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Do we really understand what is communicated to us?

I Thessalonians 5:21 urges us to “Prove all things and hold fast to that which is good.” According to Strong's Concordance, “prove” comes from a Greek word, “dokimazo” that in English means: “to test, examine, prove, scrutinize; to recognize as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy.” Part of the meaning of “examine” is to analyze something in order to...

Mass awakening of preachers: A sign of the end

“When the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son made of a woman, made under the law that He might redeem them that were under the law.” (Galatians 4:4) “Prepare Me a body and I will go down and redeem man.” In the older Bibles, these words were taught by Christian theologians to have been words that...

Perfection comes through what we suffer

Must we rid ourselves of envy in order to qualify for the kingdom of Allah in the hereafter? Yes. How? How means it’s a process. It involves pain. Pain, however, is only a temporary but necessary and valuable by-product of this process. But it’s worth it. To be free from envy, we first must come to see envy in ourselves,...

Freedom is untangling words and their meaning

“My brother, Aaron, he is more eloquent in speech than I, so send him with me as a helper to confirm me... He said: … We will give you both an authority, so that they shall not reach you. With Our signs, you two and those who follow you, will triumph.” (Holy Qur'an 28:34, 35) On December 4, 2004, I...

Scriptural recognition

"Say: O People of the Book, why do you hinder those who believe from the way of Allah, seeking (to make) it crooked, while you are witnesses? And Allah is not heedless of what you do." (Holy Qur'an 3:98) "And certainly We know those among you who go forward and We certainly know those who lag behind." (Holy Qur'an...

The explosive truth of Jesus

Human beings, whether they are good, evil or a mixture of both, need meaning. The way human beings arrive at meaning is through the making of interpretations, which yield meaning–whether correct, incorrect or a mixture of both. This occurs even on the cellular level, or on the subconscious level of human life. People make interpretations all day long every day,...

Evil emotions prevent rise into divine self

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan taught on the value of history in his study guides, in ways that foster our spiritual development. He does not only state the value of the study of history, but he specifically points out the superior value of the study of the history of Allah’s prophets. If you begin to study Allah’s prophets, from Allah’s...

Hypocrisy vs. Belief: The Final test of faith

“If you did not want to struggle, you should never have come. If you did not want misfortune, this is the wrong place for you. I don’t say suicide is a good way out, but if that’s what you wish to do, that’s up to you because you’re not willing to face difficulty, ‘Well, let me kill myself. Let...

Identify your gifts, perfect your abilities

After Jesus finished giving his parable, called The Good Samaritan, he asked the so-called expert on the law: "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" He replied, "The one who showed compassion." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise." (Luke 10:25-37) What became of the man whom The...

Farrakhan The Traveler The state of culpable, involuntary and voluntary ignorance

The Holy Qur’an teaches much on the subject of "ignorance" and those it calls "the ignorant." This subject is relevant to the work of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, in his effort to help President Bush, his primary supporters, and millions to see what The Almighty God, Allah has blessed him to see. Minister Farrakhan is inspired to speak from...