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Brother Lateef
Qasim Abdur-Rahman is a taxi-cab driver and longtime member of Omar’s temple community. He is also Brother Lateef’s right-hand man. While waiting for the purchasing committee meeting to begin, Qasim is the topic of conversation: on the previous night’s news program, it was revealed that he won the lottery, which is a big deal considering that gambling is a prohibited activity amongst Temple folk. The members of the purchasing committee have varying loyalties, and Brother Suleman’s wisecracks about Brother Qasim upset Brother Larry, who supports Qasim. An argument erupts between the two of them later on, and Suleman ends up punching Larry in the face.
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Qasim Abdur-Rahman Character Timeline in Temple Folk
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3. The Spider
...the drab conference room, he walks into an animated conversation about the previous night’s events: Qasim Abdur-Rahman, Brother Lateef’s second in command, won the lottery, and the announcement was live broadcast...
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...not a legitimate businessman. Brother Larry, who is still upset by Suleman’s earlier comments about Qasim’s lottery winnings, interjects, pointing out Suleman’s own failings as a businessman and calling him uncivilized....
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