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This is, with reference to your signed article in DV Nov1 ,95 p.14: “Farrakhan invited to. Visit India to witness Father of racism” and Sirajuddin Khadri’s article: “Farrakhan can unite Dalits & Blacks with Islam as cementing force” (DV Jan.1,96 p.9).
As a (Indian) Muslim I fully share Farrakhan’s concern for White racism. As the upper caste rulers of India hate Dalits, in US too the Whites hate their Afro-Americans (Blacks). He is right in saying that US is a racist society. | But Farrakhan’s *”Nation of i1slam” is not true Islam.
Confused beliefs: | like Farrakhan. He is the voice of the voiceless Black masses in the US. His will- ingress to be vocal on international issues and cross swords with the establishment speaks of his guts. But as a Muslim | have a problem with the man. He right to be a spokesman for Islam. His continuing confused beliefs remain an enigma. In fact, his Islam is suspect.
Louis Farrakhan was, and still is, a disciple of Elijah Muhammad who claimed to be a “prophet” and this makes him a non-believer as well as all those who follow him.
Besides Farrakhan’s bigoted racism which is totally contrary to the teachings of Islam.
In 1990, the Muslim World League hosted an important gathering in Chicago. Farrakhan was also invited. However, his newspaper, Final Call, still to- day talks of Allah appearing in the person of Elijah Muhammad as his messenger.
For Farrakhan Islam is a politically expedient plat- form on which he is a stranger.
Farrakhan must stop playing chess with Islam.
