Allah’s Incumbent Help
Student Minister Joseph Muhammad emphasizes the vital role of The Final Call newspaper, calling it the “most grand paper or tool” that provides “good news” by explaining current events through prophecy and the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. He highlights the critical importance of a righteous spirit within the assembly, likening a “bad spirit” to a “magnet” or “black hole” that can drain energy.
Student Minister Tuere Muhammad stresses the “divine obligation to care for that body in which the spirit of life has come to dwell”. She advocates for strict adherence to the dietary guidelines in “How to Eat to Live” to improve mental and physical health. Furthermore, she underscores the critical need for the community to “produce our food and control our food sources” to combat “food deserts” and the practices of “merchants of death” who corrupt food for profit. She cites historical efforts by the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad to acquire land and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s promotion of modern solutions like gardening and “hoop houses”. Her message reinforces that prolonging life is essential for collective progress, exemplified by Minister Farrakhan’s remarkable longevity attributed to his obedience to Allah.
Student Minister Rodney Muhammad delivers a powerful message centered on the truth that Allah’s help for “the believers” is “incumbent” (obligatory, with “no option” to fail them). He asserts that God is “bigger than any challenge” we will ever face. He teaches that humanity became “lost sheep because we had false teachers”, emphasizing the need to recognize the Honorable Elijah Muhammad as a “moving reality” and for followers to also become “moving realities” by continuously growing spiritually and “reading the signs of the time”. He profoundly states that “poverty is a spirit,” not merely a financial condition, explaining how fear, hatred, and insecurity stem from this internal spiritual state and prevent success. He states that Allah will not change our external condition until we first change our hearts and recognize the unique “divine gift” Allah has invested in each person, a gift that was not earned but freely given to ensure success. This spiritual work requires spiritual power, and the mission of Islam in America involves bringing others to God, not through force, but through understanding and trust in Allah’s never-failing promises and grace. He portrays black people as the “championship belt” and the “stars” destined to provide light in these dark times when the “Son of Man is gone”.
