In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful...the Best Knower.
The following was originally posted, January 2, 2007
As soon as I received news that the 38th President - Mr. Gerald Ford - was going to be laid to rest in the State of Michigan, my mind went immediately to Surah 38 (Sad) and this coming Saviours' Day. Later on, I began thinking about the references to the state of Michigan in the "Problem Book" in our Lessons from Master Fard Muhammad - God in Person.
Submitted for careful consideration:
Saviours' Day 2007 is scheduled to be held in the city of Detroit, Michigan, in the very area where Master W. Fard Muhammad began Teaching our poeple, a little more than 76 (2 x 38) years ago.
The 38th President is, as of the date of this post, soon to be buried in the state of Michigan.
The 38th Surah, "Sad", in the Maulana Muhammad Ali translation, begins with the following introduction:
"The chapter is entitled 'Sad', from its initial letter, which stands for 'Sadiq' or 'Truthful' God. It describes the sufferings of prophets at the hands of their enemies. Even prophets like David and Solomon, who ruled mighty kingdoms, and like Job, who had been granted abundance, did not escape opposition and had to suffer at the hands of their enemies. But as the name of the chapter signifies, Allah was a 'Truthful God', Who at the height of opposition foretold the discomfiture of the enemy, and the final triumph of Truth."
The following Problems in the "Problem Book" make either direct or indirect reference to the State of Michigan, where this coming Saviours' Day will be held, and where the 38th President of this nation (USA) will be buried:
Problem 9
Problem 10
Problem 12
Problem 33
May Allah Bless us to look carefully into, and speak thoughtfully on, this information.
Perhaps a couple of weeks ago, I was reading over some material related to this coming Saviours' Day, and it was stated that this year is the 77th year since the beginning of Master Fard Muhammad's Work among us.
Well, naturally, my mind went to the 77th Surah of the Holy Qur'an...but I never did get around to reading it then.
Then, last Saturday, at the close of a most delightful chat with some of the Students of the Commissioners' Workbook, it came to me to remind the Believers of the significance of this year, as mentioned above. I said to them that I yet had not read the 77th Surah, titled "Those Sent Forth", but I thought it would be a good idea if we did so before going into Detroit. That was Saturday.
The next day, during the webcast from Chicago, we were instructed to read Surah 77 as preparation for this coming Saviours' Day.
To get to the point...lol...I finally read it last night, and I found it to be very powerful in the present context of the Time and Circumstances we are in.
Aside from the actual content of the 77th Surah, which is most telling; one of the things I found to be interesting was that the 77th Surah is the last Surah of "Part 29", of the 30 Parts read during the Sacred Month of Ramadan; which means that after reading the 77th Surah, there is only one part left before the completion or end of the Book.
Another thing I found interesting was that both the 77th Surah and Part 29 end with the question, "In what narration after it will they believe?". The next Surah, 78, opens up as if in answer to that question. It is titled "The Announcement".
Now, most of us are probably aware that the Press Conference that the Hon. Louis Farrakahn gave on October 24, 1989 - Wherein he brought to public view the "More than a Vision" Experience he had on the Wheel - was titled "The Announcement."
Could it be that we are being called to Detroit by Allah and His Christ, through their Apostle among us, to receive instructions that will prepare us to be among "Those Sent Forth to spread goodness", as we begin the "Last Part" of this phase of "Our Work Today", following the Guidance found in "The Announcement"?
I am very interested in knowing what the Believers see in this.
Humbly Submitted,
RM
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