One day, in May 1961, here in Phoenix, Arizona, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad told Minister Abdul Allah and I what would make Muhammad Speaks a great newspaper. He said these essentials were his articles of truth; witnesses to the truth he was teaching; the way we would report the news, both nationally and internationally; the way we would report the activities and progress of his followers around the country and elsewhere. Of course the content was also an essential.
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad wanted each page in Muhammad Speaks to impact the reader in such a way that would lead, directly or indirectly, by big or small steps towards an improved understanding of higher realities and the salvation of all.
Now, we have The Final Call, which was the title of the first newspaper the Honorable Elijah Muhammad published in the early 1930s. Its publisher, of course, is the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
It ought to be obvious to all that it's 100% appropriate that the articles of Minister Farrakhan appear in the centerfold of the Final Call, with the articles of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad appearing where it does, as the base and support of the Minister's teachings and work.
Both newspapers were/are the best newspapers on earth, in my view. The basis of my view is the fact that the core of both newspapers was/is the fact that each contains the "gospel". The "gospel" was and is being published by means of each newspaper and was/is contained in the articles by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Minister Farrakhan.
If you will use a Bible concordance and look up the word "publish" and closely related words, you'll find that prophets of Allah "published" the word He revealed to them, as a means of getting His truth to the people.
- Book excerpt ('Closing The Gap' pg. 148- Brother Jabril Muhammad)
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