Posted by SEVENTHFAM on December 29, 2000 at 06:11:20:
As-Salaam-Alaikum
In the Name Of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; Who Came in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad. We forever thank Allah for blessing us with His Last and Greatest Messenger, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad(PBUH).
Dear Brother Fahim:
In your post of 12/28/00, you state the following:
"When I say I pray, I mean to say that I pray to the Inner Self that Master Fard Muhammad personified. Master Fard Muhammad, all praises due, is NOT the creator of the Universe. We must now carry on the task of fulfilling our own prayer, as we have expected a mystery god to do for us for the past 66 trillion years. That is not to detract anything from the Seat of Allah, whom is Master Fard Muhammad, but I have never heard of His Messenger telling us to pray to Master Fard, if he did somebody let me know so I can correct this as quickly as possible"
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This is absolutely incorrect and it further demonstrates why Clarence 13x is considered a heretic by those of us who have fought along side the Last Messenger of Allah. You are in error when you claim to be one and the same with me and others like me. While I may love and respect you as a young Black man, you are not the same as me in either beliefs or convictions. Your leader, Clarence 13X, was in a Divinely prescribed organized Military Training Program and broke rank to form his own group. Brother, you were not there, but we were and are the real Fruit of Islam. What you see today among the so-called "Nation of Islam" groups is a mere shadow of the FOI that accompanied the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. There were many strong and powerful SOLDIERS during that period. They were prepared to accompany the Honorable Elijah Muhammad throughout various phases of his 44 year tenure. Clarence 13x was just another soldier and no different from anyone else. At times, we all disagreed with orders from our local commanders. But, we were taught and trained to sacrifice our will for the betterment of the whole. Part of that betterment involves maintaining rank under all conceivable circumstances. No army can survive otherwise. We are lead by Allah's Last and Greatest Messenger. To loose discipline, break rank, and form some other organization is considered desertion and possibly treasonous actions, punishable by death in most Military organizations of the world.Clarence 13x failed miserably as an Officer and Soldier under the FOI Military Chain of Command. And, he did not die the death of Muslim.
He also broke an almost 40 year tradition and violated a Restricted Law by opening the Divine Wisdom of Master Fard Muhammad to non-Registered Muslims. The Lessons and Problems are for Registered Muslims only!
Renaming yourselves "Allah" and then praying to yourselves has nothing to do with Islam and actually resembles various forms of Buddhism and/or Taoist views. As Muslim followers of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, we oppose both schools of thought. We have NEVER been taught to pray to ourselves, in part because we are a long ways from being ourselves! Brother, if you want to clean up, you'll have to bath in clean water and not the same dirty and diseased ridden water which is responsible for your uncleaness in the first place. The clean "water" comes from Allah, Master Fard Muhammad, Who was prepared to lead you via His Messenger, to a state of superior intellectual and spiritual advancement. That explains why there is not a single reference in any of the Messenger's teachings which indicate that we pray to ourselves. That is part of this so-called 5% false teachings which has mislead hundreds of black people. And, if you teach this, you are misleading others.
We are taught to pray to Allah, Master Fard Muhammad(see the prayer below). Furthermore, while Master Fard Muhammad is clearly not the Creator of the Universe per se, He is nonetheless GREATER than the Creator of the Universe and He will bring about a UNIVERSAL change. Therefore, He is more than worthy of our prayers and our submission. He will guide us into all truths. Eventually, all will know of Him and bow to Him. That is part of what we will demonstrate by manifesting the depths and power of His Messenger's Teachings. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad emphatically states that you and I must submit to Master Fard Muhammad, which is one reason why He choose the name Fard. This can be found by doing a little research in all of the Messenger's writings. Please feel free to use the SEARCH THE MESSENGER'S TEACHING link below.
Bottom line, you and I are not the same in either Belief or the function of Prayer, therefore, you are in error to claim that you are a Muslim in the same sense. Yes, you are a Muslim by nature, but you are not yet a Believer, nor are you in submission to the Will of Allah, according the Last Messenger of Allah, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.
I pray Allah that these words will inspire you to dig deeper. And by all means, please do not assume that I don't respect you as a Black man. No! In fact, I am very pleased that you are trying to live an upright life, according to your knowledge. All praise is due to Allah. However, you addressed your post directly to me, and my job is to respond to you with the truth. I am not your Brother if I fail to tell you the truth. I have read a few of your post and I'm happy to know you are a true seeker of Knowledge and Divine Wisdom. Please continue your SEARCH and stay with us. As I have stated on more than one occasion, the "5%'ers" as a whole, are not the enemy of the Nation of Islam. Therefore, please continue to fight against those who are indeed the enemies including those who would falsify the Teachings for their own personal gain or advantage.
I thank you for your any positive contributions on this forum.
"Thanks. Thanks to Allah, our God in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad, The Great Mahdi. Who was to come and has come to restore we, who were lost from our own, the Kingdom of Islam and to destroy those who have destroyed us. Thou art our God, oh Allah, and we are thy people. Please deliver us from our murders and we will serve and obey thee all the days of our life. And we will teach our children thy praises and to submit to thee for thine unequaled love and mercy for us. And thanks, oh Allah, for making manifest our enemy the devil. Help us, oh Allah, to die the death of a Muslim. Ameen."
As-Salaam-Alaikum
Your Brother,
SEVENTHFAM