FEDERATION: MSTA (DURHAM)

OUR STORY

 

From "Koran Questions For Moorish Americans":

 

8. Who is the founder of the MOORISH SCIENCE  TEMPLE OF AMERICA? Noble Drew Ali.

9. What year was the MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA founded? 1913 A.D.

10. Where? Newark, New Jersey.

11. Where was Noble Drew Ali born? In the State of North Carolina, 1886.

12. What is his nationality? Moorish American

 

The Moorish Science Temple of America was originally founded under the title of Canaanite Temple in 1913. The Temple has undergone a number of name changes since that time. Here are a couple of excerpts from "Moorish Leader's Historical Message To America" by Prophet Noble Drew Ali:

 

"We organized as the Moorish Temple of Science in the year of 1925, and were legally incorporated as a civic organization under the laws of the State of Illinois, November 29th 1926. The name Moorish Temple of Science was changed to the Moorish Science Temple of America, May 1928 in accordance with the legal requirements of the Secretary of the State of Illinois."

 

"Since the work of the Moorish Science Temple of America was largely religious, the organization has been legally changed to a religious corporation and an affidavit to this effect has been properly filed in the Cook County Recorder's office of Illinois."