BROTHER C. KIRKMAN-BEY
BROTHER C. KIRKMAN-BEY
During a visit to one of the Temples when the Prophet spoke he introduced a young brother as his interpreter who spoke many languages. This very capable young brother traveled with him to foreign lands to assist him. This young brother rose to the occasion with a few words of acknowledgement. His name was BROTHER C. KIRKMAN-BEY. Little did we know that Allah had chosen this brother in the name of LOVE, wisdom and understanding and who at the proper time would step valiantly forward to answer the call in this great work of uplifting fallen humanity.
After the Prophet passed, it was this brother who had the wisdom, understanding, patience and courage to carry on with the Prophets work, believing in his own heart that he could with the determination to try. It was he who had served the test of time loyally and obediently. He proved his worth in the name of LOVE. He was voted in office by the Moors and sanctioned by the government to be the best man for the job. His official title was SUPREME GRAND ADVISOR and MODERATOR (1929-1959).
He re-established and established many fractions of the movement as the Prophet knew he would. He was a great teacher with tremendous insight and patience. He graduated from two colleges and is said to have studied in the same schools that the Prophet had. He was a highly skilled adept of special spiritual qualities. Education was a major factor, and he addressed the issue by placing teachers in the temples. He told us to search out the meanings for ourselves because the gifts of understanding are the treasure of Allah, and everyone has his own portion. He said if you learned one question, one verse, or one chapter “Master It.”
He re-established the Moorish Manufacturing Co. and Moorish Guide with the help of the grand body. He also re-established the Moorish National Sisters’ Auxiliary. He would surprise the sisters with his culinary skills. He re-established the Young Peoples Moorish National League. He always paid special attention to the youth with patience and praise. He established the Mufti Corp. of which he had been previously ordained to do by Prophet Noble Drew Ali. Being among the Moors was his special time, and he tried to prepare for us with the establishment of Moorish Homes. His compassion for us was unmeasured, and he had a tremendous love for mankind. He shed a many tear for “My Poor Moors” as he called us. HE WAS A FRIEND TO ALL.
BROTHER F. NELSON-BEY
Second Supreme Grand Advisor and Moderator of the Moorish Science Temple of America Inc. (1959-1962). He obtained his membership, became a sheik, and an ordained minister under the original teachings of Prophet Noble Drew Ali
His sacrifices were many in his faith for the building on the foundation that the Prophet laid. Bro. C. Kirkman-Bey engineered the blue print for the colony in Virginia, and he started the work. He had to leave his family behind with a promise to send for them in which he fulfilled. He helped build the first log cabin on the colony.
He was a graduate of agriculture college, which enabled him to teach and direct the farming at the national home. Vegetables were grown and distributed in an old truck lovingly called “BIG BERTHA.” Livestock was raised and maintained.
Many sacrifices were made by the early pioneers. Food and clothing would be sent and a One Day Work Pay was established to help defray the costs and to help the diligent workers who tried to make it work. There were midwives who delivered babies, a blessing to behold.
Bro. F. Nelson-Bey’s work on the colony spanned his lifetime but is still being carried on through his son Mohammed, who was named by the Prophet.
LET PEACE BE THY MOTTO and TRUTH BE THY CHARM
BROTHER J. BLAKELY-BEY
The third Supreme Grand Advisor and Moderator of the Moorish Science Temple of America Inc. (1963-1971). He was dedicated to the laws, customs and traditions of Prophet Noble Drew Ali and the M.S.T.A. He was a very strict vanguard of the movement. Allah blessed him and us with an incomprehensible memory.
He received his membership, became a sheik and ordained minister by the Prophet. He issued a statement in 1966 to be identified with the true followers of Prophet Noble Drew Ali -- We desire to purge ourselves, for we are at the point of being in a confused state of mind with so many leaders and various know alls, about six or seven different phases of Islam, each one with its theory, each a little different from the other.
He said to try and remember some of the verbal statements of our beloved Prophet Noble Drew Ali the try to “QUOTE” often. We should cherish his verbal laws for they are everlasting and eternal as well as his written laws.
We still rely on many of his quotes of the Prophet. Brother J. Blakely-Bey’s book Perfect Flame should be read by all. He said that Prophet Noble Drew Ali was “AN ANGEL UNAWARE .”
LET US PURGE OURSELVES TO THE EXACTNESS OF PURITY IN HEART.
Brother R. Love-El
FORMER GRAND SHEIK AND MODERATOR
Brother R. Love-El became a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America Inc. in 1960. He became an Adept and Minister under the leadership of Brother R. Nelson-Bey and served in numerous positions in Temples numbers 43 and 71.
Brother R. Love-El is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. He obtained two bachelors degrees and is retired from law enforcement.
Brother R. Love-El. Became the 4th Supreme Grand Advisor and Moderator in 1971, a title later changed to Grand Sheik and Moderator of the Moorish Science Temple of America Inc. Through his tireless efforts, a convention center was purchased. He fulfilled a great mission in his commitment to uplifting fallen humanity. He went upon the hedges and highways in defense of the gospel in further establishing the ministry of Islamism in correctional facilities. He wrote a book, Branch Temple Information, of guidelines and information to further assist the establishment. Through his unrequited labor and love to mankind, the divine ministry has spread to facilities throughout the United States.
“I AM YOUR SERVANT and ALLAH’S SLAVE.”
HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET MISERY
1. Feeble and insufficient as thou art, O man, in good; frail and inconsistent as thou art in pleasure; yet there is a thing in which thou art strong and unshaken. Its name is Misery.
2. It is the character of thy being, the prerogative of thy nature; in thy breast alone, it resideth; without thee, there is nothing of it. And behold, what is its source, but thine own passions?
3. He who gave thee these, gave thee also reason to subdue them; exert it, and thou shall trample them under thy feet!
4. Thine entrance into the world, is it not shameful? Thy destruction, is it not glorious-- Lo! men adorn the instruments of death with gold and gems and wear them above their garments.
5. He who begetteth a man, hideth his face; but he who killeth a thousand is honored.
6. Know thou, notwithstanding, that in this is error. Custom cannot alter the nature of truth, neither can the opinion of man destroy justice; the glory and the shame are misplaced.
7. There is but one way for a man to be produced; there are a thousand by which he may be destroyed.
8. There is no praise or honor to him who giveth being to another; but triumphs and empire are the rewards of murder.
9. Yet he who hath many children, hath many blessings; and he who hath taken away the life of another, shall not enjoy his own.
10. While the savage curseth the birth of his son, and blesseth the death of his father, doth he not call himself a monster?
11. The greatest of all human ills is sorrow; too much of this thou art born into; add not unto it by thy own perverseness.
12. Grief is natural to thee, and is always about thee; pleasure is a stranger and visiteth thee by times; use well thy reason, and sorrow will be cast behind thee; be prudent, and the visits of joy shall remain long with thee.
13. Every part of thy frame is capable of sorrow, but few and narrow are the paths that lead to delight.
14. Pleasures can be admitted only simply, but pains rush in a thousand at a time.
15. As the blaze of straw fadeth as soon as it is kindeled, so passeth away the brightness of joy, and thou knoweth not what become of it.
16. Sorrow is frequent, pleasure is rare; pain cometh of itself; delight must be purchased; grief is unmixed, but joy wanteth not its alloy of bitterness.
17. As the soundest health is less perceived than the lightest malady, so the highest joy toucheth us less deep than the smallest sorrow.
18. We are in love with anguish; we often fly from pleasure; when we purchase it, costeth it not more than it is worth?
19. Reflection is the business of man; sense of his state is his first duty; but who remembereth himself a boy? Is it not in mercy, then, that sorrow is allotted unto us?
20. Man forseeth the evil that is to come; he remembereth it when it is past; he considereth not that the thought of affliction woundeth deeper than the affliction itself. Think not of thy pain, but when it is upon thee, and thou shalt avoid what most hurt thee.
21. He who weepeth before he needeth, weepeth more than he needeth; and why, but that he loveth weeping?
22. The stag weepeth not till the spear is lifted against him; nor do the tears of the beaver fall, till the hound is ready to sieze him; man anticipateth death by the apprehension of it: and the fear is greater misery than the event itself.
23. Be always prepared to give an account of thine action; and the best death is that which is least premeditated.