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WEB POSTED 10-03-2000

Allah (God) is the best knower
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Farrakhan The Traveler by Jabril MuhammadThe Holy Qur�an declares that Allah is Supremely Wise and He knows what is best for every living thing�including every single one of us. He knows best how we can obtain that which is best for us in every part of our lives.

Yesterday, on the ninth of September, I was among those truly blessed to witness an example of the absolutely exquisite beauty, power and majesty of the matchless wisdom of Allah, which came through the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan�all day long!

You could not tell the effects on him of the grueling, demanding, even punishing schedule he has kept, over the past several months, especially since April. The kind of schedule he keeps would be very hard for totally healthy men to keep. But, he keeps it up, although, as he has publicly stated, he is not yet totally well.

A little over a week ago, Minister Farrakhan returned from a trip to Africa, where he was involved in conferences with heads of state, who are establishing the United States of Africa. From there he went directly to Chicago, to attend the Islamic conference led by Imam Warith D. Mohammed. Then early the next morning he flew off to New York City, where he was invited to a conference of Islamic leaders, at the United Nations� building, where the president of Iran spoke.

After a grueling schedule of speeches, conferences and appearances in New York City, and with just ninety minutes of sleep, Minister Farrakhan (and those with him) caught a 6 a.m. flight from New York to Chicago. Immediately after his arrival at his home, he dove into aspects of the Nation�s business, and then headed to Mosque Maryam to make one of the four speeches he delivered yesterday.

The quality of the love of God, in Minister Farrakhan, his love for his teacher, his people and humanity at large, is simply extraordinary. It is this love which is the driving force of Minister Farrakhan�s life and of his highly effective non-stop work. His life is a God-filled-God-centered and God-committed life; which he willingly sacrifices for the highest principles, which undergirds the greatest cause: the universal reign of the will of Allah.

Minister Farrakhan made a deep impression on me, as I watched and listened to him masterfully speak yesterday. He gave four different speeches�one right after another�that conveyed four aspects of one spirit�the spirit of Allah. Each speech was delivered without notes. Each speech was different, in terms of purpose, content and effect. Each speech provided penetrating wisdom-packed insights that contained solutions to many different kinds of problems.

In one of his speeches, Minister Farrakhan said that which reminded me that it was around this time, twenty-three years ago, that he arose at a dark hour, to lift the name and build on the foundation left by his teacher, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. He did what he did despite death threats and plans against his life, which have never stopped. I did not mentally dwell on the events of those years, however, as I did not want to miss one word which came from his mouth. I would later say to a Brother that if we have eyes with which to see, it is clear that each day as he goes about his work, Minister Farrakhan is continually being infused by an unseen power, which is clearly supreme over all opposition and over all of the evil forces of this world.

The scriptures teach that at the end of this world, there would be a small group of people, who would be in the worst state of condition of any people since time began. The scriptures describe these people as blind, deaf, dumb, lost and, in fact, dead even to the core of the non-physical aspects of their being; the worst sort of deadness. The depth of their ignorance would be unrivaled in the history of life in space.

The scriptures also call this people "robbed and spoiled," and a "people who" would "walk in darkness." Nevertheless, the prophecy continued, "upon them the light would shine." This people would be so reduced, in terms of their overall humanity, that the scriptures referred to them as "no people." Nevertheless, they would be the people of God�s choice, to be used as the foundation stones, for Him to build an eternal world of peace, freedom, justice and equality.

It�s written that in the last days of Satan�s power, God would infuse the people of the earth with His spirit. For instance, in the book of Joel, it was written that Almighty God Himself would "pour out my spirit upon all men � ."

God would do this in the last days of this evil world. Why not before the last days of this world? First, if He did so before the end of this world�s time, He would have broken His word. He cannot break His word. He would destroy Himself if He could. That He cannot do. Next, it would be contrary to the step�by�step planning, which He formed in Himself�according to His own nature and will�for the creation of His brand new world, which He promised through the mouth of His prophets.

Now, the word "infuse," is from words in other languages, which ultimately came from the Latin word, "infuses," which is the past participle of "infundere" which meant, "to pour in."

In current use, this word means: "to put into or introduce as if by pouring: to fill or cause to be filled with something: to pour (a liquid) in, into, or upon; to put (a quality, idea, etc.) into, as if by pouring; instill; impart; to fill (with a quality, feeling, etc.); imbue; to introduce one thing into another so as to change or affect it," for example, "a teacher who infused her pupils with the desire to learn."

Again, it also means "to cause to be permeated with something (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better," for example, "to infuse the team with confidence," "to introduce or to insinuate," for example, "a new spirit was infused into such and such a person�s art," to inspire or to animate, "the sense of purpose that infuses scientific research."

So, what is it to be "infused" by God with His spirit? What does a person so "infused" look like? Do as the Honorable Elijah Muhammad said: Look at Minister Farrakhan. Study the plan of God in the scriptures and study Minister Farrakhan�s motion. If you do, with the right spirit, you will be convinced of his absolute trustworthiness. If we do this, we�ll also see the fundamental principles of the wisdom of God on which Minister Farrakhan was constructed.

God�s wisdom, and the manner in which He executes it, is so very beautiful, so superb, and so exquisite, that it is matchless and oft-times, breathtaking. However, His execution of His limitless wisdom, as displayed throughout the entire range of the universe, as stunning and awe-inspiring as it is, is yet inferior to His wisdom contained in His guidance of human life; especially that which is presently in operation right here in America.

At present, we who follow Minister Farrakhan are, with him, in a life and death struggle to overcome that which is other than divine: from without and from within. So, for this and other reasons, we pray. And we pray. And we pray. And we don�t seem to get the answers we are looking for.

Meanwhile, Allah knows if He grants certain of our petitions before we have risen above certain levels of impurity, in our hearts, that what He grants us would then become contaminated by the corruption that we have not yet rid from ourselves. Then, with His added wisdom and power, we would do damage to others and ourselves. So He wisely withholds it.

Are there other factors involved? Of course there are. Allah sees, with unerring accuracy, the totality of our circumstances�including that of which we are unaware�in the timing of His granting to us of His blessings.

So, the very effort involved in our sincere crying out to him, in true prayer, for an increase of light, life and power�which the Honorable Elijah Muhammad said his teachings are composed of�has the effect of purifying our hearts; which contain our motivations. Furthermore, this process expands our capacity to hold to and make the best use of the increased blessings that Allah is eager to grant us.

Now, the act of crying out to Him, in true prayer, has to be followed by some intelligent reasoning and calm reflection before we can fully act in ways that generate the conditions, within ourselves, to receive His blessings. In other words, we must be involved in the process to receive His unequal blessings.

But can we be truly involved in this process�which leads to true success�if we are impatient? And the word "patience" here is a weak word to fully describe that quality which Allah requires of each of us. Study footnote #61 in the Yusuf Ali translation of the Holy Qur�an. Without this quality, transliterated "sabr," we cannot receive the best of what Allah wants to grant us and won�t see the best of the hereafter.

Think over it. God actually involves us in the process of producing the new conditions and new circumstances in which He will bless us. Of course, we must have confidence that He heard us. If we do, then we will automatically trust that things are in the process of getting better, even if we don�t fully see, or don�t see at all, His movements in our behalf.

This all has a direct bearing on The Million Family March and that which is to come afterwards.

More next issue, Allah willing.

 


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