Show moslem convert Is grand mufti of west wesl ex sunday school teacher ani vet becomes a sheik OAKLAND CALIF sheik W abdurrahman lutz who used to b plain william lutz luti when he taught sunday school as a teenager teen ager saya he be has become grand mufti of th western united states the young ex marine said lit h adopted the moslem faith in 1942 to in saudi arabia where he was ear er aloyed by an oil company im not prophetic he said sat and there was no flash of light revelation I 1 became interested in th faith when I 1 saw the com compassion passiM the charity of f the true moslem while working with the oil company in saudi arabia sheik luti lut said 1 I became better acquainted with the arabs than most ol of th americans I 1 saw their generosity the way they would share pitifully small incomes with others the sheik paused adjusted bit hl turban as he sat cross legged on an ottoman in the apartment he share with his mother and said he had been named grand mufti the first in the western states by the mos mo lem community there are approximately 1500 of the faithful most of them living in or near sacramento he related he prays live five times daily he said bringing into action every muscle in the body its the minimum daily exercise needed by any man he hopped off the ottoman demonstrated the movements raising his arms then kneeling and bowing toward mecca sheik lutz said sure I 1 go to shows and drink milk shakes nothing wrong with that but no alcohol no pork |