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Then Allah sent down His calm upon His Messenger and upon the believers, and sent hosts which you saw not, and chastised those who disbelieved. And such is the reward of the disbelievers.�Holy Qu�ran, Surah 9, verse 26

Then Allah sent down His calm upon His Messenger and upon the believers, and sent hosts which you saw not, and chastised those who disbelieved. And such is the reward of the disbelievers.�Holy Qu�ran, Surah 9, verse 26

As I begin this article, I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude and respectful thanks to the Brothers and Sisters of London for their warm welcome to me and my son, Minister Ishmael Muhammad, the National M.G.T. & G.C.C. Captain A�ishah Muhammad, her husband Amin Muhammad and their baby daughter Halima, Atlanta Vanguard Captain Lashonda Muhammad and Vanguard-in-training Kabasa Muhammad, during our visit the North British Isles. It was a journey and a crossing across the Atlantic of great significance that will bear its mark on the incoming New Millennium. More details will be forthcoming, God-willing, in the upcoming articles. May the Unjust Ban by the British be lifted to allow the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to travel to England to establish Truth in the Reconciliation of our differences, as the Final Judgment of the world closes and opens the New Millennium.

We have entered the 9th Month of the Arab Lunar Calendar which coincides once again with the 12th month of the Gregorian Calendar, which is the month of December, actually denoting the Number 9 in decimo. This month was chosen by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to distinguish us in the stages of our Nation�s development, over the years, from the false worship of Christmas and the erroneous Birthdate of Jesus on the 25th day of December and our association with festivities of drunkenness and extravagant spending during that same period of time. He substituted this deviation of conduct with the Act of Fasting as in the Month of Ramadan for the Muslim World.

The observance of the Ramadan Fast is an Act of Commemorating the Revelation of the Holy Qur�an revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah�s Peace and Blessings be upon him, more than 1,400 years ago. Following Ramadan within a month and a half approximately, preparation for the Hajj Pilgrimage begins, ending the two most important Pillars of Islam.

Under the direction of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, we have made our Transition and Safe Passage into the full participation of the Ramadan Fast along with our Brother and Sisters in the entire World of Islam.

The World of Muslims, Christians and Jews are entering into a joint celebration of the New Millennium wherein all our Scriptures, Bible (Torah and Gospel) and Holy Qur�an, are fulfilling the Prophetic Voice of 6,000 years of World History which is witnessing the Advent of the Presence of God at the end of the World that we have known.

We are actually ending the Time of the Prophets and that part of Revelation that descends upon the True Servants of Allah who hear and Bear Witness to The Divine Guidance of Allah join in their voices at the end of the age as bearers of witness of God�s Revelation to man and mankind and to the whole of humanity. It is the Time when God�s Spirit is moving among the People manifesting God�s Presence in the World.

Thus 6,000 years of World History is ended as God comes in the early morning Dawn of the 7th thousand millennium Reign in which Muslims, Christians, Jews and all Religious communities will be joined and united as one into God�s religion of truth. We are in the Time of the extraordinary revealing of New Fields of Knowledge in all of human Life and All Creation through ever advancing discoveries in Science, Mathematics, Astronomy and in every endeavor.

The 99th Surah speaks of this Shaking and Awakening as the Earth breaking forth with Revelation as if Thy Lord had revealed to her. What lays ahead in the 21st Century? Will the Millennium Celebrations to be honored around the world resound with the Preparations of God�s Kingdom on Earth, or will we face the Judgment of Gloom and Doom as the Old World is going out and the New World Order is coming in? Ramadan, the 9th Month linked to the meaning of the 9th Surah of the Holy Qur�an, gives us a picture of Confrontations, Controversies and Separations of the people into three main groups based upon their Belief or Disbelief in the Messages of Allah and the Revelation of His Holy Book, Qur�an, to receive punishments or Blessings, and the conditions of heaven or hell.

Let us Pray continuously for the complete recovery of health of our Beloved Brother and Minister, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.

May the Ban be lifted and the Purification of the Nations begin. Atonement forgiveness and Prayers To Allah for His Peace and Blessings should set the Tone for our Passover into the New Millennium.

"O you who believe, the idolaters are surely unclean, so they shall not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs. And if you fear poverty, then Allah will enrich you out of His grace, if He please. Surely Allah is Knowing, Wise.