The Evolutionary Process pt1

In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful,
If we travel on the wheel of time, almighty Allah always raises up prophets and messengers. Why? It is because man has strayed away from the right path-his natural path. By nature, man and woman is designed to be in complete submission to the will of Allah. However, throughout time, man has been falling short of this glorious task. Complete submission to the will of Allah is synonymous with perfection. Since Allah's will is perfect, submission to it, makes one perfect. Whomever we submit to, we begin to take not their coloring- their perceptions, thoughts, ideas, and often even their motives. Therefore the quran says

"We take Allah's color, and who is better than Allah at coloring, and we are His worshippers."

However, the question remains HOW or WHERE does the desire for man to do contrary to Allah's will come from?

It comes from imperfection. When The Originator created Himself, there was imperfection within Himself. How do we know? Because His creation is not perfect. Study the Earth, the Sun, the moon, the stars, or even ourselves. None of these celestial bodies, called planets, are perfectly circular-and as we know a circle represents 360 degrees. To go further, try to draw a perfect circle freehanded. You can't! This is just a small glimpse into the larger picture. Imperfection and perfection, polar opposites which dwell succinctly inside us all.



Well the, how do we attain this perfection? Or how do we thwart the relative power of imperfection?

*I interrupt here to note that although imperfection was there in the beginning, imperfection can be and has been overcome by the eternal Allah through a PROCESS of constant evolution.*

In Surah 70 of the Holy Quran, Allah is called, "the Lord of the Ways of Ascent." Allah overcame imperfection and attained to perfection( see study guide 11). Therefore, He is the only one able to guide us to this glorious stage. He is the Master, Controller, Grower, and Evolver of us as we ascend toward perfection. Lord of the Ways of Ascent. What are these ways or methods by which we can ascend? Prayer, Fasting, Charity, Pilgrimage, and Jihad, all of which contain a vital element of Struggle. Allah MASTERED ALL of these principles of action as He called Himself into existence. In so doing, he expedites the process so that we may more quickly become like Him. In all of this, there is a great measure of suffering.

Well then, how does Allah raise His vicegerent, Man, up into this exalted state?

"ALLAH (GOD) SHARES HIMSELF WITH HUMAN BEINGS. HOWEVER, WHEN GOD SHARES HIMSELF WITH US, HE GIVES US A DIFFICULTY TO OVERCOME. WE HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE LIFE FORCE THAT IS WITHIN US, WHICH IS THE ONLY FORCE THERE IS, THERE IS NO OTHER FORCE BUT GOD. THERE IS BUT ONE LIFE THAT IS GIVEN TO US AND THAT IS DIVINE LIFE.
HOLY QUR'AN READING: 'AND WHEN THY LORD SAID TO THE ANGELS, I AM GOING TO PLACE A RULER IN THE EARTH, THEY SAID, WILT THOU PLACE IN IT SUCH AS MAKE MISCHIEF IN IT AND SHED BLOOD? AND WE CELEBRATE THY PRAISE AND EXTOL THY HOLINESS. HE SAID: SURELY I KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW NOT."- Study Guide 10, the God within

In the same study guide, we learn that the Earth is comparable to Man. The waters like mans blood. The rocks like mans bones. The trees like mans skin. But Allah declares He is going to place a ruler in the Earth. He is going to place a ruler in the minds of a group of men who would in turn rule the Earth. But, the angels ask what would he do of positive. Allah simply knows what they don't. Allah is placing a man, who would sculpt a people.



The book of genesis opens, god created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was without form and void. Anytime, a people lack form and are void someone must come to sculpt or shape that people. Allah placed a ruler in the Earth to do just this, even though the ruler did not know it. He uses this brutal ruler to give the people the right structure, form, or foundational spirit that they can withstand a greater weight at a latter time.

The angels that questioned Allah thought, even if just for a second, that Allah may have been making a mistake. Allah took one from the line of angels or scientist ,by the name of Shabazz, and had him to take us and prepare us to visit the pit of hell. For we would later rise to the heights of heaven. In study guide 10 the minister writes, "It is only through our lowest state that he may lift us up." Even when we think we know something, Allah will show us our ignorance and use us to fulfill His ETERNAL plan by revealing eternal truths through contemporary messengers that become catalyst for everlasting change.

Dr. King once said something very very profound: "Undeserved suffering is redemptive."

More coming soon.

Making The Word Flesh-A Brief Story of Grindin

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Allah is the creator of all things, the revealer of all truth, the Lord, nourisher, sustainer, and evolver of all things into their eventual perfection.



A Business is a project. A Business is a project that requires the personal involvement, effort, and work of concerned men to organize to achieve a measure of success. In the word Business the letter ‘i’ can be interchanged with the vowel ‘y’, making it “Busy-ness.” Business requires motion.

The first step toward the establishment of a Business is motion. The first form of motion is thought, which travels at 24 billion miles per second. The first thought that must come is the vision that we have. In his recent lecture titled, Put on the New Man, Minister Farrakhan gave a simple blueprint. He said,

“The ideal scene is composed of vision that has set a goal, and then a process, and a strategy, and tactics, and policy, and data to help us move toward that goal.”
The above are the key elements to the establishment of any business: Visison, Process, Strategy, Tactics, Policy, and Data! To further illustrate the process by which one can attain a state of busy-ness, the Minster continued,

“A nation of gods that have the intelligence, the skill, to say "Be." Organize their gifts, skills, and talents, and resources with a plan and bring what they envision into existence.”

If a man (business) TRULY desires success something more is required! Any business that expects to have true longevity must be attached to the source of longevity, Allah. “We were birthed into His Universe which is a manifestation of His mind.” The Universe is a manifestation of the mind of Allah. Our Busy-ness is the manifestation of Our minds. The spiritual always descends into physical form. Therefore, “You can tell the mind of a man by the working of his hand.”

When establishing a Business, it is important to realize that through your and my intimate relationship with our Lord, we are most able to achieve success. In Study Guide #4 by Minister Louis Farrakhan he writes, in regards to our connection to the Lord of the way of Ascent- Allah. He states, “Lord of the ways of Ascent indicates that Allah (God), the Author of all existence, has given to the whole creation its means of nourishment and has even ordained for every single one of us, a sphere of capacity. Within that sphere, He has already provided us the means or ways by which each of us attains to our goal of perfection in that which He has given us.” Anything we wish to accomplish, business related or otherwise, it absolutely possible as long as we are connected to the Lord of the Ways of Ascent. Then He pre-provides the means, greatness, and mechanisms necessary to accomplish a task. Calling on him, by the way, does NOT excuse us from WORKING Ourselves! It simply puts us on the right course toward perfection.



When we make Allah (God) the true center of All Reality in our Personal live, then we begin to see beneficial results later on. This is the glue that sticks the key principle to each other thereby creating a good, positive, and peaceful cohesion upon which Business’ lay.

All of the above can only be considered to be theoretical until it is actually applied. I along with some classmates put the theory to practice! During my junior year in higschool, I along with my high school classmates was able to open a student ran coffee shop. We originated the idea in our Principles of Business class, which we had planned to channel our natural entrepreneurial abilities by opening a Business. This is the first step, THOUGHT. Unbeknown to us then, we would eventually open a full-service coffee shop to our fellow students, staff, and faculty. This is the Second Principle, VISION. We began to brainstorm and work on small steps toward creating our own coffee shop. Early on, the matter of financing had created doubts for us. At that time we were uncertain how to pay for such a project. Fortunately, as we were inviting young people to hear Minster Farrakhan’s “Justifiable Homicide” lecture series, we encountered a flyer offering up to $5,000 for youth who were interested in starting a business. Immediately, we hurriedly continued creating a Business plan to apply for the grant albeit the deadline was three days away at that time. Our application was accepted and we were granted the “free” money, which allowed us to jumpstart our Business. Here, we began taking our vision and making a manifest reality. To complete our project we had to finish our Business Plan, which included the following skills as, mentioned before: Vision, Process, Strategy, Tactics, Policy, and Data.




Be sure to follow your vision and then call on the author of your vision. Never let opposition become a deterrent. If we want to see a new reality, then we must build it OURSLEVES!

“What is man but what he strives for? “–Holy Quran 53



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The Shabazzian Cycle: In the Shadow of Time

How Shabazz was right and What does he teach Us?


Throughout time, we constantly see cases of an individual or group of individuals who have an idea. But this idea is rejected by those who rule or by the people. It seems, quite unfortunately, that there is a sort of revolving door with this. The individual is right; the individual’s rightness is denied; the individual rebels. Over and Over again! It’s time to stop the revolving door!

Shabazz had an idea to make a people stronger than nature. He presented this idea to the Holy and Wise scientist of Islam (The Order of Melchiesidek) and they agreed that Shabazz’s idea was not useful and would not be followed. However, Shabazz’s idea was Right and necessary in the more grandeur scheme. If he had not went through with His idea we would NOT have survived slavery and the coming of Allah IN the Person of Master Fard Muhammad would have been inhibited.

Shabazz’s rebellion was wrong. But his idea was Right! His idea served a purpose that he may have seen that the Scientist did not see.



Mary desired a good man (Joseph) and a great child. Zacharias did not ‘like’ or agree with Mary’s idea for a mate because He did not meet Zacharias’ standards. Nonetheless, Mary’s idea for a man was perfectly met by Zacharias. We know this today because they, although in rebellion to the law of the time, gave birth to a mighty son.

Shabazz’s idea was right but the elders of that cycle did not see the Scope of Time. They could only see 25,000 years in advance. Zacherias (I may be beyond MY Scope here! Lol) may not have seen the future of a relationship between Mary and Joseph. He may not have seen the idea within the Scope of Time.

Shabazz’s idea was NECESSARY and is the reason we, the Blackman of America survived!

Whenever we are evaluating ideas, we must try to look at the idea within the lens and scope of time!

The Broader Picture:

“Whenever a man shows up and he comes up with something that is beneficial to some with a view of making it beneficial to all, that's not an ordinary man. I want you to hear this. See, common man always wants something for himself. That's why all common ideas die…When a man comes with an idea that he tells you is not for some but it is for all. I wish I could write on a board but I can't. But just look at the word ALL, and the word ALLAH. See when a man comes with an idea that is good for all, he comes from ALL, he comes from ALLAH. The idea is in him, but it's for all.” ~ Minister Louis Farrakhan, Put on the New Man

More Specifically:
When new ideas are presented, we must be wise enough to examine them in the fuller context. We must view them in the scope of time. When Youth present new ideas, elders MUST be willing to examine these ideas within the scope of time! For “In the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.”

Reader Feedback: What can be done to reverse the trend?

*Disclaimer: REBELLION IS NEVER GOOD. Don’t be irrational and think that just because YOU think something is right, you should rebel. Especially in this hour when we are divinely guided!

A New Man: More Comprehensive Notes

The following Notes come from MY BROTHER Jesse's Twitter Feed :). Using Modern Technology for the Cause of Allah (God)

"The end of Prophets has come....but God came in Person to end the time of Prophets

"I thank the Hon. Elijah Muhammad for diligently preparing me."

"I thank everyone of you who have come forward to labor in this assignment"

"Thank you for coming to one of the greatest Laborers' Conferences in history"

"There is enough work for everybody and then some"

"Right now, the whole world is thinking about Islam"

"We are fairly free to practice what we believe"

"We (Blacks) have suffered so much affliction but we're not filled with hatred. There is so much God in us"

"There's so much to know and we know so little"

"We (Blacks) once we're a great people but we have been brought to naught"

"America is a wilderness...the first four letters (wild) tell you why"

Min. Farrakhan is now speaking on the words "Behold, I make all things new

"A new human being.....that's the work that is before us



"His vision (Master Fard Muhammad)...there is no stopping it"

"God did not raise us up to selfish and vain."

"One of the things we have to fight is the Arrogance of knowing."

"When we think we know, we get stuck! So, knowledge is an evolving process"

"When God says 'Be' its already done...things are already in motion"

"If material existence is more important than the spiritual existence then the life force is compromised"

"If the life force is resurrected and cleared of debris--then the people can focus on what is right"

"Dissatisfaction brings about a change

"All things come from the mind of a human being"

"That's what got the world messed up---spooky religion"

"...you can do more, if you knew more"

"To make all things new, God has to make a new human being"

"If you're satisfied with the condition of this world, raise your hand"

"This world doesn't produce peace--sisterly of brotherly love"

"The sad thing about that is, its a "B.S." degree."

"The education of this world is a failure because it has not produced the man that God wants"


"We have to look for the work of a man who is making people alive"

"We talk Christ like the grocery store talks apples...you can't make mockery of Him"

"The right religion keeps you purified in the process all the way to the goal"


"The right religion does not make you think you have arrived"

"When you go out in search of knowledge, you never return. There is always more to know"

"There is no ceiling for men and women..if God is infinite, so is man and woman"

"You are only limited by your lack of vision!"

"Trying to do better is not as good as Doing better"

"God says 'If you want to be me, then you want to be yourself'. But you have not known yourself

"He never said take on His personality. He said "Let this mind be in you"

"Excuse me, I'm so fired up!...you don't know how happy I am to see people being made new

"Surrender to a principle, a new teaching, a new idea...that will bring you a new mind

"The moment we accept praise for what God has done we start losing the power and the effect from what was done"

"Arrogance can short circuit our ability to use what we have been given”

"Prayer sets the attitude--the state of mind that's proper for advancement"

"By nature we are not patient. That is something we have to learn"

"You can't be made great in six weeks”

"Multiply the success, but be patient with yourself"

"All seeds don't germinate at the same rate of speed. All human beings don't grow at the same rate of speed

"Children born of clean bodies and clean minds will come into the world to solve problems that have plagued man

"The word 'genius' is really punk stuff. It takes gods to create a new world"

"We're going to destroy that kind of thinking because God is not a sexist."

"The world is stripping the man of his natural authority"

"I don't care how much lace underwear you wear brother, you aint no woman”

"How can you (woman) beat him down and love him at the same time?

"The husband you have is sufficient--its just you lack the 'technology' to increase his sufficiency”

"Your true mind is really the mind of God

"Learning how the mind works and learning how to think properly...."

"We're going to encourage everybody to get back to 'How To Eat To Live'"

"Administrate yourself, your children, your family....manage your house

"I am happy at what I see "
"Purging the spirits of arrogance and vanity"

"Don't think just because we're elevated we can't fall"

"From this point on, every day at the mosque is a class day"

"Stop being fascinated by buildings--become fascinated by building that valuable final product (you)"

He Came Alone: We Are The Overcomers

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
On July 4, 1930 Allah came to us in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad. We are forever thankful for his coming. I know the above statement requires evidence and proof but that’s not what I wanted to talk about. Master Fard Muhammad came ALONE. The scriptures say of his coming “I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm worked salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me (Isaiah 63:5).” WOW! The God came and he did not have the backing of ANYONE!
Well, this is an interesting statement. Of course Allah has the backing of the angels, the righteous, the wise, etc. Yet, when he came, there was NONE. Why not? It is because as a people, we have been “despised and rejected” by everyone, including our own people. How so? When we were taken into the jungles of Africa to be made stronger than nature, no one came to recue us from our rebellious father. We were allowed to sit there and suffer. Then, after a new people were made we became the subjects of this new people.
Master Fard Muhammad came alone. Then he raised up one from amongst us, who decided that he did NOT agree with prophecy. He decided that he and his followers were commissioned to beat prophecy. What was the result? “And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation (Revelations 5:8-9).” The wise elders had to sing a NEW song. They were not singing the song of our salvation at first. They only saw a mere 144,000 of us surviving. But, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad contended, “Me and My followers DISAGREE with the old prophets.” This Man is standing totally alone, none to uphold him but the Lords right arm. The elders HAD to submit to he who was worthy, he who was willing to stand-alone.
We cannot always expect to get support. Sometimes there will be NONE willing to uphold us but HIS right arm. In a world that is built contrary to the will of God, it looks abnormal to strive to live upright. Being in a contrary world, anytime you or I stand up for truth, we often may find ourselves ostracized, slandered, hated, and despised. The scriptures read that we will be HATED for HIS names sake. He came Alone. We cannot always expect to have support for righteous endeavors. But, he came alone! And upon his coming he raised one that could stand alone with His help.
It’s not popular to wear a headpiece and garment. It’s not popular to declare I am a follower of Farrakhan. It’s not popular to be the moral conscience of in settings that are filthy. We may often find ourselves standing ALONE! But there is no need to worry. I may stand alone in Oakland while you stand alone in Alaska. Although I’m standing alone, I’m standing alone with all of you! Praise Be to Allah. Let us Stand Strong, Stand Firm, and Hold on tight to the rope of Allah and you can declare, “We are the Overcomers!”

Some Nice Verses:
1 John 5:4-For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Holy Quran 3:160-If Allah helps you, there is none that can overcome you; and if He forsakes you, who is there that can help you after Him? And in Allah should the believers put their trust.
Revelations 21:7-He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Allah is…
Al-Qahhar (the Overcomer)-
Al- Azzaq- The Sustainer, The provider
Al-Wali- The Protecting Friend
Al-Hadi- The guide
AL-Wakil- The Ultimate Trustee
Al- Qadir- The Powerful
Al-Azim- The incomparably great
Al-Mu’min-The Granter of Security

Some Definitions...
Struggle: to contend with an adversary or opposing force. to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence. to advance with violent effort: to struggle through the snow. (of athletes and competitors) to be coping with inability to perform well or to win; contend with difficulty: After struggling for the whole month of June, he suddenly caught fire and raised his batting average 30 points. a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking: struggled with his math homework.. To progress with difficulty: struggled through the novel. · Strenuous effort; striving. · Combat; strife: armed struggle.

Overcome
to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.); surmount: to overcome one's weaknesses. to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind, as does liquor, a drug, exertion, or emotion: I was overcome with grief. to gain the victory; win; conquer: a plan to overcome by any means possible. To prevail over; surmount: tried to overcome the obstacles of poverty. To surmount opposition; be victorious.
overcome
O.E. ofer-cuman "to reach, overtake," also "to conquer, prevail over," from ofer "over" + cuman "to come" (see come). A common Gmc. compound (cf. M.Du. overkomen, O.H.G. ubarqueman, Ger. überkommen). In ref. to mental or chemical force, "to overwhelm, render helpless," it is in late O.E. Meaning "to surmount" (a difficulty or obstacle) is from c.1205.