The role of the F.O.I. is to be little “saviours” in our communities as exemplified and taught by Minister Farrakhan. The Final Call newspaper is an important tool in this effort.

In a message delivered in 2010 during the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan, Minister Farrakhan said, “I am grateful to each and every member of the F.O.I. for their work in helping me to spread the Message of the Teaching of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad that is designed by Allah to lift the most downtrodden of the members of the Human Family:

The Black man and woman of America first, because we have been put in the worst condition of any people that ever lived, so much so, that the prophet of God described us as “dead.”

And as difficult as it would be for us to visit the cemetery and blast a trumpet, and cause the dead in those graves to rise up out of those graves, is the difficulty of The Mission that Allah placed on the shoulders of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.”

We thank the Fruit of Islam for their dedication and commitment.

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BALTIMORE—The M.G.T. and G.C.C. Vanguard of Muhammad Mosque No. 6 in Baltimore participated in a community outreach effort.

A powerful atmosphere of growth, confidence, and sisterhood filled the room as young women gathered for a transformative “Glow Up Seminar” designed to equip them with essential life skills rooted in etiquette, self-wellness, and emotional healing.

The seminar, held in the spring, created a safe and uplifting space where girls were encouraged to grow in character, discipline, and self-worth. The gathering was held at ConneXions, a community-based arts school.

A central focus of the April 29, seminar was teaching proper etiquette, how to carry oneself with dignity, communicate effectively, and navigate various social and professional settings. Through interactive discussions and real-life scenarios, participants learned the importance of first impressions, respect, and personal presentation.

By the end of the seminar, the room was filled with smiles, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose. The young women left not only with new knowledge, but with strengthened bonds and a clearer understanding of their worth.

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Any critique or condemnation of the abuse, ethnic cleansing or killing of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank or other areas was and is quickly met with the familiar and typical charges or accusations of being “anti-Semitic.”

Any mere mention of pulling back or withholding of any portion of the billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars sent each year to Israel for its mistreatment of Palestinians was and is met with criticism.

Even having the nerve to express any sort of sympathy toward the suffering of the Palestinian people and their right to exist in their homeland was and is immediately met with scorn or is dismissed.

Every year, whether under the administration of a Democrat or Republican U.S. president, and regardless of which party holds the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate, one thing was and is constant—America’s checkbook for Israel remains open.

Israel is also the leading buyer of U.S. weapons. Since 1948, the U.S. has provided over $300 billion in total assistance to Israel. Constantly providing aid and resources to Israel was the one issue that seemed to always garner bipartisan support and agreement on “both sides of the aisle.”

There were very few outspoken voices of dissent among U.S. politicians. Those who dared to speak out, like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a Muslim and Black woman of Somali descent, were immediately attacked, many times by their own party.

However, a shift is seemingly happening.

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has warned America about how the rest of the world is viewing Israel and its actions in the Middle East. During an April 9, 2009, interview on WVON 1690 AM—The Talk of Chicago, with host Cliff Kelley, Minister Farrakhan provided divine insight then.

That is applicable today amid the renewed genocide by Israel of the Palestinians that has been ongoing since October 7, 2023. More than 73,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed since then.

“America and Israel are supposedly ‘friends,’ but America has refused to say something to her friend. Israel, right now, is seen in the world as a ‘pariah state’; and America has lost influence in the world simply because she has looked the other way when the Israeli Defense Force has committed massacres against the Palestinian people. What happened in Lebanon and Gaza has damaged the image of Israel throughout the world,” the Minister said.

“America has leverage with Israel that she is afraid to use. And this goes to the strength of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), which is comprised of powerful men and women of influence. … Why don’t the members of Congress speak when they know that the things that Israel is doing will hurt them, and hurt America as well?

It is because they are afraid that if they go against what is seemed to be beneficial to Israel, they will lose their position? That means that these people are no longer the representatives of the American people. They are the representatives of the money interests that they fear; that control them,” Minister Farrakhan pointed out.

A recent vote in Congress could signal a change or shift on the horizon. More than half of the Democratic Caucus voted recently in Congress on an amendment introduced by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky that would have cut nearly $3.3 billion in funds for Israel currently allocated in the 2027 defense funding package.

Although the amendment was defeated in a vote of 314-104, it could be a sign that public sentiment toward Israel and its crimes against humanity is getting the attention of politicians who have been elected to represent and serve the will of their constituents. In the vote, 103 Democrats voted to cut aid.

“While the amendment did not pass, it put lawmakers on record on the issue after Israel joined the Trump administration in beginning a war with Iran and as its unpopular war in Gaza approaches the three-year mark in October.

At least two dozen people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in the last two days, The Associated Press reported, despite a ceasefire,” according to NBCNews.com after the July 15 vote.

The outlet also noted that according to a Gallup tracking poll from earlier this year, “U.S. public opinion on the long-standing Middle East conflict is shifting.” The poll indicated that “Americans said for the first time that they were more sympathetic to Palestinians (41%) than Israelis (36%).”

While some are optimistic about the number of Congresspersons who voted to stop aid to Israel, the fact is, it still passed, and each passing day, Palestinians are continuing to be slaughtered and the poor in America, whose social safety net programs have been cut, are continuing to see their tax dollars flow out of the country to the Occupier State.

Whether members of Congress will continue pushing to vote to cut the purse strings to Israel remains to be seen. And others are not so sure those voting to cut the aid is because they have true sympathy for the suffering Palestinians and are raising questions about what could be their ultimate motives.

Dr. Stacey Patton, a college professor and author pointed out that after what she called, “decades of treating Israel like and untouchable sacred cow,” she hoped that despite the recent vote, that people “don’t think that these Dems should be getting courage medals.” She said that this is because tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed.

The outspoken award-winning journalist posted on her Facebook page, “Israel is continuing the killing. Families have been starved, displaced, mutilated, and erased while Democrats kept on voting for the weapons, repeating the talking points, and hiding behind ‘Israel has a right to defend itself.’”

She continued, “They did not lead or act before the horror became politically inconvenient. They waited until the bodies piled so high that supporting the slaughter started costing them votes.”

She attributed the vote by some to the unexpected rise of New York’s mayor, who is young, Muslim and outspoken on Israel and Palestine.

“I also think they’re stunned by Zohran Mamdani. They watched Mamdani openly confront Israel, reject AIPAC’s politics, call the slaughter in Gaza what it is, and still win. Then they watched candidates he backed defeat establishment Democrats tied to the old pro-Israel consensus,” Dr. Patton continued.

“Mamdani is helping set a new trajectory inside the Democratic Party, and Palestine is central to it. These Democrats can see that the electorate, especially younger voters, is moving in a different direction. 

They understand that unconditional support for Israel may now cost them their seats. So this ain’t some moral awakening. What they’re doing is political self-preservation.”

While it may be too early to tell if this shift continues to the point of the U.S. cutting or stopping aid to Israel to continue is reign of terror and genocide, it is clear that many in America and the world are paying attention.

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We thank the brothers for all they do in sharing the Teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad under the leadership and example of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.

We salute the F.O.I. for their commitment and duty in spreading and sharing the light of Islam.

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He will lead the council for a one-year term. He has also previously served on the Monroe School Board and currently also serves as president of the local NAACP branch.

According to reporting from the Monroe Free Press, Brother Verbon’s “election marks a historic milestone in local and national governance. Muhammad is one of only a handful of Nation of Islam members nationwide to hold elective office.

Furthermore, he is the only Nation of Islam member in the country to head a city legislative body with previous experience leading a local school system, having formerly served as President of the Monroe City School Board.” 

According to DataUSA.com, as of 2024, Monroe had a population of 47,000 people and Blacks make up 59.8% of the population.

Brother Verbon was elected to city council in 2024 after capturing 65% of the votes (See The Final Call, Vol. 43 No. 34).

“I thank the Saviour Allah (God) Who came in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad, His Messiah the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Their Servant among us the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan for the unanimous support of my colleagues to lead the city council. We will continue to work to make our community a decent and safe place to live,” he said.

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HOMER, La.—The Holy Qur’an, which is the Islamic book of scripture, teaches us that success does not depend on numbers.

In Homer, Louisiana, which is the seat of Claiborne Parish, the brothers and sisters of the Nation of Islam’s Muhammad Study Circle of Homer are working toward becoming an official Study Group. Homer, which is located in northern Louisiana and has a population of 2,800, falls under the nearest mosque, which is Muhammad Mosque No. 99 of Monroe. 

For the past 3 years, Student Brother William X and the F.O.I. (men of the Nation of Islam) have been working diligently with Homer High School Administrators to bring the Nation of Islam’s presence to the public school system. The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught that, “Education is the torchlight of civilization.” 

As a group, the believers decided to award a $300 Scholarship Fund to a deserving high school graduate this year. Requirements included that the student must have a 3.0 GPA, must be a high school senior, must have already applied to a college or university, and have demonstrated community leadership skills.

Upon review, there was a young sister’s essay that stood out. This student worked a part time job and maintained 4.0 GPA. That is phenomenal. She also volunteers her time in school and in the community. The Homer Study Circle chose a bright start student for “The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad Scholarship Award!” Sister Hayden Watts of Lincoln Prep High School was this year’s award recipient.

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Master W. Fard Muhammad taught and raised the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Eternal Leader of the Nation of Islam, who back Their Divine Servant, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.

The ceremony marked 96 years of declared independence for the Black man and woman of America. Master Fard Muhammad gave us a flag, representing the Universe: the sun, moon and stars and declared Black men and women a free people.

Student Minister Ishmael R. Muhammad, National Assistant to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, led a special prayer service in the musallah (prayer hall) at Mosque Maryam. Afterward, attendees witnessed and participated in the flag-raising ceremony. —The Final Call

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Thousands of people filled Mosque Maryam in Chicago on July 3, for her Janazah (funeral service) service and attended the interment and two repast gatherings. Tributes and sentiments, and reflections from around the world for our beloved Mother of the Faithful were received, with many also being shared via social media. —The Final Call

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Upon news of her return to Allah (God), social media was flooded with well-wishes from people expressing their sympathies and sharing reflections on her life and legacy. The Final Call presents just a few of these expressions of love.—The Final Call

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Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.—Proverbs 31:10-12

“Sister Farrakhan is sweet and pleasant all the time.”
—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan—August 6, 1996, “What is your role?”

“I was nourished by her love.”—Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on his wife, Khadijah

It is with a heavy heart, like the rest of the world, that I am reflecting upon the profound, divine and incomparable presence of Mother Khadijah Farrakhan in my life. Although I was too shy to truly express to her, in person, how much she inspired me, all the important people in my life know just how special she was to me.

I am so grateful to Allah (God) for her phenomenal example of what it means to be a Muslim woman, and I can recall so many instances where I learned a lesson from her. For some of my more recent stages of growth and development, I often found myself listening to the words of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan speaking about his beloved wife.

It is from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s descriptions of Mother Khadijah that I often find my answers. Selflessness is learned by how Minister Farrakhan explains why he named her Khadijah:

“My wife has been with me through all my strivings, she knew me in the days of my ignorance, and she knows me in the days of my struggle and striving, and when I first decided to rebuild the work of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, and I came home and talked with her, she was the first out of my family, to say, go on with it.

I am with you. So as Khadijah was with Prophet Muhammad, so was my wife with me. So, I would like from this day forward like the wife of that noble servant of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), for my wife to wear the name, ‘Khadijah.’”

Being a good student is learned by how Minister Farrakhan spoke about Mother Khadijah. One day he said that “the Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught her how to help me become a man. I was not always the man I am today. … He also told her to go out and make friends for me.”

From her beautiful example, we can all learn how to be a good help meet; as explained in 2023 at the National Training Seminar, when the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan said, “I have to stop when she comes in, because she is the most wonderful friend and wife that a man could have, to hold a position that God placed me in. And I couldn’t handle that without somebody by my side who helps me and that is Mother Khadijah.”

Mother Khadijah was a woman who put her complete trust in Allah, who came in the person of Master Fard Muhammad, the Lifegiving Teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, in her daily life.

She was a woman whose extraordinary wisdom, obedience and guidance helped to rebuild a Nation and to support her husband, who continued to evolve right before her eyes, as he continued to fulfill the mission given to the Eternal Leader of the Nation of Islam, the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, to resurrect a mentally dead people.

To be blessed to be around Mother Khadijah, or to quietly observe her from afar, was like being in the classroom made by Allah, for all women and girls. She taught us how to be dignified, patient, wise, kind, discerning, magnetic, graceful, pleasant, and sweet.

Her sweetness could be felt the moment you were in her presence, whether it was the warm hug that she gave you, her melodic greeting of peace peppered with her lovely Boston accent.

The gentle way she would offer her hand to let you know that she wanted your company, or her beautiful smile that could be likened to the good word of the day or that magical wink that she would give you from across the room.

Her gracefulness manifested itself in her walk and impeccable style of dress. Mother Khadijah taught us all how to be modestly beautiful and to always add a little sparkle and shine.

Often, as I was faced with little trials or what I deemed to be insurmountable challenges in my life, I would ask myself, “What would Mother Khadijah do?”

One day I was able to share my thoughts with her and to ask this very question. And Mother Khadijah said, “Trust in Allah, make Allah number one in your life, and do not let anyone occupy His Place in your life.”

As I sit here writing this reflection, it is her beautiful words and the other words she shared with me that have inspired me to write about her. I am going to Trust in Allah. Knowing that He is indeed The Best Knower.

As Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has been quoted as saying about the love of his life, Khadijah, let us all be “nourished by her love.” We will miss you, Mother Khadijah; I will miss you, Mother Khadijah. I will continue to relish your love.

Sister Khalilah T. Muhammad, Ph.D., is an associate professor of English at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago. She is also an award-winning educator, researcher, published author, editor for the Table Talks project, instructor in the Orientation Class and a student in the Ministry Class at Mosque Maryam.

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