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At 37:01, Dr. Alaina Morgan explains how Abdul Basit Naeem praised Ahmadiyya in the first edition of his newspaper. At 56:35, she is specifically questioned by Rasul Miller about additional evidence about the connection of Abdul Basit Naeem and the Ahmadiyya Movement and Dr. Alaina Morgan fails to give an answer and is simply flustered. Thus, the story of Abdul Basit Naeem is extremely suspicious! It is unclear if he was even a Muslim. Via Dr. Alaina Morgan, he was funded by the CIA (1:20:35 timestamp). Another major clue is when Malcolm X was killed, Abdul Basit Naeem wrote against Malcolm and even used his phrase of the “Chickens coming home to roost” to explain his fate. In fact, the appearance of Wallace Farad and his work with Elijah Mohammed seems to be a CIA-FBI funded operation which was used to find communist spies. Interestingly, Maulana Muhammad Abdullah was also hired as a consultant by Elijah Mohammed to help legitimize his business in 1958-ish. However, Abdul Basit Naeem and Maulana Muhammad Abdullah never took a photo together, never wrote an essay together and never seem to have publicly collaborated on any project.

Abdul Basit Naeem was born in Pakistan in 1929 and emigrated from Lahore to the
United States at the age of nineteen (Via Felber, 2017). He then allegedly came to the USA in 1948 and was a student at Western Michigan College of Education in 1948 as an international student from Pakistan. Naeem became a member of the International Relations Club, whose goal was “fostering a growing interest in the relationships of the United States and other countries.” (See Western Michigan University, Brown and Gold Yearbook, 1949, 98)(Via Felber, 2017). In Feb-1948, he appeared in the newspaper, his intro is as follows: Abdul Basit Naeem, from Lahore, Pakistan, magazine editor and writer. For many years, Abdul Basit Naeem has been the editor of “Tofha”, he also has written for many newspapers in Pakistan. He attended a Christian College in Lahore for 2 1/2 years (See The Kalamazoo Gazette of Sun, Feb 15, 1948 ·Page 12). Also in 1948, the fasting of Abdul Basit Naeem is highlighted. Abdul Basit Naeem alleges to have been an editor for a children’s magazine in Pakistan. Abdul Basit Naeem expects to graduate in 1949 and return to Pakistan and tend to his magazine (see photo’s in the below)(See The Kalamazoo Gazette of Sun, Aug 08, 1948 ·Page 27). It is also alleged that Abdul Basit Naeem is the only Muslims in Kalamazoo and is eating food at Vandercook Hall. Oddly, he confesses to praying at a Church and attending regularly.

In 1949, he became a graduate student at University of Iowa and worked briefly at Pakistan consul general in San Francisco.

In 1951, Abdul Basit Naeem wrote an essay about “Pakistan and U.S.A.,” The Muslim World, 41, no. 3 (July 1951): 227. Via Dr. Alaina Morgan, he gave his first born son the middle name of “Ghulam” (37:01 timestamp). Naeem was more than a publisher; along with selling tapes
tries, prayer rugs, Islamic texts, religious anicles, and handbags, he also performed marriages and taught Arabic and religious classes (See pages 215-216).

In 1953, Abdul Basit Naeem is an employee of the Pakistani Consulate in SF (See the Oakland Tribune of Fri, Feb 13, 1953 ·Page 32). However, by the summer, he and his wife and twin children were returning to Pakistan (See The Kalamazoo Gazette of Mon, Jun 01, 1953 ·Page 8).

In 1955, (Jan-1955), he published the first ever edition of “Moslem World and the USA”. Naeem described the mission of Moslem World, calling it the “first authentic, illustrated monthly journal on Islam and Islamic affairs ever published in the United States of America . . . founded to serve as a bridge between America and the far-flung 500-million strong world of Islam. By 1955, he moved back to Iowa City and was auditing classes in magazine production. Despite working 65 hours a week to fund his journal project, Naeem’s wife became ill and could no longer take care of their four children alone, making the prospects for Moslem World seem dim. With 500 copies of his first issue already ordered for printing, a group called the American Friends of the Middle East agreed to fund the project. At 37:01, Dr. Alaina Morgan explains how Abdul Basit Naeem praised Ahmadiyya in the first edition of his newspaper. At 56:35, she is specifically questioned by Rasul Miller about additional evidence about the connection of Abdul Basit Naeem and the Ahmadiyya Movement and Dr. Alaina Morgan fails to give an answer and is simply flustered.

Yet after publishing only two issues, Naeem took a 1-year hiatus from April 1955 – April
1956. By then, Naeem had relocated from Iowa to the vibrant Muslim community of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Although Moslem World had not been published in over a year, it had expanded greatly by virtue of the move. The small journal now featured an advisory board and contributing editors, likely a result of connections formed while attending Friday prayers at Shaikh Daoud Faisal’s State Street mosque.

Also in 1956, he began working as a paid consultant for Elijah Mohammed. In his brief article on the Nation of Islam in spring 1956, Naeem broke with previous understandings of the NOI by stressing their orthodoxy and placing them firmly within the Muslim world. For Naeem, the group was “proof of the now-well-known fact that Islam is fast spreading in the United States, especially among Americans of African descent (emphasis in original)”. He published the April-May edition and then the “Moslem World and the USA” of August/September 1956, which is available, and it seems that there were only 1 additional edition, the magazine went defunct after 1957 (5 issues in total).

In this magazine, Naeem writes extensively on ‘Messenger’ Muhammad (aka Elijah Mohammed) in the typed manuscripts offered here and discusses the claim that Muhammad’s mentor, Minister Wallace Fard (W. Farrad Muhammad, ‘The Prophet’) was indeed a ‘Supreme Being.’ He has a famous photo with Malcolm X and John Muhammad in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s. In this short-lived magazine, Naeem wrote 16 articles and editorials.

Naeem is also the author of several books, including, My Arabic Spelling Book (published by Muhammad Speaks Press) and several editions of Travel East Africa guide-books. He had a column in the NOI newspaper “Muhammad Speaks” for a very long time.

In the mid-1970’s, and after Elijah Mohammed died, he went totally missing. There was a caller who alleged that Abdul Basit Naeem taught him the Quran in the early 80’s, however, that data is unconfirmed and inconclusive.

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His wife and kids, he had 4 children
Shahid Naeem – Columbia University Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Department
Microsoft Word – Naeem FIF 2022-2023.doc
Shahid Naeem – Wikipedia
https://youtu.be/wrGN4C07C1g?si=hXnQ2ybtHnDe68HY

Wife–Zulaika, he met her at the College in the late 1940’s

Son—Shahid Naeem, Faculty at Colombia University
twin sons—

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Writing Sample

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1948
Naeem, Abdul Basit, 1928- | ArchivesSpace at Western Michigan University Libraries

Abdul B. Naeem enrolled as an international student from Pakistan at Western Michigan College of Education in 1948.
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1948
The Kalamazoo Gazette
Sun, Feb 15, 1948 ·Page 12

Abdul Basit Naeem, from Lahore, Pakistan, magazine editor and writer. For many years, Abdul Basit Naeem has been the editor of “Tofha”, he also has written for many newspapers in Pakistan. He attended a Christian College in Lahore for 2 1/2 years.

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The Kalamazoo Gazette
Sun, Mar 14, 1948 ·Page 41

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The Ithaca Journal
Tue, Mar 30, 1948 ·Page 3

Abdul Basit Naeem came to the USA in Jan-1948, he is studying Journalism and Geography at Western Michigan College at Kalamazoo. He plans to return to Pakistan after graduation. He has translated many children’s books from English to Urdu, like Mother Goose Rhymes, Little Red Riding Hood and Water Babies. Naeem is proficient in Urdu, Arabic and Persian.

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1948
The Kalamazoo Gazette
Sun, Aug 08, 1948 ·Page 27

The fasting of Abdul Basit Naeem is highlighted. Abdul Basit Naeem alleges to have been an editor for a children’s magazine in Pakistan. Abdul Basit Naeem expects to graduate in 1949 and return to Pakistan and tend to his magazine. Oddly, he confesses to praying at a Church and attending regularly.

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The Grand Rapids Press
Mon, Aug 09, 1948 ·Page 13

Abdul Basit Naeem allegedly is fasting.

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1948
The Kalamazoo Gazette
Mon, Sep 20, 1948 ·Page 6

Abdul Basit Naeem writes about the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and about Hindu-Muslim relations.

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1950
The Muscatine Journal
Thu, Jan 19, 1950 ·Page 4

Abdul Basit Naeem is mentioned as part of a panel of 2 University Students at the Christian Laymen’s Conference.

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1950
The Muscatine Journal
Sat, Jan 21, 1950 ·Page 2

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Delaware County Daily Times
Tue, May 22, 1951 ·Page 7

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1951
Via Felber, 2017

In 1951, Abdul Basit Naeem wrote an essay about “Pakistan and U.S.A.,” The Muslim World, 41, no. 3 (July 1951): 227.

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The San Francisco Examiner
Thu, Dec 04, 1952 ·Page 20

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1953
Oakland Tribune
Fri, Feb 13, 1953 ·Page 32

Abdul Basit Naeem is an employee of the Pakistani Consulate in SF.

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1953
The Kalamazoo Gazette
Mon, Jun 01, 1953 ·Page 8

Open House to honor Pakistan grad and family.

Abdul Basit Naeem is married and has twin children. He graduated from Western University in 1949 with a B.S. degree. His family are enroute to Pakistan.

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1955

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1956

At 37:01, Dr. Alaina Morgan explains how Abdul Basit Naeem praised Ahmadiyya in the first edition of his newspaper, “Moslem World and the USA” (April-May-1956).

—Abdul Basit Naeem, “The south Chicago Moslems,” Moslem World and the U.S.A. 1, no. 3 (April/May 1956): 22.

In his brief article on the Nation of Islam in spring 1956, Naeem broke with previous
understandings of the NOI by stressing their orthodoxy and placing them firmly within the
Muslim world. For Naeem, the group was “proof of the now-well-known fact that Islam is fast
spreading in the United States, especially among Americans of African descent (emphasis in
original).”

The “Moslem World and the USA” of August/September 1956.

The August-September 1956 issue of Moslem World & The U.S.A. publication. The cover of the magazine features two photographs on the bottom half of the page, one on the left a portrait of Malcolm X, one on the right a portrait of Elijah Muhammad. Below the portraits is the caption: [DISCIPLE AND TEACHER: Mr. Malcolm X of New York City, (left) and Mr. Elijah Muhammad, spiritual leader of thousands of Moslems in the United States. Their SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE articles on “the so-called Negroes’ Problems” appear in this issue.]. The top half of the cover features a blue arabesque ornamental pattern against a white background, with the title of the magazine printed in red text in the center. There is a handwritten inscription across this design on the upper quarter of the page by the editor/publisher of the magazine, Abdul Basit Naeem, which reads [Introducing Mr. Yearwood. / Muslims, kindly cooperate / with him and extend / him all the courtesy on my / behalf / Bro. Naeem].

Abdul Basit Naeem, “What’s New in New York City? The Rapidly Growing Temple of Islam,” Moslem World and the U.S.A. (August/September 1956): 23. This motivation was echoed in interviews conducted by C. Eric Lincoln. For example, Lincoln’s handwritten notes on conversations with Malcolm X read: “There are over 600 million Muslims in Africa and Asia alone, and we Muslims in America who follow the Honorable Elijah Muhammad are a part of those 600 million.” See C. Eric Lincoln handwritten notes, Box 175, Folder 21, C. Eric Lincoln Collection (CELC), Robert W. Woodruff Library, Archives Research Center, Atlanta University Center.

In the Dec-1956 edition of “The Moslem World and the USA” (See FBI report, 94/126), Abdul Basit Naeem gives some of the beliefs of the NOI.
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1957
The Supreme Wisdom: Solution to the So-Called Negroes’ Problem | AFRICAN AMERICANA, Elijah MUHAMMAD, Abdul Basit Naeem, text

[AFRICAN AMERICANA] [NATION OF ISLAM] MUHAMMAD, Elijah (text); Naeem, Abdul Basit (introduction)

The Supreme Wisdom: Solution to the So-Called Negroes’ Problem

Newport News, VA: The National Newport News and Commentator, 1957 [but ca.1981]. Later Printing (dated from ads, despite copyright page stating “First Edition – February 26, 1957). Slim octavo (20.25cm); original photo-illustrated wrappers, stapled; [2],3-56 + [5]pp ads; illus. Light wear and a few tiny creases to wrappers, with a few fingernail-sized indentations to front cover; contents clean; Very Good+ or better.

First of two parts of one of the earliest works by Black separatist and Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975). The slim pamphlet distills the essence of Muhammad’s early teachings, much of it drawn from highly-popular column “Mr. Muhammad Speaks,” which appeared weekly in the Pittsburgh Courier. Contents are comprised of teachings, sayings, and aphorisms on various subjects – all directed at members of the Nation to orient them toward “right living.” Contains an introduction by Abdul Basit Naeem (editor-publisher of Moslem World & The U.S.A.), with a five-page list of “essential” books in the end matter, which included works by Muhammad and other Nation ministers, alongside works by W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Alex Haley, Angela Davis, and others.
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1959

Malcolm X As Nasser’s Guest,” Report by Abdul Basit Naeem, July 23, 1959, Malcolm X Surveillance File, Bureau of Special Services and Investigation and Investigation (BOSSI), New York Police Department.

He seems to have travelled with Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X to Mecca, Arabia.
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1962
Naeem, Abdul Basit, 1928- | ArchivesSpace at Western Michigan University Libraries

He was the author of Travel East Africa Guide in 1962.
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1963

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1964
New Pittsburgh Courier
Sat, May 30, 1964 ·Page 1

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1966
Abdul Basit Naeem, “Sees ‘‘Black Power’ Growing Influence of Muhammad,” Muhammad Speaks, August 12, 1966, 19.
“Islam Instead of Politics Will Make True Black Power”
The Nation of Islam and the Black Power Movement
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https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/138714/gfelb_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

[E]veryone knows, the Messenger (Honorable Elijah Muhammad) has been teaching and
preaching his own (first and ORIGINAL) version of ‘black power’ ideology for almost
40 years.1 Abdul Basit Naeem, 1966.
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1966
Abdul Basit Naeem, “Islam Instead of Politics will Make True Black Power,” Muhammad Speaks, August 26, 1966, 10-11.
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For ultimately, the most fundamental belief of those in the Nation, articulated just as clearly in Abdul Basit Naeem’s Moslem World and the U.S.A in 1956 again in his article in Muhammad Speaks a decade later, was that Islam would bring about true Black Power.
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1975

Elijah Muhammad died and he seems to have been fired. He goes totally missing thereafter.
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2025

(ISLAM.) NAEEM, ABDUL BASIT (Editor-publisher of Moslem World and the U.S.A.) Group of four original typed and ribbon-copy manuscripts with ink corrections. ‘Joe Black Lives Again, The Story of an Arab-American Muslim, by an ‘Asian-African Drum.” 10 pages, long folio * three additional untitled pieces include a 13 page article on Elijah Muhammad, a 14 page article on the ‘Headway of Islam’ and a 5 page article on Elijah Muhammad’s detractors. Included is an 8 x 10 photograph of Mr. Naeem with Elijah Muhammad next to a Swedish Airlines plane. All material in very good condition. Np, circa 1950’s.

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