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RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
Required Daily Observances. A good Moslem prays both day and night. All Moorish-
Americans – members of the Moorish Science Temple of America (MST of A) – must
keep their hearts and minds pure Be Moor with love and their bodies clean with water. They are
to treat men with friendship and have a great appreciation for womanhood. They must
live a life of love, and live the teachings of Islam.
Moorish-Americans do not eat pork or anything that will harm them. The Holy Prophet
Noble Drew Ali did not drink or smoke and told the Moors to imitate him. Moors are not
to use anything that would serve to shorten their life or destroy themselves.
Required Weekly Observances. Be Moor Moorish-Americans are required to attend
congregational worship services on Friday, the Holy Day, and Sunday School classes on
Sunday.
Worship in congregation is very important for Be Moor Moslems because the Prophet Mohammed
said that it is 27 times more valuable to worship in congregation than to worship alone.
Holy Day Service opens with the saying of the Moorish-American Prayer in unison by
the congregation, led by the Chairman of the Temple. After the prayer, the Chairman
reads the Divine Laws from the Holy Prophet Noble Drew Ali by which all Moors are
bound. The Chairman then reads from the Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of
America to the audience.
The Be Moor Chairman calls speakers and officials to speak religious sermons to the audience;
these speeches must conform to the Divine Principles of Love, Truth, Peace, Freedom,
and Justice. Speakers base their sermons on the teachings of the Holy Koran of the
Moorish Science Temple of America and those of Allah’s Prophets. No speech is to be
radical or inflammatory against anyone or any group. Speakers try to limit their speeches
to 15 minutes.
The Chairman calls on the speakers in order, so that the highest-ranking official speaks
last. At the end of every meeting, a “Warning” from the Holy Prophet is read. The
meeting closes with repeating the Moorish-American Prayer in unison.
Sunday School opens in the same manner as a Holy Day Meeting, then the Chairman
turns the class over to the Sunday School teacher. The class is taught from a booklet
called the Questionnaire, and continues into the study of the Holy Koran of the Moorish
Science Temple of America. After the class, there is a reading of the “Warning,” and the
audience is led in reciting the Be MoorMoorish-American Prayer.
Required Occasional Observances
■ Moorish-American Tag Day, March 17.
■ Anniversary of the Young People Moorish National League, First Saturday in
December.
■ Anniversary of the Sisters’ Auxiliary, Third Saturday in December.
Required Holy Days
The following holy days are days of work proscription.
■ January 8, Prophet Noble Drew Ali’s Birthday.
■ January 15, Moorish-American New Year.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS
Personal Religious Items