet (ISLAM), and foster them amongst the membership. HE (the Prophet) worked along with The Honorable Marcus Garvey Bey; just as John The Baptist did with Jesus in those ancient days, and is the man who can be observed in one of the most infamous photos sitting next to the Honorable Marcus, as he rides in his carriage with feather in headdress during the U.N.I.A. parade of 1922 Harlem, N.Y. This is how Marcus Garvey got the tribal name of Bey, as the Prophet gave him this name in honor along with a nationality card that read Marcus Garvey Bey. The very slogan of the U.N.I.A. of which is “ONE GOD, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY” was given to Marcus Garvey by the Prophet Drew Ali and another brother by the name of Duse Mohammed Ali during the inception of Garvey’s organization and explains why the slogan is Moslem in nature. The Prophet Drew Ali reorganized the Temple as THE MOORISH HOLY TEMPLE OF SCIENCE in the State of Illinois in the year of 1925 because He discovered that the laws were best suited for the overall scope and works of the organization. In the following year of 1926 the Prophet incorporated the Temple as a CIVIC ORGANIZATION in the State of Illinois, and the name of the organization was changed to "THE MOORISH HOLY TEMPLE OF SCIENCE OF THE WORLD". The name of the Temple was changed to the MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA (MSTA) in the year 1928; as the organization was changed from a CIVIC to a RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. In October of the same said year, the Prophet and the Moors held the First Annual National Convention of the MSTA, and during the sixth day of the convention, the Prophet told the Moors "Today I have made you a Nation". The said convention was held in the infamous building dedicated by the Prophet and the Moors as "Unity Hall". During the said convention the enactment and the first sitting of the Supreme Grand Council; also known as the Supreme Grand Body, that consists of seven Adept members selected by the Grand Body according to their works and deeds. The Grand Body of the MSTA are appointed Grand Governors and Grand Governess'; Governors and Governess'; Grand Sheiks and Grand Sheikess', of whom are heads of Temples, Jurisdictions and regions. Members of the Grand Body are those that make and enforce the laws of the temple and the Supreme Grand Council are those that interpret the laws and determine what constitutes as a violation of the laws made by the Grand Body. Together they are the Legislative, Juristic, and Administrative Bodies; while dually serving as the "Divine Ministers" with duties such as interpreting, and propagating "The Divine Instructions...", and the "Divine Laws" of THE HOLY PROPHET. Collectively these bodies of Sheiks/Adepts are known as "The Adept Chamber". In the same said year of 1928 the Prophet was invited to Habana Cuba to attend the 6th Annual Pan-American Conference; a meeting of delegates of American States [The Americas, North, South, and Central America]. During the said conference the Prophet took part in the ratification of the Bustamante Code of which is code of International Law. The Prophet Drew Ali endorsed Oscar Depreist as one of the earliest descendants of Africa as candidate for congress, and in fact, Depreist won the election and gained a congressional seat because of the support of the Prophet Noble Drew Ali; as there were over 5000 Moors in the general location of the South Chicago Temple (Unity Hall) at that time alone. The very office of Depreist was located in the infamous "Unity Hall", 3140 Indiana Ave., Chicago Ill. Oscar Depreist was also nationalized by the Prophet and therefore was a Moorish American Moslem. This makes him the first Moslem congressmen in this country. The Prophet Drew Ali taught the Moors to be industrious and this is so important as far as the Upliftment of our people are concerned, that He placed this principle within the very laws of the organization as it is stated that “all members must …be industrious…”. Therefore the Prophet founded of the Moorish Manufacturing Corporation for the making and distribution of goods manufactured by the Temple in order to be sold to its members and the general public. The major products are the well known MOORISH MINERAL AND HEALING OIL, MOORISH BODY BUILDER AND BLOOD PURIFIER ("known by the Moors as The Prophet's Tea"), and Moorish Antiseptic Bath Compound. All three of these products were passed on to the Moors by the Prophet Drew Ali as He was an herbalist and would heal anyone that would come to him of the diseases of that day. About the tea the Prophet Drew Ali said that it will drive anything from your body that wasn't there when you were born. The oil, called "Healing Oil" is also an ancient remedy passed on to the Moors as a birthright, and is a concoction of chemicals yielded by the Earth and serves as a tonic. The compound of course comes in powder form and gets its name because it is a Bath Compound and Antiseptic. The Moorish Manufacturing Corp. is an entity of the Moorish Science Temple of America and its daily operation is in the control of a Moorish American Family with old roots in the said Temple. The Prophet Drew Ali passed his physical form on July 20th, 1929 in Chicago Illinois. These are just some facts about the life of the Illustrious Prophet Noble Drew Ali as there is much more to know and to realize concerning HIS works in the restoring of our Moorish Nation. There are many things to know concerning his works and how they effected governments including the U.S. in ways that are evident even unto this very day. Peace. ADEPT CHAMBER / MSTA