:A divine reminder

By

Brother Mustafaa Muhammad

In the Name of ALLAH, the Beneficent, the Merciful

“Shall we then turn away the Reminder from you altogether because you are a prodigal people?” (Holy Qur’an 43:5)

The Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan since 1984, in particular, has been one of the most vilified-hated-misrepresented men in history. The media and much of white America have already concretized their views of this man and his message. Also, black people who follow the lead of the dominate society repeat the same. Is this man a racist hater or is he a divine man of God walking in the footsteps of the prophets (yet he doesn’t claim to be any prophet)?

We, students of him and his teacher, have a different view of this man and his message than most. We believe that he is a divinely inspired teacher. We believe further that he is fulfilling prophecy as a Warner to America and her government in this dark time. Lastly, we believe he is the national representative of The Messenger of ALLAH, The Most Hon. Elijah Muhammad

What is the great benefit of Louis Farrakhan and why should anyone consider his leadership?

At this time I would like to speak as one who has accepted and benefited from his divine ministry. One of the titles that we refer to Minister Farrakhan is “The reminder” or “A divine reminder”.

According to the Encarta World English Dictionary a re·mind·er is:

“Something that reminds: somebody or something that reminds a person or people of somebody or something else.”

The prefix “re” means: 

“Again, anew –rebuild”

Lastly mind is defined as

“Seat of thought and memory: the center of consciousness that generates thoughts, feelings, ideas, and perceptions, and stores knowledge and memories”

And

“Way of thinking: an opinion or personal way of thinking about something”

The remembrance of God

One of the most important acts of worship in Islam is Dhikr(remembering God). We practice this remembrance of God through our daily prayers, reading the Holy Qur’an or repeating the names of God or phrases like, Allah Akbar, Alhumdillah, Subhan Allah. One of the titles of the Holy Qur’an is the reminder.

The Holy Qur’an teaches us the power of remembering God in the following words.

“Therefore remember me and I will remember you, and give thanks to me and be not ungrateful to me.’’

The footnote[194] to the above verse by Maulana Muhammad Ali gives us deeper insight to this important verse.

“The opening words of the verse fa-dhkuru-ni adhkur-kum may be translated either as remember me I will remember you or as glorify me I will make you eminent, for the word dhikr carries either significance , remembrance or honoring . Adopting either significance, what is stated here is that if the Muslims keep God in the forefront of their programme, they will be made great as a nation.”

Modern self help gurus teach us the importance of our thoughts in determining our realities. The famous Earl Nightingale taught the following, "We become what we think about… Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.”

Finally, the Bible teaches of the power of God and why we are not living up to our potential in the verse from Isaiah 55:8-9

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Lining our mind with God’s mind is they key to unlocking the power within and doing the great things our Creator intended for us.

The ministry of Farrakhan

With the above understanding of words we can view Minister Farrakhan and the purpose of his ministry better.

When you come to Farrakhan and open your ear and your heart to the message that he gives; you will find a message that will renew our state of conscious and give us the ability to connect to the divine within. I have heard him say it from his own mouth that “His only job is to connect you to God so that you can grow in God and God begins to lead you.”

 This world has been greatly influenced by satanic forces. In particular as black people our very soul has been poisoned by the philosophy of white supremacy in religion, education, economic and politics. This condition necessitates us needing one to repair the damage done to us by over 400 years of physical slavery and outright mis-education which produces “mental slavery.”

Therefore, The Bible teaches us in Romans 12:2, “Do not conform yourselves to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.”

We must free our minds as out great thinker and historian Carter G. Woodson taught us 75 years ago when he said,

“When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his 'proper place' and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes it necessary.”

So, The Honorable Louis Farrakhan is more than just some little “black radical” trying to cause trouble. He is a man with a teaching, taught by his spiritual father, which will awaken the mind of we who are mentally sleeping and show our true identity as being more than “African Americans”.

When I begin to first listen to Minister Farrakhan, I didn’t know the depth of my mental death until he told me so. I have been influenced by Minister Farrakhan, who was taught by the wisest Blackman in history, The Most Hon. Elijah Muhammad, for 15 years 

He “reminded” me of my great heritage as a part of the black race. He “reminded me” that I am supposed to be in the image and likeness of the Creator. He taught me that my ancestors were the original makers of civilization and the seed of their genius lives in me.

Thank you for reading these few words!

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