ATH: "The Honorable Elijah Mohammed: A Natural Man"

"The strong curiosity made you stay with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad because of two things -- the urge in you to come to the proper state of the Muslim upon your natural Muslim state, and also the belief that Elijah Mohammed was sincere. And I am his son; I have been one of those natural Muslims and now a proper Muslim combined together for over 55 years.

I have seen Elijah Mohammed, my father, in all respectful situations of a father and son, and I am telling you that the man was sincere! He sincerely believed in what that man he called W.F. Muhammad or W.D. Fard taught him. He believed in it and put his life on it. He lived it in obedience in practically all of his life from 1931, or even a little earlier, until the early 70's. He believed it and lived it. He built up his community and built up his works and was waiting on his Savior to come and approve his works and take us from there.

The point is that the late Honorable Elijah Mohammed was sincere, and why is it I am making the point that he was sincere? It is because if he wasn't sincere, he would not have attracted so many of you who are sincere! And I know you were sincere also. You were sincere then, and you are sincere now."  

ATLANTA'S FIRST TRIBUTE TO LEADERSHIP DINNER DECEMBER 10, 1988   

IMAM W. DEEN MOHAMMED