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As we continue this subject of Satan�s assault on the righteous, we are drawing parallels between the events in the Life of Prophet Muhammad (May the Peace and Blessings of Allah Be Upon Him), and the Revelation of the Holy Qur�an. This is the way that the Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught me how to defend the Truth. The recent interview of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan with Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes portrays the attempt by the media to provoke an atmosphere that would point to Min. Farrakhan as having played a major role in the unfortunate assassination of Malcolm X.

We are constantly being reminded that the Holy Qur�an�s Revelation is right and exact and is a Living Testimony of the Presence of a Living God working through his Chosen Servants and Community of True Believers in every prophetic age. Allah promises through His Divine Word to deliver the righteous in the midst of their enemies. He promises them Angelic Help which is expressed in the term �we,� which is expressive of Allah�s Divine Unity, Force, Power and Will. Thus, He reveals in the Holy Qur�an: �A command from us�Truly We are ever sending messengers �A mercy from Thy Lord - Truly He is the Hearing, the Knowing, The Lord of the heavens and the Earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.� We were taught through the Divine Teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to read history in the past, present and future tense so that we can recognize our involvement in current events.�There is no God but He; He gives life and causes death�Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore. Nay, in doubt they sport. So wait for the day when the heaven brings a clear drought, enveloping men. This is a painful chastisement.� � Holy Qur�an

At this present moment in the history of the world, we should be aware that there is a concerted effort on the part of Government, the Media and various well organized groups in this country and abroad to exploit the circumstances surrounding the death of Malcolm X. It is their attempt to use his tragic death as an instrument to further divisions and disunity among the Black family in America, in order to maintain their unjust rule, dominion and control over the affairs of Black people in America and around the Planet. If they can effectively use Brother Malcolm X in the falsification of his image as a dead hero to hold up to Black People to worship, while simultaneously pointing the finger of blame for his death to the Nation of Islam and its Leadership, then this would be their greatest achievement. They are pretending to be in love with Malcolm when in their hearts, they are biting their fingertips in rage against him and his Teacher the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.

Our only help and protection against the exploitation and machinations of our open enemies is to seek refuge in Allah and unite with our fellow Muslims and Original Nations around the world. We should not tolerate the press or the media to pit one brother or sister against the other through their diabolical intrigues and intimidation to cause us to fight and to kill one another.

We are, as a people, at a disadvantage when it comes to defending the Truth without the proper Knowledge of self and others. This condition of mental and spiritual blindness causes us to run into the arms of our open enemies for friendship instead of running into each other�s arms to settle our differences. Through this ignorance, we seek someone from outside of our own Black family to arbitrate our differences. The Holy Qur�an reveals this prevailing sickness among our community in these words: �And whatever misfortune befalls you, it is on account of what your hands have wrought and He pardons much. And you cannot escape in the earth and besides Allah you have no protector nor helper.� Surah 42:30-31

We are a people who give very little attention or reflection to the fulfillment and meaning of Divine Prophecy, nor do we see or recognize any relativity of our participation in the fulfillment of Divine prophecy. We are oft-times so caught up into the present world�s influence and guidance that we turn down Allah�s Divine Guidance which is the only True Guidance. It is disgraceful to charge to the Divine Servants of God criminal behavior that we should rather charge to the open enemies who are the authors of every kind of criminal behavior, wickedness and bloodshed perpetuated against the innocent victims.

The Black Communities and Society of America should petition against the scurrilous propaganda that has been unleashed through the media in exploiting our Black Leaders as criminals; and we should refuse to go along with their wicked accusations. Mr. Mike Wallace�s original stand, taken as a Journalist, to mediate a peaceful reconciliation of differences between the Shabazz family and the Nation of Islam and its Leadership Representative, Min. Farrakhan, where Brother Malcolm is concerned, was instead convoluted to place blame on Min. Farrakhan that could result in an attempted assassination on his life.

In the twelfth chapter of the book of Revelation, we read of the dragon�s persecution against the woman, (the Messenger and Spiritual Leader), and the male child who is about to be delivered. The dragon is also stylized as a serpent who cast out of his mouth water like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.( Rev. 12:13-15) The Hon. Elijah Muhammad taught us who the dragon and serpent represent and their plans to destroy the baby Nation of Islam rising in the West. The open enemy�s use of false propaganda is intended to destroy our image and to take the life of our Nation in its conception.

This plan will only backfire against the plotters as we read in the concluding two verses of this chapter in verses 16 and 17. �And the Earth helped the woman and the Earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the flood (propaganda) which the dragon (open enemy) cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was angry with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.�