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As-Salaam Alaikum,
The man certainly is a disgrace.
In fact the word disgrace perfectly describes the man and his life, both in his appraisal of self and how he is viewed by those in his society. Please note that his society is not our society nor the society at large.
For the lack of a better comparison, Mr.Bush, is tantamount to the "Harry Potter" of his society. Even though the parallel may appear strange, it is strikingly poignant in it's accuracy and relevance. Of course, Harry Potter is successful generally speaking, and Mr.Bush is quite the opposite. However, if we are to understand a man like Mr.Bush we first must understand the society into which he was born, along with the heavy expectations laid upon a child of that world and in particular the colossally crushing expectations laid upon his person specifically from day one.
The reason I say this, is because with all due respect, after studying this individual to the best of my ability, I couldn't disagree more with the title of this article. (No disrespect intended Sister Marta)
Is Bush done?
It would appear so!
Yet appearances can easily deceive, as we well know. Bearing that in mind, in my humble estimation, Mr.Bush is not done...he is merely
warming up so to speak for the big event, for his moment of vindication, for his day of self realization.
Yes, that is without a shadow of a doubt a terrifying thought.
Is brother Obama, going to in fact become President? Perhaps. I doubt it though. As much as Brother Obama is a man of destiny, and has all the qualities of someone who is destined to mark history in a significant and expansive way. I would suggest that Mr.Bush is even more so in that respect. Brother Obama is peculiarly interesting in his birth, childhood, experience, persona, etc as Min.Farrakhan has clearly pointed out in his recent addresses. While that being true, Mr. Bush is on another level entirely!
Perhaps, one of the most dangerous phenomena I have witnessed in my own lifetime, albeit a short lifetime, is the phenomena of universal mockery of a man such as Mr.Bush. It is truly otherworldly and incredibly difficult to fathom the seriousness of such behavior.
Min.Farrakhan over the last 20-25 years or so has taught that we must never mock, ridicule or disrespect a man or people who were once on top of the world and is currently tumbling down the mountainside of grandeur, power, and monarchical control into the valley of ignominy and disgrace. I'm sure we've all heard Min.Farrakhan teach this, but how many of us have plumbed the depths of that great wisdom. The reason I refer to this mind-boggling phenomena is because, it get's to the root of the problem, which is THE grand problem.
A lack of humility!
I am humbly suggesting that Mr.Bush is at this critical moment in Universal Time, a test, and our way of handling him is a powerful indicator of our degree of evolution toward the sublime goal of self realization. It may appear to the reader that I'm seeing too much into a failed man, an inconsequential man, who is quickly disappearing into the sands of time.
Please, let me explain.
We know that long, long ago in the remotest antiquity ....the Original Man fell. The primary reason for that fall was and is due to a defect in Self, a recessive defect. In recent times that immaterial defect was materialized and magnified into what we term the Devil. Subsequently, that physical manifestation of evil has infected our lives to the critical point of breaking and of no return. Yet, the eventual goal of the exercise or purpose of this life, as miserable as it is, is to purge once and for all, that recessive defect which has resided in the depths of us since creation. This is by no means an easy task as we all know. Having said that, we all know what I have just said to be true, but how many of us have self diagnosed to the point of discovery of the root or core problem?
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Brothers and Sisters, the goal will never be realized until we fully recognize that a lack of Humility is what got us to where we are today. In fact, Humility is the key to the problem it is the problem solver if you will. When we can truly, sincerely and honestly, quantify and qualify Self in relation to the Creator and His Universe then and only then can we begin to remedy ourselves and reach the stage of corrective development that Allah seeks for us. If Islam is total submission to the will of Allah which is PEACE. Then total submission can only come when there is no me or you, or individual, but selflessness and true oneness. As Charles Caleb Colton once said "the greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion Humility."
How does a devil think? What are his goals, dreams, ambitions, value system, inclinations, desires, needs, etc? How does he see himself? Does he see himself?
It is my personal belief that we must create the character profile of a Devil in order to quantify him. Then and only then, can we know what to look out for in Self that might indicate to us our own degree of devilishness. You might be saying, well "I'm god by nature, I'm not devil!". I'm very sorry, but while that is true, Allah and Allah alone is free from defect, God is or is not, there's no two ways about it. Allah is one and only, indivisible. As the great African axiom states "there is no such thing as try, you either do or you don't!" You are either free from blemish, 100% pure, God... or you are devil, and that goes for all of us! Like it or not! A rough ashlar is not a perfect ashlar, and before we chip away at superfluities, we must recognize that fact. You can't in truth be both at the same time, potentially we are God, but we are not ye qualified to wear that title. Perhaps we need to learn why, many of the mystery schools and systems of higher thought which were born out of Islam have coined the term "the ineffable" as it relates to using the name of God. Furthermore, we can learn another great lesson from our Brothers and Sisters in the Nation of Gods and Earths by seeing how a lack of humility can result in absurd philosophy and actions. Like the Devil who fights the fact that Musa is the source of his civilization so the NGE fight the fact that Master Fard Muhammad is the source of their civilization. The Whiteman says "I'm God" and the NGE say "I'm God", yet both are bereft of humility which leads to being bereft of ones senses and that is why they are civilizations of symbol and no substance, doomed to stagnation and decay and the same can be said of our own. (generally speaking of course).
Yes, that is a harsh reality but until we lower ourselves to the point of humility so that we can recognize what's what, we will continue to see ourselves in a skewed perspective. This is mathematical! For if we were truly humble, we would have realized BY NOW why THE Messenger hammered home so hard and frequently at the beginning, on the concept of the devil. Why the emphasis on shaming the devil. THE Messenger wanted us to see ourselves. To truly see ourselves as we are, and then to give us a vision of where we need to be and of what we can become. Have you noticed, that in all the portraits we have of THE Messenger, he is looking straight at us, with a gaze of complete and total certainty, a gaze of clear perception, of recognition, of pinpoint determination that sees straight through you if you look straight into his eyes. Guilt that resides within us, is brought up to the surface, and exposed to the light making it very difficult to look him straight in the eyes for any period of time.
HE KNOWS!
Well, Do we know Mr.Bush? For Mr.Bush is us! He is the strange composite of weakness and strength, civility and savagery, certitude and doubt, self-esteem and self loathing, dignified and undignified, disciplined and undisciplined, humble and pompous, genuine and ingenuous, anxiety and relief. He is devil extraordinaire. He is devil on steroids. He is us. He is his own greatest enemy, as we are our own greatest enemy. Like him, we were destined for greatness but fell short, very short, very, very short. He is like Pharaoh Ramses II of biblical narrative who was underdeveloped and unqualified to wear the supreme title, yet clamored for it and once in possession of it fought hard against self introspection, for to do so would return him to a state of anxiety, as anxiety was the predominant feeling of his and our lives.
The moment the Devil went into the caves marked a change from anxiety to relief. The Caucasus with it's extremely hostile environment at that time could succinctly be summarized in the words "NO SANCTUARY", likewise, America was equally as hostile for the so-called American Negro, "NO SANCTUARY". Relief only came when the Devil found sanctuary in the caves, likewise, Muhammad's' Mosques or Temples were/are Sanctuaries. While this is true, we must understand what happened to the devil as a result of cave life so that we don't repeat the same mistakes he did and become something even more grotesque in the process. As THE Messenger taught us “Of all our studies history is the most attractive and best qualified to reward our research, as it develops the springs and motives of human actions and displays the consequences of circumstances which operates most powerfully on the destinies of human beings. The wise man is the one who has made a careful study of the past events of ancient and modern history. The knowledge of the future is judged by the knowledge of the past.”
This is why Dr.Khalid Muhammad had to go, I see this clearly now. There is no need to belittle the Devil, through his own lack of humility he does that to himself quite remarkably well without the need of our aid. We are to learn from the Devil, coldly, calculatingly, mathematically, scientifically and without emotion so that we can draw from him and his history, lessons of value for our self development. Remember, the reason that poor Whites persecuted the Negro so viciously and intensely is because it relieved the Devil of anxiety. The poor devils knew that they were poor, raggedy, and glutemus-maximus-out. They knew their station in society, but in their minds at least they weren't "*****s" and that brought them comfort and relief from anxiety. White-supremacy gives them sanctuary. They hang on tooth and nail to their superiority complex because to examine reality is to return to anxiety. It's easy to be lazy, laziness breeds Pride and this is why they will call others *****(Negro)(Necro)(Dead) without even recognizing that they themselves are *****s and their society is dead, their civilization is dead and their world is dead.
So Brothers and Sisters let us not repeat the same mistakes made by those that came before us. Mockery is inexcusable in this day in time, especially for us who claim to have THE TRUTH and champions of it. Mockery is : insulting or contemptuous action or speech for a subject of laughter, derision, or sport; a counterfeit appearance; an insincere, contemptible, or impertinent imitation; something ridiculously or impudently unsuitable
How much of that definition can we apply to ourselves? From n*ggas to Gods? Are we sure about that? Little, underdeveloped, psychologically traumatized, mentally retarded, mentally ill, homicidal, malicidal, George Walker Bush Junior to supreme officer of the most powerful nation in modern history? There's something bigger going on here that we need to study family!
In summary Brothers and Sisters, this message is not directed at Nuestra Hermana Marta Fernandez, I'm happy she posted the link. Rather this a general message to my family, of something that I believe is a very timely issue, because Bush is just as relevant today as he was yesterday. Perhaps even more so!
I look forward to your thoughts.
Your Brother in the struggle (the struggle to be truly humble)
Shakir Abdul-Rahim
Monday, December 8th 2008 at 8:07PM
Shakir Abdul-Rahim
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Salaam!
It is prophesied in Scripture that America, that "mystery Babylon" would lose friendship with the rest of the world just prior to her ultimate fall and permanent ruin.
This is the Lord's doing...a great and dreadful day. Therefore, watch, study and pray...
RM
Tuesday, December 9th 2008 at 3:20PM
Reuben Muhammad
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Peace, Brother Shakir--thank you for takingthe time to post your thoughts! Ialways receive isntruction as a blessing..
Friday, December 12th 2008 at 9:51PM
Marta Fernandez
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