Posted by Shelly on November 01, 2000 at 16:03:47:
In Reply to: Sisters should be covered like the Messenger said PERIOD!!! posted by SISTER RENEE ALLAH on October 29, 2000 at 22:32:56:
Brother and Sisters, All praises are due to Allah the Lord of ALL the Worlds.
Truth out of season is like no truth at all. In the Messengers time there was a specific reason as to why the sis. dressed the way they did, because of the thinking, the thinking of the brothers was beast like as well as the sisters, They had to be taught,and civilized, now we are in the year 2000 we've got to be in time and on time, the Messenger said that only the principles of Islam would remain the same, everything else would change. Now if the sis. has a choice of wearing a headwrap or not and it is in accord with the MGT guidelines then there is nothing wrong with that. It is our thinking that must be changed and from that everything else is transformed. We are to be true sisters, it seems to me that some responding to the post need to check their thinking. You don't come throwing accusations and insults and expect to get positive. Seems to me some sister don't have a husband, perhaps their time should be concentrated on finding one, The bro. is responsible for his wife so let Bro. handle his business, and You sis. should change your posture as though you are TELLING the blackman what to do. It's Message to the Blackman, and as females we are not independant of him the only way we are going to make it is to be with him and be his heaven. Meaning we submit to him when he's right. And when he is wrong we still keep the respect, because he is GOD, and by us being his heaven we have in us what it takes to help him stand strong in the name of Allah in the name of truth, that's how we be heaven.
: Muhammad Teaches Black Woman How To Respect Herself on her job
: By Sister Ida Bell X (Thomas)-Temple No. 2
: Reprinted from page 18 of the June 9, 1972 edition of Muhammad Speaks Newspaper
: I HAVE been a professional secretary for over 10 years on the West Coast, in the South and on the East Coast. I have been employed by businesses that were owned by the devil (Caucasian white man), and by Originals (Black man).
: I have been a professional secretary before becoming a Muslim (a follower of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Messenger of Allah), and after becoming a Muslim.
: I have also worked while in high school and college in several other capacities such as small cafeteria's small taverns, the big night club, baby-sitting and also on the farm. I have, in other words, met all kinds of people, from the Christian's most elite, to the Christian's most illiterate.
: Black sisters, I fear no one but Allah and His Messenger! I have been hired on permanent basis on three devil's jobs, and have worked temporarily in and from temporary agencies since becoming a Muslim, and I was never fired from a position.
: The devil never disrespected me, nor did he ever do anything to show disrespect to our Leader Messenger Muhammad in my presence, nor did any other race of people, including Blacks who were not Muslims.
: I was not shunned by anyone on these jobs, nor did I ever see any expressions that would cause me to think that someone had been discussing me in a derogatory manner.
: The reasons I was so successful on these jobs were because:
: 1. I applied for the jobs as a follower of Messenger Muhammad.
: 2. I dressed in accordance with the Messenger's instructions