"MOORISH VS MORE OF THIS"
There has been a lot of discussion in the past, and
even more recently about the subject of Moorish-ness.
Things like what qualifies one to be called a Moor, a
Moorish American, and a Moorish American Moslem.
Most people have been taught to use these terms
interchangeably, listening to all types of people
claiming to be Moorish scholars, leaders, elders, and
scientist.
They have turned our Divine and National Movement
into their night-mare, a strange mixture of truth and
falsehood. As times have changed, they believe that
the Truth has also changed, and every True Moor
(Moorish American Moslem) knows that The Truth
cannot change or pass away. Most of you reading this
probably have heard all the arguments about what the
government recognises as a "Moor"
(40%Arab%Berber), and what is written in our own
literature.
Ignoring the fact all together that the government does
not dictate what is "legal and lawful" in the eyes of the
Great God, ALLAH. And our literature is only valid for
those who are actual members of the Moorish Science
Temple, meaning that if you do not Except The
Prophet Drew Ali, then you do not except the temple
that he established, and you do not except any of his
teachings written or oral.
So instead of repeating their Europeanisation of our
teachings, I will attempt to take a look at what the
scriptures tell us what makes a True Moorish American
Moslem. And see if what they are teaching, can be
shown and proven to be of a righteous character, or of
a wicked one. There are only two things "Truth and
falsehood", and that Truth is Infinite and everlasting.
The holy Qur'an teaches us not to be like those who
"divided their religion and became sects, every sect
rejoicing in what they had with them" (Qur'an 30:32).
This tells us that those who separate from the original
temple into sects would "rejoice", over what they were
able to take away from the temple. Just like any thief
rejoices in what he has stolen from others, because he
thinks that he has escaped from JUSTICE. Then
arrogantly goes to sell his goods in the market, hoping
to profit from the ignorance of others.
The Book of Matthew tells us "every kingdom divided
against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or
house divided against itself shall not stand" (Matt
12:25). So how can any of these ones teaching that
you don't need to be in the temple, or following the
laws of The Prophet stop our house from falling into
desolation. How can they call themselves True Moors
by any definition, and rejoice in their division of our
movement.
They are the kind spoken of in Matthew 24:5 "For
many will come in my name, saying, I AM CHRIST; and
shall deceive many", why will they come in his name?
Because they want to take charge of his movement.
Those that want to take charge of the Moorish
situation come in the name of our savior, but not for
the redeeming of fallen humanity, they are glory
seekers. They want to fulfill there lower selves hunger,
by going to and fro devouring everyone in their path.
The lower self in man is not made of anything of
substance, it is fleeting like the wind. So no matter how
much they absorb, no matter how much they mix things
together, they will always be empty.
Their deception will always end up with one result, told
two verses later in Matthew 24:7 "for nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom shall rise against
kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences,
and earthquakes, in divers places". What is
happening on a national level is but the physical
manifestation of what is happening on the personal
one. The very first sign was what? FAMINE, because
the nations are trying to greedily devour everything in
their own nation, then they start to go hungry, and to
feed their greed (which is forcing a new need, necessity
is the mother of invention) they will go to the other
nations and try to devour their substance.
This eventually leads to international famines, bringing
death and decay. Which gives birth to "Pestilences",
and all decays until the earth itself can no longer
support all of this decadence, and collapses on itself
(also called an earthquake). Symbolically the Moorish
science Temple of America, is going through the same
exact process because of those who are never
satisfied, except when they rejoice and their own
devouring of innocent souls, at least until their own
spiritual famine causes their very bodies to collapse.
This "legion" (Luke 8:30) of
split-religious-personalities, are national mutts. I say
this because once they have started to mix the original
truth with another nations falsehood, they start
breeding mental monsters, and think that they are truly
more powerful than the very throne of heaven itself
(Isaiah 14:13), saying to themselves "who is able to
make war with the beast" (Rev 13:4) that they have
created. And there mouths flood innocent minds with
all kinds
of signs and symbols, drowning them in the cares of
the world (Rev 12:15).
But what can make one who is considered to be faithful
(obedient to the law-Prophet, and loyal to the
government-temple) turn down this self destructive
path? The lower selves desire to be an individual!!
When the Devil had Jesus in the wilderness, he
approached him with every kind of vanity, and
selfishness that he could provide for. Yet Jesus was
able to focus on his responsibility to his God (ALLAH),
and his people, which is what he was preparing for in
the first place. He was out there getting ready to be a
leader for his people, he wasn't just sight seeing.
The attraction to be a star, is very powerful, and
results from our most carnal instinct, self preservation.
When you are the center of attention, and everything
is just handed to you, then you become complacent,
and comfortable, deceiving yourself temporarily that
you are O.K. (saved from death). And this is the
greatest fear of the lower self because it knows itself
better than anything else, which is forever changing,
impermanent, and finite. So anything that promises the
opposite appeals to it. Ask Eve why she ate the apple?
Then ask the devil how he knew she would? What in
their natures were the same?
This brings up what makes a TRUE MOORISH
AMERICAN MOSLEM, the one principle that is the
foundation of all faith, all true devotion and yes even
Love. This supreme test of will, is ENDURANCE. The
lower self always moves towards what is easier,
seeking relief from the pressures of life. It is easier to
be a "Negro", then a Moor. It is easier to be a "moor"
(according to government standards for any individual,
without any form of commitment) than it is to be a
Moorish American. And it is definitely easier to be a
Moorish American (one who picks and chooses what
parts he chooses to follow) than it is to be a Moorish
American Moslem, that lives directly by the WILL of
ALLAH, and the WORD (law) of The Prophet.
In the scriptures we are shown 5 levels of this. 1. The
multitudes, who are living in their individual
comforts/cares of the world. 2. The called, those that
hear the truth and seek to find it. 3. The chosen, those
that hear the truth and take on the personal
responsibility of uplifting their kind and others (fallen
humanity). 4. The faithful, those that prove to be true
followers by their constant devotion to the cause. 5.
The faithful and true, those whose dedication proves
them worthy to become leaders, guides, and directors
of the movement itself (this is the highest level). Where
does your Moorish leader fit in? What has his actions
truly qualified him for? Hence the term tried and true.
the first three are symbolic of belief, because they
have only seen the light. The fourth ones are the
faithful, because they continue to walk in the light,
once they have felt it on their own skin. But those in
the fifth category are the ones that become that light
for others.
This fruition is the reasoning, language, and
meditation of every TRUE MOORISH AMERICAN
MOSLEM, forming a character that is upright,
independent, and fearless. He lives his life in imitation
of The Prophet, in order that when people see him
they will be looking at The Prophets ways, deeds, and
actions. They become a living example of Love, Truth,
Peace, Freedom, and Justice (the higherself), and the
oneness of ALLAH and Man.
They are the difference between those that will receive
the "Crown of Life" (Rev 2:10), and those will be told "I
never knew you" (Matt 7:23). Jesus also taught us that
only those who do the works of his father, were
considered his brothers, sisters, fathers, and mothers.
You can wake up every morning and call yourself
whatever you feel like, and you can let the powers that
be reinforce your beliefs, but what does our
Father-God-ALLAH and his Holy prophet drew Ali have
to say about it. Because only a fool thinks that his
delay of justice, is because the arm of ALLAH has
gotten weak, or that somehow the Truth has changed.
"Oh ye of little faith", if you had but the faith the size of
a mustard seed (matt 17:20), you could move
mountains. Isn't that how temples are built? The stones
are cut from the sides of mountains and taken to
specific places, where they are raised into great
monuments,of architectural intelligence. The builders
of the temple, have taken the temple and rejected it,
but the TRUE MOORISH AMERICAN MOSLEM, is
driven to make sure that the our master builders work,
becomes the capstone (the key that holds up the
whole movement)
LOVE is our concrete, it is the covenant that holds us
together. The love of our race, which results in pride
for our race. This is the foundation of the Moorish
Science Temple of America, where we learn to love
instead of hate. From this characteristic, all others are
born. This is the most defining attribute of a TRUE
MOOR. This is why the disciples were able to carry on
healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, raising the
dead, casting out demons, and freely giving to the
poor (matt 10:8), even after Jesus was no longer
among them. It is this Noble attribute of self sacrifice
that will give us the potential to uplift fallen humanity.
"What shall it profit a man, if he gaineth the whole
world, and lose his own soul", what is it these ones are
really rejoicing in, but there own future sorrows,
because of their own faithlessness, and having so little
love that all they can think about is themselves (the
devouring lower self). The Holy Qur'an tells us about
them that "surely your enemy is the one who shall be
without posterity" (108:3), they will leave no life behind,
they will be cut off from having any future generations,
and by there own doing. Like the crocodile that eats its
own young to satisfy its hunger, completely by instinct.
In fact in ancient Egypt, there was a mixed beast called
"Ammit" the devourer of souls, that was part crocodile,
hippo, and lion. If this doesn't fit the lower self, and the
monsters that it breeds.
The Holy Qur'an also warns us about them (chapter
2:6-18). "surely those who disbelieve (al kafirun),it
being alike to them whether you warn them, or do not
warn them, will not believe" (2-6), these ones will never
be true no matter what you do, proving that those that
are considered to have fallen were never really holding
up in the first place. They just looked that way
outwardly. This coincides with a saying of The Prophet
Drew Ali "A Moslem is born". Think on that.
"They desire to deceive ALLAH and those who believe,
and they deceive only themselves and they do not
perceive" (2:9), a True Moor will recognise these ones
for what they really are. If you are living the life of a
Moorish American Moslem, you will see the difference,
like all the excuses that these ones will try to find not to
remain true.
"and when it is said to them, do not make mischief in
the land, they say;we are but peace-makers" (2:11).
They will tell you one thing while they are boldly doing
another, what does Satan call himself? God. (key 93).
You see them going to and fro, and you know their
intentions are to devour, and you warn them, yet they
still deny their own intentions, and any guilt, or
responsibility for their actions. Carrying the names of
the righteous.
These hypocrites will call the True Moors, fools, while
claiming to be Moorish themselves (2:14). They will
then stand in the midst of the faithful, just to turn
around and mock them when they get back around the
enemy (2:15). They will even try to buy their salvation
(2:16), all of this work of iniquity, just to avoid doing the
right thing. Not realising that they are really making
their burdens heavier, as the saying goes "oh what a
tangled web we weave when first we practice to
deceive".
The 5 principles are the attributes of mans potential,
they are the seeds of ALLAH in Man, It is these that will
judge the True difference between a Moorish American
Moslem, and some one who is more of this, than that.
The mark of these faithful ones is how the Truth
unfolds within them, because only Love made manifest
has the saving power to uplift fallen humanity. "when
you see the SON, you see the FATHER"!
PEACE AND
LOVE
By Prince Ka Saadi El.
