I open my eyes
Arabic flowing in the air
Above the sounds of nature and technology
I wash
I get prepared
Lay down the carpet
Waiting for last double words
None is deity except Allah
Fajr starts
After a brief moment
It ends
The Day is set
Clock is ticking
Towards the next prayer
I go about my day to day
Chatting, buying, selling,
Losing track of time until
Arabic flows in the air again
Above the sounds of nature and technology
Just like that my time has ended
I prepare
Lay down the Carpet
Asr starts
A brief moment
It ends
Feeling renewed
The Clock is ticking
Towards the next prayer
Towards my Death
I ask myself
Am I prepared
Because when the final call comes
I wont be able to resume
If my prayers sneak up on me
Though I know the set times
How much quicker
Will death come without warning
All our clocks are ticking
Throughout the day we are born
We die
over and over
Sleeping and waking is symbolic
Of our birth and demise
We tune it out
Think nothing of it
Just go about our day to day
Subconsciously knowing
Our time is ticking down
I would write more
But Arabic is flowing in the air
It's time for me to die
To be reborn
Maghrib has come
I must get ready
God willing I'll be back
©2016 Abdul Batin Bey
Showing posts with label Moorish Science Temple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moorish Science Temple. Show all posts
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2016
Clearing Confusion: Not all Hebrews are Israelites
As I meet people and read many differing topics I always come across people claiming to be Hebrews and by being Hebrew they are thus Israelites. Not only are they Israelites but everyone who shares whatever traits they might have whether it be skin tone, shared history, or world view to be Israelites as well, the problem is that just because you share skin tones, history, or what have you doesn't mean you are the same people. True, you both may be Hebrews but that doesn't mean you are both Israelites or share the same religion. In our modern times most people forget that Hebrew people are a group of Semetic people (not all Semites are Hebrews) usually descending from Western Africa and Eastern Middle East.
The one thing all Hebrew share is a lineage that is: Noah, Shem, and Eber (Hebrews are named after Eber that could possibly mean those who crossed over because they crossed over from Africa into the Mid East). Not all Hebrews are children of Abraham because Abraham was himself a Hebrew person this is another misnomer that people seem to make.
So then who are the Hebrews? They are as Follows
Israelites- the Children of Jacob, son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham.
Samaratians- are Israelites who broke off with the rest of Israel after Moses died.
Ishmaelites- Children of Ishmael, son of Abraham (through Hagar his slave), Ishmaelites are one of the groups that make up the people of the Middle East, some Arabs are Ishmaelites but not all.
Edomites- children of Esau, named after the oldest son of Isaac.
Moabites- children of Moab, a son of Lot through incest with one of his daughters
Ammorites- Children of Ben-Ammi, a son of Lot through incest with one of his daughters
Midinites- Children of Midian, Son of Abraham (through his wife Keturah)
Qahtanites- Children of Joktan, Son of Eber, the original Arabs before the arrival of the Ishmaelites.
So these groups are the Hebrews, next time you claim to be Hebrew or you think you are Hebrew, or you want to claim it why not try a different Hebrew group than Israel all the time and refrain from saying statements like "all Hebrews are Israelites" or "All my people are Hebrews" because these people were a dark skinned people that may have shared some ancestors, some cultural baggage, but they were not all the same. We must also remember that the Children of Ham were also a dark skinned people but they were not Hebrews so to make generalizations or to think they were the same is to grossly misunderstand who these people are/were and it does a great injustice when people try to lump them in all together.
The one thing all Hebrew share is a lineage that is: Noah, Shem, and Eber (Hebrews are named after Eber that could possibly mean those who crossed over because they crossed over from Africa into the Mid East). Not all Hebrews are children of Abraham because Abraham was himself a Hebrew person this is another misnomer that people seem to make.
So then who are the Hebrews? They are as Follows
Israelites- the Children of Jacob, son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham.
Samaratians- are Israelites who broke off with the rest of Israel after Moses died.
Ishmaelites- Children of Ishmael, son of Abraham (through Hagar his slave), Ishmaelites are one of the groups that make up the people of the Middle East, some Arabs are Ishmaelites but not all.
Edomites- children of Esau, named after the oldest son of Isaac.
Moabites- children of Moab, a son of Lot through incest with one of his daughters
Ammorites- Children of Ben-Ammi, a son of Lot through incest with one of his daughters
Midinites- Children of Midian, Son of Abraham (through his wife Keturah)
Qahtanites- Children of Joktan, Son of Eber, the original Arabs before the arrival of the Ishmaelites.
So these groups are the Hebrews, next time you claim to be Hebrew or you think you are Hebrew, or you want to claim it why not try a different Hebrew group than Israel all the time and refrain from saying statements like "all Hebrews are Israelites" or "All my people are Hebrews" because these people were a dark skinned people that may have shared some ancestors, some cultural baggage, but they were not all the same. We must also remember that the Children of Ham were also a dark skinned people but they were not Hebrews so to make generalizations or to think they were the same is to grossly misunderstand who these people are/were and it does a great injustice when people try to lump them in all together.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Angels Hair
I
hear the angels
I
hear the angels
Muffled
voices, breeze
Insignificant
World
changing
Open
your ears
I
hear the angels
I
hear the angels
Distant
muted
Barely
noticed
Quiet
pure
Open
your heart
I
am the leaf
Letting
go of the branch
Gently
falling from grace
Surrounded
by the buzzing sounds
Only
to land on the ground
Unknown
place of death
Still
bound to the nature of birth
©2016 Abdul Batin Bey
©2016 Abdul Batin Bey
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Al-Khidr Mosque
As of June 24th, I am pleased to announce that the Al-Khidr Mosque is now an officially Chartered and in commune with the Moorish Orthodox Church and its affiliated branches. I would like to thank Mustafa al-Layla for surfing the proper channels and making this happen. Hakim Bey for granting me the charter and all the pluses and misuses that now go with my newfound responsibilities and of course Rashad Bey who set me on this path all those many Crescent Moons ago.
Saturday, June 11, 2016
We are not the intended audience
Mikail Bey wrote this in his book about Hakim Bey when he was being initiated into the Moorish Orthodox Church while in the circle of Europeans smoking dope wearing the Fez and calling one another Moor. He doubted that any real Moorish Scientists would appreciate the scene he found himself in nor did he think Noble Drew Ali would approve. On one hand I am inclined to agree with him I'm sure many in the science would frown on the scene and I am sure Noble Drew Ali wouldn't have been too happy either especially when you consider his stance on drinking and smoking. Unfortunately this incident left Mikail Bey dissatisfied with the Church as a whole, among other aspects.
The Beautiful thing about the Moorish Orthodox Church is that the of the above paragraph does not include every wing of the Church but one aspect by one particular group. What about the Europeans who take the teachings of Noble Drew Ali seriously? Ones who see him as a Prophet, a Buddha, as the Lion of Islam returned? There are other members of the Church who are more in tune with the Science Temple than with the jokester and if they were born differently then would be full fledged Moorish Science members. Still other groups within the body of the Church are somewhere in between the dope smoking hippie crowd and the strict scene of M.S.T.A. and maybe that's how it should be. No one branch of the Church tells another branch how to be nor does one branch enforce a dogma on another branch but instead each Church,Temple,Mosque, Ashram, what have you, is allowed to blossom and grow according to its vine and fig tree.
We Europeans are/were not the targeted group for the teachings of Noble Drew Ali I believe that everyone will agree with that statement no matter what side of the fence you are on. Having said that you can also say that about the followers of the Prophet Muhammad who gave his message to his own tribe, his own city people, of his day and his time mostly the Arab people by extension so if you are not an Arab then you really are not to take the message of the Prophet Muhammad as your own. We can say this about Jesus (Yeshua) the Christ who gave his message to his fellow Jews. When we examine the teachings of Jesus as well as all the other Tanakh prophets they are talking to one audience and one audience along that is Israel as a whole and respective tribes as individual. Those who are not Israelites or of a tribe of Israel really have no claim or stake in the teachings of any part of the Bible. I would say that every movement that came about in history was for a particular group and that the majority of the people following said traditions in this case religion really were not meant for that message. As we also read about these movements (not just the Abrahamic ones but all world religions, politics etc) we always see people from the outside joining in. The most current and noticeable is the Rastafari faith that was loudly for the betterment of the African people worldwide but we see many non-African (European/White/Caucasian) people joining in droves. Even though they are not the targeted audience of Rastafari. So what happened?
I will say that every Prophet, Guru, Leader, is sent for a particular cause, a particular people, for a particular time. Many of the teachings are subject to time and place. They only become universal or attract outsiders in when the teachings can be understood and implemented by people of other regions, areas, etc. This is the only thing that distinguishes a cult from a true teachings. A cult leader has nothing to offer anyone this is why they must manipulate weaker minds into believing that they are someone. A person who walks, talks, and embodies the truth has something to offer everyone including those they never intended to become heirs to the message they were giving. I am sure Jesus had no intention on have so many Gentiles pick up the cross as it were and carry it. He was speaking and teaching only his people though he would commend a Roman for having faith by and large he saw the Gentiles as mere dogs lower than his people the Israelites. Even still you can't stop the truth from spreading and calling to those it will call out to attracting those who it will.
Let me put it this way: Noble Drew Ali was/is only universal because what he taught could be applied by people all around the world. Selah. (Stop,Listen, and Think). If you think that what Noble Drew Ali taught couldn't benefit the entire world then let me ask you why are you following a cult leader? You might as well call Noble Drew a liar. If you don't think his teachings could benefit and uplift all of mankind then is he really worth listening to? The fact that every nation could be up lifted by his words shows you the truthfulness of his message. The same is evident with Marcus Gavey, Haile Selassie I, Buddha, Zoroaster, Thoth, Khidr, Hermes Trismegistus, and all the other true and divine leaders.
Since 1957 many Europeans have been uplifted living out the teachings of Noble Drew Ali and in 1962 the Moorish Orthodox Church was manifested as a light towards civilization. Since he spoke the language of the American (Northwest Amexem) people, he lived as they lived, ate along side of them, he was able to reach all levels of society because he was one of them. He was/is a Moorish-American and only an American can reach other Americans regardless of any so-called division. Just as Surah 14:4 says: We sent not a messenger except to teach in the language of his own people in order to make things clear.
The difference between the Moors and the Europeans is that the Europeans have to go seek out the truth because the Moors have the truth among them from the second they are born to the second they leave this form.
Even though people like me, The Noble Order of Moorish Sufis, the Moorish Orthodox Church of America, and various other Muslim-Sons & Daughters are not the targeted audience of Noble Drew Ali his teachings can still help us undue the nails in our heads, free us from White Supremacy and enrich every aspect of our lives.
This is why it is good for us to stay in communion with the Moorish Science Temple of America but we must not try to invade or be members of the Science Temple because we do not want what happened to Jesus or what is starting to happen in Rastafari happen to the Temple Moors. That is to say the watering down of the teachings of Noble Drew Ali until they lose all depth and meaning. By staying in communion yet, maintaining our own both sides can develop parallel while preserving the message as it was giving. When too many strangers take to a scene they usually change it until it no longer resembles the ideas or the meaning it had in the beginning. Just read Christian Church history and you will see what I mean.
Peace,Love, and Light
Copyright 2016 Abdul Batin Bey
The Beautiful thing about the Moorish Orthodox Church is that the of the above paragraph does not include every wing of the Church but one aspect by one particular group. What about the Europeans who take the teachings of Noble Drew Ali seriously? Ones who see him as a Prophet, a Buddha, as the Lion of Islam returned? There are other members of the Church who are more in tune with the Science Temple than with the jokester and if they were born differently then would be full fledged Moorish Science members. Still other groups within the body of the Church are somewhere in between the dope smoking hippie crowd and the strict scene of M.S.T.A. and maybe that's how it should be. No one branch of the Church tells another branch how to be nor does one branch enforce a dogma on another branch but instead each Church,Temple,Mosque, Ashram, what have you, is allowed to blossom and grow according to its vine and fig tree.
We Europeans are/were not the targeted group for the teachings of Noble Drew Ali I believe that everyone will agree with that statement no matter what side of the fence you are on. Having said that you can also say that about the followers of the Prophet Muhammad who gave his message to his own tribe, his own city people, of his day and his time mostly the Arab people by extension so if you are not an Arab then you really are not to take the message of the Prophet Muhammad as your own. We can say this about Jesus (Yeshua) the Christ who gave his message to his fellow Jews. When we examine the teachings of Jesus as well as all the other Tanakh prophets they are talking to one audience and one audience along that is Israel as a whole and respective tribes as individual. Those who are not Israelites or of a tribe of Israel really have no claim or stake in the teachings of any part of the Bible. I would say that every movement that came about in history was for a particular group and that the majority of the people following said traditions in this case religion really were not meant for that message. As we also read about these movements (not just the Abrahamic ones but all world religions, politics etc) we always see people from the outside joining in. The most current and noticeable is the Rastafari faith that was loudly for the betterment of the African people worldwide but we see many non-African (European/White/Caucasian) people joining in droves. Even though they are not the targeted audience of Rastafari. So what happened?
I will say that every Prophet, Guru, Leader, is sent for a particular cause, a particular people, for a particular time. Many of the teachings are subject to time and place. They only become universal or attract outsiders in when the teachings can be understood and implemented by people of other regions, areas, etc. This is the only thing that distinguishes a cult from a true teachings. A cult leader has nothing to offer anyone this is why they must manipulate weaker minds into believing that they are someone. A person who walks, talks, and embodies the truth has something to offer everyone including those they never intended to become heirs to the message they were giving. I am sure Jesus had no intention on have so many Gentiles pick up the cross as it were and carry it. He was speaking and teaching only his people though he would commend a Roman for having faith by and large he saw the Gentiles as mere dogs lower than his people the Israelites. Even still you can't stop the truth from spreading and calling to those it will call out to attracting those who it will.
Let me put it this way: Noble Drew Ali was/is only universal because what he taught could be applied by people all around the world. Selah. (Stop,Listen, and Think). If you think that what Noble Drew Ali taught couldn't benefit the entire world then let me ask you why are you following a cult leader? You might as well call Noble Drew a liar. If you don't think his teachings could benefit and uplift all of mankind then is he really worth listening to? The fact that every nation could be up lifted by his words shows you the truthfulness of his message. The same is evident with Marcus Gavey, Haile Selassie I, Buddha, Zoroaster, Thoth, Khidr, Hermes Trismegistus, and all the other true and divine leaders.
Since 1957 many Europeans have been uplifted living out the teachings of Noble Drew Ali and in 1962 the Moorish Orthodox Church was manifested as a light towards civilization. Since he spoke the language of the American (Northwest Amexem) people, he lived as they lived, ate along side of them, he was able to reach all levels of society because he was one of them. He was/is a Moorish-American and only an American can reach other Americans regardless of any so-called division. Just as Surah 14:4 says: We sent not a messenger except to teach in the language of his own people in order to make things clear.
The difference between the Moors and the Europeans is that the Europeans have to go seek out the truth because the Moors have the truth among them from the second they are born to the second they leave this form.
Even though people like me, The Noble Order of Moorish Sufis, the Moorish Orthodox Church of America, and various other Muslim-Sons & Daughters are not the targeted audience of Noble Drew Ali his teachings can still help us undue the nails in our heads, free us from White Supremacy and enrich every aspect of our lives.
This is why it is good for us to stay in communion with the Moorish Science Temple of America but we must not try to invade or be members of the Science Temple because we do not want what happened to Jesus or what is starting to happen in Rastafari happen to the Temple Moors. That is to say the watering down of the teachings of Noble Drew Ali until they lose all depth and meaning. By staying in communion yet, maintaining our own both sides can develop parallel while preserving the message as it was giving. When too many strangers take to a scene they usually change it until it no longer resembles the ideas or the meaning it had in the beginning. Just read Christian Church history and you will see what I mean.
Peace,Love, and Light
Copyright 2016 Abdul Batin Bey
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Sunrise by Abdul Batin Bey
Copyleft 2016 Abdul Batin Bey
Friday, May 13, 2016
Epoch 5
Islam,
I have just been informed by the talented and keeper of the Khidr Gnosis that we have entered into the fifth epoch as a community. For those who are unaware an epoch is a period of time where notable events happen. We are now in the Fifth period of time this means we have to get moving before this period passes us by. We must become the work we talk about, the ascension we crave in order to bring about the uplifting of humanity. So far we have done an alright job but now it's time to kick it up a notch to make our presence known not to the select few who happen to stumble upon us but to actively represent who we are out in the everyday world in which we live. To show people what our way of life is all about.
Do you even know what this movement is truly all about? What we are called to do? Or are you simply going through the motions to make yourself feel better? Just trying eek by focusing on your insignificance that you forgot all about your brother man? Don't you remember that What YOU DO FOR YOUR BROTHER MAN YOU DO UNTO ALLAH AND YOU DO TO YOURSELF. You can't be no better if your brothers and sisters are no better. You can't become spiritually higher if your brother and sister is still down in the muck. It doesn't work that way as you climb the ladder you must hep others to climb up with you. That is the beauty of our community that has love at its foundation but too many people skip the foundation misunderstanding the Koran and the overall teachings of the Prophet. That's not how it works.
We are called to be Temple people because the Temple is the place where you learn these steps in proper context. In proper way of being at a proper measure of time. This is why so much misinformation is floating around too many people picking up materials without being shown how to properly use them because they refuse or don't know or don't care about the Temple and being a Temple person because Temple people have responsibilities that they feel are unneeded even though the Prophet put them in place for your benefit. If you can't make it to a Temple then you better find a Temple Person and have them teach you right and exact before you start following any willy nilly pinhead who might have no idea of how to obtain Self instead he's robbing you blind of YOURSELF.
I digress, the fifth Epoch is special because it is the number of Justice. Justice is the very thing that people on this earth in this Babylon are crying out for and yet no one is giving it to them. Riots in the streets and people are just sipping Cream Cherry Pop saying "They Crazy" or "They uncivilized". Put down your Cream Cherry Pop and get showing the way. Justice for us is a divine command from God to us, a command meaning ounce you step into this Science, this way of life you better start being just to others as well as yourself before the Great and Terrible Day but let me add this to you if you can handle it that Great and Terrible Day is every second of your life right here right now. That's the simple fact.We are called to be Just, to be like Jesus whose name was Justice-Just-us.
Islam at its heart is about peace, equality, but these things can't exist without two crucial elements that is Love and Justice. The two are not exclusive they are the balance that holds all things together that will make it possible to enter the state of Beauty. Until we have Love and Justice for real without needing pieces of paper telling us how we should be justice, when laws are no longer needed because people will be so righteous that the ways of Allah will be as natural as breathing air, until then we will have wars and rumors of wars. Marcus Garvey said it, Noble Drew Ali said, Haile Selasseie I said it too, all righteousness repeats the same universal truth but for too long too many have paid lipped service without getting deep into the degrees, without what that Justice is or means.
It is hard to rise above even when you have been called to rise above but if you don't rise above think of how many people you will hinder from rising above. Moses couldn't help the European according to the Nation of Islam because he couldn't rise about his own down trodden self until he went back to Egypt to rise up the Moorish Hebrew Israelites out of the depth of muck they found themselves in.
Each and every single one of us is a Moses we only have to grab the reins and allow God to guide us in all matters without worry of anything that contradicts the purpose of our life which is the uplifting of our fellow humans.
If not now then when?
The new Dawn is approaching, will you be with the Will of the Almighty or will you be a stumbling block? The choice is always up to you.
Copyright Abdul Batin Bey 2016
I have just been informed by the talented and keeper of the Khidr Gnosis that we have entered into the fifth epoch as a community. For those who are unaware an epoch is a period of time where notable events happen. We are now in the Fifth period of time this means we have to get moving before this period passes us by. We must become the work we talk about, the ascension we crave in order to bring about the uplifting of humanity. So far we have done an alright job but now it's time to kick it up a notch to make our presence known not to the select few who happen to stumble upon us but to actively represent who we are out in the everyday world in which we live. To show people what our way of life is all about.
Do you even know what this movement is truly all about? What we are called to do? Or are you simply going through the motions to make yourself feel better? Just trying eek by focusing on your insignificance that you forgot all about your brother man? Don't you remember that What YOU DO FOR YOUR BROTHER MAN YOU DO UNTO ALLAH AND YOU DO TO YOURSELF. You can't be no better if your brothers and sisters are no better. You can't become spiritually higher if your brother and sister is still down in the muck. It doesn't work that way as you climb the ladder you must hep others to climb up with you. That is the beauty of our community that has love at its foundation but too many people skip the foundation misunderstanding the Koran and the overall teachings of the Prophet. That's not how it works.
We are called to be Temple people because the Temple is the place where you learn these steps in proper context. In proper way of being at a proper measure of time. This is why so much misinformation is floating around too many people picking up materials without being shown how to properly use them because they refuse or don't know or don't care about the Temple and being a Temple person because Temple people have responsibilities that they feel are unneeded even though the Prophet put them in place for your benefit. If you can't make it to a Temple then you better find a Temple Person and have them teach you right and exact before you start following any willy nilly pinhead who might have no idea of how to obtain Self instead he's robbing you blind of YOURSELF.
I digress, the fifth Epoch is special because it is the number of Justice. Justice is the very thing that people on this earth in this Babylon are crying out for and yet no one is giving it to them. Riots in the streets and people are just sipping Cream Cherry Pop saying "They Crazy" or "They uncivilized". Put down your Cream Cherry Pop and get showing the way. Justice for us is a divine command from God to us, a command meaning ounce you step into this Science, this way of life you better start being just to others as well as yourself before the Great and Terrible Day but let me add this to you if you can handle it that Great and Terrible Day is every second of your life right here right now. That's the simple fact.We are called to be Just, to be like Jesus whose name was Justice-Just-us.
Islam at its heart is about peace, equality, but these things can't exist without two crucial elements that is Love and Justice. The two are not exclusive they are the balance that holds all things together that will make it possible to enter the state of Beauty. Until we have Love and Justice for real without needing pieces of paper telling us how we should be justice, when laws are no longer needed because people will be so righteous that the ways of Allah will be as natural as breathing air, until then we will have wars and rumors of wars. Marcus Garvey said it, Noble Drew Ali said, Haile Selasseie I said it too, all righteousness repeats the same universal truth but for too long too many have paid lipped service without getting deep into the degrees, without what that Justice is or means.
It is hard to rise above even when you have been called to rise above but if you don't rise above think of how many people you will hinder from rising above. Moses couldn't help the European according to the Nation of Islam because he couldn't rise about his own down trodden self until he went back to Egypt to rise up the Moorish Hebrew Israelites out of the depth of muck they found themselves in.
Each and every single one of us is a Moses we only have to grab the reins and allow God to guide us in all matters without worry of anything that contradicts the purpose of our life which is the uplifting of our fellow humans.
If not now then when?
The new Dawn is approaching, will you be with the Will of the Almighty or will you be a stumbling block? The choice is always up to you.
Copyright Abdul Batin Bey 2016
Beat up from the get up
Noble Drew Ali ounce said: "If you try to tell a man by looking at him then you are burnt up" this is a lesson that I find many people from all walks of life completely ignore. Noble Drew Ali wasn't the first to say something along these lines but he repeated it, lived it, and had many blessings poured upon him because of it so my question is why can't we all live it? Many of us speak greatness with our mouths and I am sure may of us are well intentioned folks who believe they are doing the very best they can but they fall short (as we all do) in some areas that Noble Drew Ali would have not allowed them to do so if he was still walking this earth in the flesh.
It is true that we should look our best at all times, dress in the mode of modesty at all times but what is one persons best is not another's best. The word modesty is up to each and every individual to decide, people do not owe other people or have to live up to other peoples expectations. The only expectation you need to worry about is our Father-God Allah who has giving us free will, a path to Unity, and He will judge us according to His Divine Justice not by our petty superstitions that we may hold. Judging people by what they look like, skin tone, clothes, is no way to live your life. Noble Drew Ali was passed by when he stood on his crate proclaiming the Good News of Islam to those passing by. Out of the majority only a single woman stopped and received the Message while others walked on by. Why did they walk on by? They judged him by his skin, his clothes, and allowed that to stop them from receiving blessings and a path to Allah. Even still this did not bitter Noble Drew Ali in amy way because he knew Islam would soon in America become a dominant force, he knew the seeds he planted would grow and that people from every corner of the earth would come to the call of God so he prepared his early followers to not judge by looks. Instead one should study the person by watching them, listening to them, seeing if they are for the truth or not. No one can hide who they really are for very long.
It is also this teaching that is different than what this world is use to. This world is ungodly, this world wants you to be ungodly so that you can dwell in Hell with them. Misery loves company, according the most recent polls the United States isn't even in the top 10 nor the top 50 of the happiest people on earth. How can this be? With all the promises this country offers this should be paradise on earth so what happened? I'll tell you, empty promises may drew people in but they cannot sustain people for very long. The Devil will offer you anything to get you away from the right path but ounce the Devil has you then boom he turns on you quickly leaving you in a desolate place. America is the Desolate place spoken about in Scripture. This is why though we live among the walking dead we ourselves must not become dead we must be the bringers of life.
The first step towards accepting death over life is harshly judging others by what they appear to be. It doesn't matter what people appear to be they can appear to be rich or poor but if that's how you get to know people then you might as well jump in the fires now! The fire is all you get. If you judge by appearance then you will miss multiple paths that will lead to a better life for you and those around you. You may also hurt others without caring because of what people look like. Noble Drew Ali did not judge simply by appearance he studied them inside and out before he let thoughts of them creep in his mind. He knew the bad seeds from the good.
We who embrace Islam must change who we are inside and out before we can bring about the Kingdom of God on earth as we are meant to do. That is our sole purpose to bring about and guard our Heaven that is earth. Right now too many people are caught up in hell so the world is a hell for many people.
As you go about your business meeting people, seeing people, as you shop or do whatever it is you do when you look at people do not judge them. Try to keep away all negative thoughts that may enter remain a clear mind. You will see how simple life can be without the clutter of ugliness that this world wants you to be.
It is true that we should look our best at all times, dress in the mode of modesty at all times but what is one persons best is not another's best. The word modesty is up to each and every individual to decide, people do not owe other people or have to live up to other peoples expectations. The only expectation you need to worry about is our Father-God Allah who has giving us free will, a path to Unity, and He will judge us according to His Divine Justice not by our petty superstitions that we may hold. Judging people by what they look like, skin tone, clothes, is no way to live your life. Noble Drew Ali was passed by when he stood on his crate proclaiming the Good News of Islam to those passing by. Out of the majority only a single woman stopped and received the Message while others walked on by. Why did they walk on by? They judged him by his skin, his clothes, and allowed that to stop them from receiving blessings and a path to Allah. Even still this did not bitter Noble Drew Ali in amy way because he knew Islam would soon in America become a dominant force, he knew the seeds he planted would grow and that people from every corner of the earth would come to the call of God so he prepared his early followers to not judge by looks. Instead one should study the person by watching them, listening to them, seeing if they are for the truth or not. No one can hide who they really are for very long.
It is also this teaching that is different than what this world is use to. This world is ungodly, this world wants you to be ungodly so that you can dwell in Hell with them. Misery loves company, according the most recent polls the United States isn't even in the top 10 nor the top 50 of the happiest people on earth. How can this be? With all the promises this country offers this should be paradise on earth so what happened? I'll tell you, empty promises may drew people in but they cannot sustain people for very long. The Devil will offer you anything to get you away from the right path but ounce the Devil has you then boom he turns on you quickly leaving you in a desolate place. America is the Desolate place spoken about in Scripture. This is why though we live among the walking dead we ourselves must not become dead we must be the bringers of life.
The first step towards accepting death over life is harshly judging others by what they appear to be. It doesn't matter what people appear to be they can appear to be rich or poor but if that's how you get to know people then you might as well jump in the fires now! The fire is all you get. If you judge by appearance then you will miss multiple paths that will lead to a better life for you and those around you. You may also hurt others without caring because of what people look like. Noble Drew Ali did not judge simply by appearance he studied them inside and out before he let thoughts of them creep in his mind. He knew the bad seeds from the good.
We who embrace Islam must change who we are inside and out before we can bring about the Kingdom of God on earth as we are meant to do. That is our sole purpose to bring about and guard our Heaven that is earth. Right now too many people are caught up in hell so the world is a hell for many people.
As you go about your business meeting people, seeing people, as you shop or do whatever it is you do when you look at people do not judge them. Try to keep away all negative thoughts that may enter remain a clear mind. You will see how simple life can be without the clutter of ugliness that this world wants you to be.
words and picture Copyright Abdul Batin Bey 2016
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Amalgamation: Not in our Science
It may seem hard in todays world were mixed relationships are almost all but normal in our society but this doesn't make it right nor is it something that we should be getting involved in. As a young man I must admit that I like many other kids in my generation freely took pleasure in women of other cultures, races, ethnicities, without much regard for what we were doing. Most Europeans (so-called white people) freely mingled with Asiatic women (so-called black, brown, etc etc people) and the Asiatic men freely partook with European women. We all agreed that it was just a natural way of being and along the way some babies were born from these various unions. None by me but by friends. It wasn't until I met Rashad Bey and his teachings of Islam that would change my mind about these types of relationships.
Rashad Bey use to always say: "Stop chasing women that don't belong to you, it's a foul thing". At first I thought it was a generation thing he was years and years older than me. Then he started laying down the degrees that came from the Moorish Science Temple he told me to read the Circle Seven which I did, I noticed in chapter XLVIII Noble Drew Ali writes "We, as a clean and pure nation descended from the inhabitants of Africa, do not desire to amalgamate or marry into the families of the pale skin nations of Europe". I naturally asked Rashad about that passage, he told me that if you embrace Islam you must live by Allah's laws not the whims of mankind, that the races can coexist but not mix. He then quoted the Qur'an 30:22: And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your tongues and colors. Surely there are signs in this for the learned. He then stressed that part of overcoming the lower self is not giving in to things that deviate from the will of God, that things have a purpose and meaning he then told me that we are to guard this purpose with our being if we are to uplift falling humanity. He told to to go through the scriptures and you will find the world of God speaking the same truth not just on this issue but on many others, for convenience I will stick to the topic at hand.
One of the most noticeable group that stay away from mixing are the followers of the Prophet Zoroaster the Parsi. They state that mixing ethnicities, races, and religions would destroy the distinct identity of the different groups of mankind sinking the human family into oblivion. They also state that mixing causes a dilution of faith and weakening of cultural and spiritual bonds.
The sentiments of the Parsi are alsothe sentiments of the Samaritans and the ancient Israelites according to Deut 23: 2: No one born of a forbidden marriage[a] nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation. Also in Deut 7:3-4:Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4 for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you. It is interesting how some translate that the children of these unions are bastards meaning unwanted in Gods presence. Ezra speaks out against these unions in Ezra 9:1-2: After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. For they have taken some of their daughters to be wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands. And in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chief men has been foremost.” It should also be noted that when Israel returned to the promise land after being exiled in Persia they could not take with them their foreign wives nor could they take the children that these bore them in order to restore the purity and sanctity of the Israelite people. As Israel is an example of how God wants all the nations and peoples to be like we are to take this same stance with our own people.
In more recent times Marcus Garvey was opposed to the mixing ideology of Du Boise who taught that mixing of all the peoples would produce a better "American Race". Garvey being a Godly man saw through this deception and spoke out against Du Boise and his insidious scheme stating: That amalgamation would not only destroy the Asiatic race but the European race and that by mixing we are not only doing a disservice to our own people but also to the true meaning of unity and brotherhood. By his own reasoning he concluded that it would lower the standard of manhood leading us to a downward spiral of depravity, losing all sense of civilization.
I would like to add a quote by Martin Luther KIng "I want the white man to be my brother not my brother in law".
Noble Drew Ali not only stated in the Circle Seven his dislike for mixing it is even recorded in his sayings " Don't let your brother marry a European woman" Another leader in the Moorish Community when asked about mixing has this to say: " It is in my opinion that every living male and female on earth should choose a mate within their race or national origin because the Great God of Divine Nature made enough for all".
As brothers and sisters of the world we should heed what our Heavenly Father is telling us. It will not always be popular, it will not always be easy but we must do what we are called to do. I know some will roll the eyes and say whatever, or defend themselves by calling down the name of love or some other view that they use to hide the lust they feel. Or simply because they feel that those I quoted above are unworthy representations of the human condition, or basing your life on religious ideology is wrong but even scientists as reported in Time Magazine are now changing their ounce held belief that race and ethnicities as mere human constructs, many prove through genetics the race, culture, and ethnicity. If these were mere constructs this would be an impossibility. Though humans share a basic code that code is not set up in the same way, some scientists are saying that damage could be done to the human population of mixing continues for a long extended period of time especially on a mass scale. Evolution has a genetic component and it is the reason why some live in tribal societies while others live in settled societies. Everything from literacy rates to social behavior has a part to do with genetics proving that what these men above said, what the books said have a basis in reality and the Master of Reality is telling us not to mess around or we will suffer consequences. We can either heed or not heed, but this is why the Science of Islam teaches that Amalgamation is not proper in our civilization.
copyright Abdul Batin Bey 2016
Rashad Bey use to always say: "Stop chasing women that don't belong to you, it's a foul thing". At first I thought it was a generation thing he was years and years older than me. Then he started laying down the degrees that came from the Moorish Science Temple he told me to read the Circle Seven which I did, I noticed in chapter XLVIII Noble Drew Ali writes "We, as a clean and pure nation descended from the inhabitants of Africa, do not desire to amalgamate or marry into the families of the pale skin nations of Europe". I naturally asked Rashad about that passage, he told me that if you embrace Islam you must live by Allah's laws not the whims of mankind, that the races can coexist but not mix. He then quoted the Qur'an 30:22: And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your tongues and colors. Surely there are signs in this for the learned. He then stressed that part of overcoming the lower self is not giving in to things that deviate from the will of God, that things have a purpose and meaning he then told me that we are to guard this purpose with our being if we are to uplift falling humanity. He told to to go through the scriptures and you will find the world of God speaking the same truth not just on this issue but on many others, for convenience I will stick to the topic at hand.
One of the most noticeable group that stay away from mixing are the followers of the Prophet Zoroaster the Parsi. They state that mixing ethnicities, races, and religions would destroy the distinct identity of the different groups of mankind sinking the human family into oblivion. They also state that mixing causes a dilution of faith and weakening of cultural and spiritual bonds.
The sentiments of the Parsi are alsothe sentiments of the Samaritans and the ancient Israelites according to Deut 23: 2: No one born of a forbidden marriage[a] nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation. Also in Deut 7:3-4:Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4 for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you. It is interesting how some translate that the children of these unions are bastards meaning unwanted in Gods presence. Ezra speaks out against these unions in Ezra 9:1-2: After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. For they have taken some of their daughters to be wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands. And in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chief men has been foremost.” It should also be noted that when Israel returned to the promise land after being exiled in Persia they could not take with them their foreign wives nor could they take the children that these bore them in order to restore the purity and sanctity of the Israelite people. As Israel is an example of how God wants all the nations and peoples to be like we are to take this same stance with our own people.
In more recent times Marcus Garvey was opposed to the mixing ideology of Du Boise who taught that mixing of all the peoples would produce a better "American Race". Garvey being a Godly man saw through this deception and spoke out against Du Boise and his insidious scheme stating: That amalgamation would not only destroy the Asiatic race but the European race and that by mixing we are not only doing a disservice to our own people but also to the true meaning of unity and brotherhood. By his own reasoning he concluded that it would lower the standard of manhood leading us to a downward spiral of depravity, losing all sense of civilization.
I would like to add a quote by Martin Luther KIng "I want the white man to be my brother not my brother in law".
Noble Drew Ali not only stated in the Circle Seven his dislike for mixing it is even recorded in his sayings " Don't let your brother marry a European woman" Another leader in the Moorish Community when asked about mixing has this to say: " It is in my opinion that every living male and female on earth should choose a mate within their race or national origin because the Great God of Divine Nature made enough for all".
As brothers and sisters of the world we should heed what our Heavenly Father is telling us. It will not always be popular, it will not always be easy but we must do what we are called to do. I know some will roll the eyes and say whatever, or defend themselves by calling down the name of love or some other view that they use to hide the lust they feel. Or simply because they feel that those I quoted above are unworthy representations of the human condition, or basing your life on religious ideology is wrong but even scientists as reported in Time Magazine are now changing their ounce held belief that race and ethnicities as mere human constructs, many prove through genetics the race, culture, and ethnicity. If these were mere constructs this would be an impossibility. Though humans share a basic code that code is not set up in the same way, some scientists are saying that damage could be done to the human population of mixing continues for a long extended period of time especially on a mass scale. Evolution has a genetic component and it is the reason why some live in tribal societies while others live in settled societies. Everything from literacy rates to social behavior has a part to do with genetics proving that what these men above said, what the books said have a basis in reality and the Master of Reality is telling us not to mess around or we will suffer consequences. We can either heed or not heed, but this is why the Science of Islam teaches that Amalgamation is not proper in our civilization.
copyright Abdul Batin Bey 2016
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