“LET’S  DO WHAT ALMIGHTY G-D ALLAH WOULD HAVE US DO”.
THE SIDDEEQ FAMILY

What does it take to awaken the heart and mind of our Editor of the Muslim Journal to be Fair and responsible as a Muslim and a journalist to the Muslim community that supports the Muslim Journal?  I was approached in the Court Room of Judge Budzinski, the presiding Judge for the Probate case, that will decide who will be the administrator over the estate of Imam W. D. Mohammed, by Muslim Journal writer, Samuel A. Bilal who asked me would we be willing to give him an interview once this case is finalized and the judge has rendered his decision.  Brother Bilal informed me that the Editor of the Journal had asked him to interview both sides of the case and publish the results and publish them in the Journal.  I told him that I was sure that Khadijah would be willing and I would also be willing.  At the time that he asked me that question we were sitting waiting for the Judge to take the bench and begin hearing cases.   Shortly thereafter we learned that Judge Budzinski was ill and would not be present this day and that a Pro Tem (substitute Judge) would be sitting in for him.  When the substitute judge took the stand he, after reviewing our case, decided not to hear it and let it wait for judge Budzinski, but he did offer us some very important advice.  Brother Bilal decided to write a story on the advice that the judge gave us and published it in the Journal which caught the attention and admiration of all of those who read said story.

One person who read the writing of Brother Bilal was Imam Bilal Yasin El-Amin and he in turn forwarded me an email encouraging me to give the Qur’an and Islam another try in settling this case.  Upon reading Brother Imam El-amin’s email to me which reflected many other emails and phone calls that I had already received from many Muslim brothers and sisters.   I wrote the enclosed article and immediately called Sister Editor Ayesha Mustafaa and asked her would she please publish it.  I chose to call her and alert her to the fact that I was sending said article to the Journal knowing that very few if any of my writings have been published in the Journal on this issue.  I believed that since the article that I had written was basically driven by what the Muslim Journal writer Samuel Bilal had written and clearly was information that needed to be disseminated to the Muslim public and since I kept the article limited to a sincere appeal to help save our community from the endless fall out that will occur as a result of this law suit that Shirley Muhammad has filed to establish her fraudulent claim that she was the wife of Imam Mohammed at the time of his death, I believed that any responsible journalist would be compelled to publish said article.

After my initial call to Sister Ayesha alerting her that I was sending said article, I never heard back from her as to what she would or would not do as far as publishing our response to a Muslim Journal writers article and a second public appeal to leave the Cook County Courts and turn as sincere Muslims to our Holy book the Qur’an to resolve this issue.  She never returned my call and three editions of Muslim Journal have been published since I first wrote this article appealing to Wallace Mohammed Jr. and his family to join me and my family in abandoning the court case and allowing the Qur’an and Islam to be the judge and deciding factor in this case.

My thinking was and is that regardless as to how Sister Ayesha Mustafaa might feel about me personally, she has a professional and moral responsibility to this community who identify with the leadership of Imam W.D. Mohammed and support the Muslim Journal, to publish all information that is in the interest of that public that she, is committed to serve.  To arbitrarily choose not to inform or to delay informing the Muslims because of some narrow bias or prejudice is un professional and unacceptable and the Muslim community should let her know just that.

However, time is now of the essences and the court case is scheduled to commence. I have enclosed the article that I had written and sent to the Muslim Journal and was rejected by Sister Editor Ayesha Mustafaa for publishing and will now proceed to publish it on my own website and circulate it as best as I can so that you brothers and sisters who have been encouraging and insisting on our not being in the public courts with this case can see that we, the Siddeeq family have made another sincere effort to turn to the Qur’an for the solution of this matter and did not make any preconditions that could be used as an excuse for not accepting this sincere appeal.   I have been informed that Sister Ayesha did forward our appeal to Wallace and to that end we are grateful. As of this date we have not heard one word back from Sister Editor Ayesha Mustafaa nor Wallace Mohammed Jr. on this matter.  Therefore I am personally publishing the appeal that was released to the Muslim Journal three Journal editions ago:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WITH ALLAH’S NAME THE MERCIFUL BENEFACTOR, THE MERCIFUL REDEEMER

July 8, 2009

AS-Salaamu-Alaikum
Dear Brother Wallace Mohammed Jr.

I am writing you as the head of your family and inspired by the dynamic article in the Muslim Journal written by our Brother and reporter Samuel Ayub Bilal, Volume 34, Number 40, July 3, 2009, pp. 7 and 9.   If you will recall, and I do believe that we both were present to witness these words that Brother Bilal wrote in our paper.  Judge Perivolidis all but quoted the Qur’an. He all but said: “Muslims, this court should not have to settle your differences for you.” As I was reminded by one of our most faithful and dedicated Imam’s, Brother Yasin El-Amin, who wrote me and encouraged me to try again.   Try again to do what Allah would have us do.

Brother Imam El-Amin, went on quoting our brother reporter Bilal saying, this “folksy” judge said it right out as plain as day. Take five minutes to talk to each other. Stop giving your money to lawyers (and this court). Apply your Qur’an. Use your common sense, and respect each other.

Further inspired by reporter Bilal’s writing, Imam El-Amin admonished me by writing:
“Dear Muslims, we don’t need a judge to tell us this. But having been told, can we not now follow the Qur’an in this matter? There have been two national meetings of imams, but this case has not been on the agenda. Why not?  Please don’t say this is a private matter with which we have noting to do, and it should not be discussed in a public forum such as this. This is an Islamic forum. The case is now in a public, Christian court, and now in the Muslim Journal, a publication that is read all over the world. Don’t you feel embarrassed? And hurt? I do.”

So Brother Wallace, I speak as the head of my family to you as the head of your family on the eve of this Community’s  National Convention and observance of Ramadan.  Let’s put the law suits aside and sit down as Muslims should and resolve these issues–that have divided us and will continue to divide us–according to our Qur’an and our religion Al-Islam.

I am forwarding this letter to Sister Editor Ayeshah Mustafaa for publication and asking her to simultaneousl
y forward this appeal to you.  If you accept our effort or want time to think about it we can both appeal to the court for a temporary continuance in our legal matter scheduled to commence on August 3, 2009.   Please let sister editor know your response in a timely fashion so that we will not be in violation of the court procedure if you choose to continue on using the Chicago Courts to resolve our Islamic concerns.

As-Salaamu-Alaikum
Brother Muhammad Siddeeq

P.S.    After the Judge made his suggestion that the two families talk directly to one another, the attorney for Shirley Muhammad approached Khadijah’s Attorney while the court was on recess and told her that after listening to the Judges recommendation, Shirley had consented to recognize Khadijah as a legitimate heir.  Before Khadijah’s attorney could fully make this report to Khadijah, Shirley’s attorney re-approached Khadijah’s attorney and told her that Shirley had changed her mind and instructed him to tell Khadijah that she (Shirley) was standing by her original position of not recognizing Khadijah as a legitimate heir despite what the Judge had suggested.

June 10, 2009

Imam W. D. Mohammed, 3 days after 911, said:
“…THIS WORLD IS MESSED UP BECAUSE
TOO MANY PEOPLE WILL GIVE FALSEHOOD
THEIR PHYSICAL OR SILENT SUPPORT…”

Imam Mohammed, long before he passed, recognized and stated that one of the most serious problems we would face as a people and a community was the refusal of so-called good people to have the courage and the will to stand up and speak out for the truth.  He spoke of our responsibility as Muslims and told us that “as Muslims you must stand up for what is right and do not compromise on right.”  Ironically, we are witnessing his many warnings and admonitions coming true in this community today.  And why are we witnessing such?  Because “too many people in this community have given falsehood their physical or silent support”.

Recently in the Chicago Probate Court, Imam W. D. Mohammed’s widowed wife, Khadijah Siddeeq Mohammed, had to defend herself and the Honorable name of Imam W. D. Mohammed as the legitimate wife of Imam Mohammed.  Before going to court she was able to hire a lawyer after first raising thousands of dollars donated by a small group of faithful Muslims and five thousand dollars lent to her by her home Masjid in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Certainly, we the parents and family of Khadijah are grateful for those who stood up and offered financial support, affidavits, moral support and prayers during this most trying time (which continues till June 15th).   However, is it fair or right for a small number of faithful and dedicated Muslims to shoulder a community responsibility that should have and could have been undertaken by this community had the entire community of Muslims honored and fulfilled their Islamic responsibility and obligation?  Had the Muslims stood up and properly carried out their responsibility as our Qur’an teaches us to do then there would not have ever been a court case.  As I reflected over the reports that have been made public concerning some recent Imams’ meetings around this country and the publications that claim to represent the interest of this community, I am obliged to note the “this is none of our business” spirit that has permeated this community as it relates to this most serious concern.

The convener of one said southern meeting of Imams just out right closed the door on the offer of Khadijah to speak via telephone to these “Imams of Imam W. D. Mohammed” to explain to them exactly what has transpired in this case.  They had more important things to do and had no interest whatsoever in hearing Khadijah, much less offer support for the defense of Imam Mohammed’s good name and legacy.  At the Louisville Imam’s meeting, Khadijah’s intent to defend the honor of Imam Mohammed was never even considered worthy of being an agenda item, and when an effort was advanced to speak on it (at the very end of the meeting) that effort was immediately attempted to be stifled and rejected by those who are determined to see this matter fail.

Now bear in mind The Honorable Congressman Keith Ellison from Minnesota, who I respect highly, was not on the agenda in Louisville, Kentucky; however, he was given prime time with no limitation to speak and explain his political concerns for this community.  The irony of this is, according to the report that came back to me, not one Imam raised the point that the Congressman was not on the agenda (which they attempted to do when support for Khadijah’s marriage to Imam Mohammed was raised) and that this was a serious Imams meeting and that allowing the Congressman to speak in this particular setting would technically be a serious breech of “our” protocol as established by Im am W. D. Mohammed and out of order for an Imam’s meeting in the association of Imam W. D. Mohammed.  Now I’m not blaming the congressman for the weakness of the Imams but I am merely pointing out how one-sided, weak and insensitive some of these so-called leaders of this community are–especially those who claim to have found the speck in Khadijah’s eye and do not see the camel in their own.  If those persons who raised the red flag on Khadijah’s situation were sincere, honest and objective Muslims, they would have voiced a concern over every so-called non-agenda contributor who was given time to speak at said meeting, but their selective discrimination is a clear indictment to their unjust intent and a testimony to the fact that they are not devoted to following the path that Imam Mohammed left for his Imams to follow.  So they were and are witnesses against themselves.  Now bear in mind, I am not saying what they are doing is wrong or out of order for a general meeting… what I am saying is what they are doing is not representative of the concerns and interest that reflect faithful followers of Imam W. D. Mohammed.  Imam Mohammed clearly and openly insisted that we never mingle our religious Islamic concerns and efforts with any political persons no matter how prominent or popular they are.  In fact, he specifically asked those members of this community who were political or civil workers in government not to attend or participate in our religious or policy-making meetings so as to avoid any potential conflict of interest either real or perceived.

Is it possible that the convener of this meeting and the one hundred and twenty Imams attending the Louisville meeting did not know or remember Imam Mohammed publicly and openly insisting that we follow and obey his admonishment to keep the politicians physically out of our special policy and religious type meetings?   These Imams, not only openly disobeyed keeping them out, they unhesitatingly gave them a platform to speak from which is totally against everything Imam Mohammed taught and cautioned us against.  So these Imams get angry with me for pointing out their blatant disregard for Imam Mohammed’s direction for this community but do not have the will to stand up for what they know is what Imam Mohammed taught.

Why do they think they know better than Imam Mohammed?  Their attitude is “Oh, what difference does it make, we can’t insult these fine politicians…”  If these “fine politicians” were really friends of this community and know what Imam Mohammed respectfully requested of them, why would they insist on going against what they knew was the rule of Imam W. D. Mohammed (after he died but not while he lived)?  Bare in mind this rule was set to help protect them in their sensitive political roles and not to hurt or slight them.  Ignoring Imam Mohammed’s admonishment will only cause them problems down the road in their public careers.

What is really shocking is the number of Muslims who are members of some Center or Masjid across this country, allegedly in the association of our great leader Imam W. D. Mohammed, who have not heard one word in their (Masaajid) Masjids and Centers from their Imam on any of these issues that I am raising in this writing.  Nor have they witnessed their Imam attempt to have their communities raise and donate one cent on behalf of Khadijah’s struggle to defend the good name of Imam Mohammed in the Probate court against the lies and viciousness of the Imam’s divorced ex-wife Shirley and her children, Wallace, Laila and N’gina Muhammad.  Not only have they not been informed of what is going on in the Probate court, or encouraged to financially support this effort, they have never been informed by their Imam as to the vicious un-Islamic attacks that these same evil people perpetrated on Khadijah during the Janazza of Imam Mohammed.  So what are we witnessing at these Centers and Masjids that are using the good name of Imam Mohammed as a cover for their own personal selfish goals and ambitions?  We’re witnessing the abdicating of responsibility by the believers to weak and unfaithful Imams and leaders.

/>Why are these Imams afraid to bring before Imam Mohammed’s followers the truth as to what is happening to Imam Mohammed’s widowed wife and young dependent children?  Why don’t they want the believers to know that Imam Mohammed’s gravesite is a disgrace and mockery for this great and wonderful man?  Because they see the believers as their personal cash cow and realize that if you, the true believers discover all of the neglect that is going on by them (these derelict leaders) and all of the support and responsibility that is being neglected and denied to those persons that Imam Mohammed loved and cherished you would demand that they redirect those resources that they are now parlaying to support their personal little empires.  They realize that you would demand that they support what Imam Mohammed would want for you to support.  Therefore, they keep the believers in the dark like slaves and spoon-feed them information that they think is in their best interest–like slave masters treat their slaves.

Take for instance the position or lack of position of one prominent Imam in this community who wants you to believe the false idea that he and Imam Mohammed were close colleagues and partied together in their youth–who will not hesitate to sell you his tapes and books so that his family can eat.   He claims such a close association with Imam Mohammed but did not and has not uttered one single word in defense of Imam Mohammed’s name being scandalized and drug in the mud.  Does that sound like a close colleague or friend to you?  However, it has been reported that this same opportunist did not hesitate to stand up and offer unlimited support a nd adulations for those who are scandalizing Imam Mohammed’s reputation and good name and has never taken offense with their scandal though he constantly has a microphone in his hand to speak to this community and has access to Muslim Journal more than any other person in this community.

This Imam, a staunch reader and reciter of the Qur’an who was called in as a witness by Imam Mohammed on at least one occasion for both a marriage and a divorce, just out right refuses to be guided by the admonitions in the Qur’an that he so eloquently recites but obviously does not believe or follow.  When it became clear that this person was not going to stand up and speak out as a witness to what he witnessed I wrote him and respectfully requested that he call me or write me back and share with me what he witnessed perchance he could help shine some light on what Imam Mohammed’s widowed wife is going through.   As of this day I have not heard one word back from him.  Yet, he wants you, the believers in this community to believe that he had some special relationship or association with Imam Mohammed.  This persons unacceptable actions speak volumes for what kind of relationship he obviously had with Imam Mohammed.

Lost and damn near forgotten in this struggle are the key persons who are suffering and will suffer the most if this matter that Shirley Mohammed has used your money to take to the courts is not administrated by an honorable administrator, which at this point Wallace, Shirley, Laila and N’gina have not proven to be.  I am speaking of Imam Mohammed’s three youngest children who reside in Arkansas.  Perhaps it is my fault for using the name “Khadijah” so much when in fact, as I have previously written, Khadijah is only a representative for the best interest of Imam Mohammed and not in a struggle for personal gain.  We, the members of this community know that Imam Mohammed had three children who need some serious help, Deejah, Dorie and Mohammed.  These three, the youngest being 18 years old, should be assisted by this community. But are we doing that?  I doubt it very seriously.  Why not?  Because the leaders of this community want to tour the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville while they discuss THEIR AGENDA as they ignore the real priority concerns of Imam Mohammed’s community.

If one hundred and twenty Imams can afford to travel to Louisville, Kentucky at an approximate average cost of $200.00 per Imam and stay in the hotel there for an approximate cost of $200 dollars per Imam and spend perhaps $100 on miscellaneous items, that is collectively, approximately $60, 000 spent to discuss and not resolve issues that have no priority demand on this community’s focus.  Then why can’t they offer some meaningful support to those who Imam Mohammed loved and supported?  While these Imams debate what amounts to: whether the world is square or round or whether we should eat one meal a day or three, Imam Mohammed’s younger children and widowed wife stand critically neglected by the true architect of this so-called Imams’ meeting, Wallace Mohammed, Jr.  Now if that was not a big enough slap in the face, I have just been informed that they are going for a repeat performance in June and this time they are going to charge $25 registration fee and they are going to sell the CD or DVD of their former meeting.  So this will be approximately another sixty thousand plus dollars totaling approximately $120,000.  The organizers stated that if any money from the sales of their CD AND DVD will be donated to the Imam Mohammed Center.  A center that Imam Mohammed never requested nor was enthused about.

Now bear in mind these are supposed to be alert, wide awake leaders, followers of Imam W. D. Mohammed.  Sixty thousand dollars spent, and another sixty to be spent and not one red cent is offered to either the young children of Imam Mohammed or for the litigating of this probate case which deals with the settling of the estate of Imam Mohammed by the same young lady that these so-called leaders all but burnt up her phone line while Imam Mohammed was alive, trying to get her to relay their concerns to Imam Mohammed.

Whether you realize it or not, while all of this is going on, Wallace Jr. is using your money that you donate to this community to support his mother, Shirley Mohammed, to condemn and lie on Imam Mohammed and pay her attorney fees to fight against the lady whom Imam Mohammed came to you and introduced to you as his wife–who is struggling with very little community support to survive and defend against these vicious lies and attacks.

Now if you are in a Masjid or Center and have not heard any of this information that I have reported explained to you before this writing, and still don’t hear any explained after this writing, know for sure that you are possibly on a plantation with a modern day slave master in charge.

Had these Imams been sincere and alert as to what should be their first priority and would have asked the question as to how they could best complete, know, understand and report on all matters concerning Imam Mohammed, first and foremost these issues would have been what was taken back to the followers of Imam Mohammed for approval, but they had their own agenda and Imam Mohammed’s name is only a pass to get to their private and personal concern.

Perhaps, had these so-called Imam’s of Imam Mohammed made Imam Mohammed their first concern they might have noticed that when one goes to the cemetery where Imam Mohammed is buried the only thing that is present there is some dirt with no grass or head stone on it…not even a respectful grave marker for a man of this great sacrifice and contribution.  And his so-called close followers living and thriving on the strength of Imam Mohammed s good name are all but dead or fast asleep for nearly one year after his death and are debating on “how to change what Imam Mohammed has already established without being detected as doing so.”

Are we witnessing slave camps being run by modern day slave masters and turf lords?  Any Imam who uses the name Imam W. D. Mohammed in any way to address his own personal choice on what is and what is not a priority goal while simultaneously ignoring those
clearly established concerns of Imam Mohammed is not a true supporter of Imam Mohammed and has not had the will or courage to first and foremost insist on a thorough investigation surrounding the death of Imam W. D. Mohammed and the criminal circumstances being heaped upon Khadijah Siddeeq Mohammed (the wife of Imam Mohammed) and the neglect of his young un-established children, and is using you–the true followers of Imam Mohammed–and your charity to pump up his own personal goals and, therefore,  does not deserve your local support nor the support of any Muslim in this association.
Why should any Muslim be made a slave in this day of pure light and freedom?  The Muslims who are wide awake need to get together and make these so-called leaders responsible or remove these false leaders from their slave master position that they have assumed over YOUR COMMUNITY.  You do not have to wait for any so-called ratification date to do this.  If the majority of the Muslims decide that these persons who insist on functioning as a slave masters have to go, you need only to call for a vote and vote those modern day slave masters and turf lords out of office.  At the same time you should quad-triple your support for those dedicated and devout Imams who clearly are standing on the established principles of Imam Mohammed. Why should you sit back and watch the weak spineless so-called leaders build up their own personal “empires” and ignore the strong and faithful ones as the weak ones subtly change and destroy what Imam Mohammed built up to gain support for their selfish vision and goal.

Don’t you realize that if these cowards do not have the strength to unite with the strong Imams and stand up for the legacy of Imam Mohammed, his young dependent children and the lady that they know was the legitimate wife of Imam Mohammed, you do not stand a chance to get their support or help if ever anything goes down and you are persecuted.  If they do not immediately change their ways, put them out of business before they ruin everything that Imam Mohammed struggled, lived and died for and that the devout Muslims and their faithful Imams are willing to do the same for.

I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and the overriding consensus among the Imams is nothing but positive.  These strong and loyal Imams love what I am saying and those weak cowardly ones would like to shut me up, but they know what I am saying is the truth and Almighty G-d Allah is the defender of His truth and will punish all and any who attempt to stop or stifle His truth.  Dear brothers and sisters, Imam Mohammed has prepared us for this day, the day that our people have worked for since coming to these shores and now the same betrayal spirit that sold us into this situation is now attempting to put over that same deceptive game that their hypocritical ancestral forefathers put over on our parents while coming among us and pretending to be our true brothers and sisters.  As Jesus said in the Bible, “my brother and sister are those who do the will of my father” and it is obvious who those courageous Imams are.  However: I DO NOT SEE THAT COMING FROM THESE MODERN DAY SLAVE MASTERS AND TURF LORDS.

THE TIME IS NOW FOR THE YOUNG (in spirit and not age) COURAGEOUS STUDENTS OF IMAM W. D. MOHAMMED TO UNITE AND SEEK OUT THE DEDICATED LEADERSHIP OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WITH THE WISDOM OF IMAM MOHAMMED USING ISLAMIC DEMOCRACY AND NOT PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, TO SUPPORT THE TRUE AND HONORABLE IMAMS WHO SUPPORT AND PROPAGATE WHAT IMAM MOHAMMED TAUGHT AND INSTRUCTED US TO ADVANCE AND TO PUT THESE OLD, (in spirit and not age) TIRED, DECEITFUL COWARDS OUT TO PASTURE WHERE THEY BELONG BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SERVING ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES.

IF ANY MASJID, REGION OR GROUP OF IMAMS COME TOGETHER TO MEET UNDER THE LABEL OF IMAM W. D. MOHAMMED AND DO NOT:
1.  START THE MEETING WITH A SERIOU S PRAYER SERVICE FOR THE MEMORY AND WORK OF IMAM W.D. MOHAMMED.
2.  HAVE ON THEIR AGENDA FIRST AND FOREMOST THE GOAL OF INVESTIGATING, DISCOVERING AND REPORTING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY EVERYTHING THAT TRANSPIRED SURROUNDING THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF IMAM MOHAMMED, INCLUDING THE TREATMENT OF HIS YOUNG CHILDREN AND WIDOWED WIFE KHADIJAH FROM THAT DAY UNTIL THIS DAY.

Any Imam who–either represents a community associated with the late and Honorable leader, Imam W. D. Mohammed and/or claims to be a follower in the association of believers that identify with Imam W. D. Mohammed’s leadership–has a problem with this expectation or would tolerate some so-called leader relegating this acknowledgement not worthy of being given a serious consideration and insist on putting forth his own concern as a first priority in deference to what clearly is Imam Mohammed’s community’s first priority, has by his own action proven that he is not a  sincere devout and dedicated supporter of Imam W. D. Mohammed.

A very special thanks to all of those Imams, Muslim brothers and sisters, and friends who have never lost the love and the devotion to Imam Mohammed and have heard our reminding call (and that number is growing day by day) and have responded very positively in word and deed to our collective community responsibility, you truly are the ones whom Imam Mohammed loved dearly and are the hope for giving our leader Imam Mohammed a wonderful place to reside and live in as he requested.  Thank you for not being one who has given falsehood your physical or silent support.

As-Salaamu-Alaikum
Brother Muhammad Siddeeq

NOT SO FAST SHIRLEY…!
JUDGE WANTS TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS YOUNG WIDOW’S MARRIAGE

Dear brothers and sisters,

Muslims, followers in the association of our late Honorable Imam W. D. Mohammed

As you know we went to court in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, March 9, 2009. Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed, the widowed wife of Imam W. D. Mohammed, was represented by a most capable dignified lawyer, Ms. Kapitan, and supported by a respectable contingent of approximately 30 to 40 faithful Muslims. Shirley Muhammad, the divorced ex-wife of Imam Mohammed, and her children attended–accompanied by 2 or 3 family members and approximately 2 members of the Muslim community.

Despite the Muhammads’ claim of Shirley being the legal wife of Imam Mohammed and despite the Judge having read their documentation and being ready to accept said claim and rule in favor of her, things took a dramatic turn at the last minute when Attorney Kapitan presented to Judge Budzinski the Marriage Certificate signed by Khadijah Siddeeq and Imam W. D. Mohammed. After the Judge read and listened to Ms. Kapitan’s pleadings, he accepted her request not to rule in favor of Shirley Muhammad but to continue the proceedings until May 11, 2009, and allow Attorney Kapitan to present documented evidence that support her filings. Along with the certificate presented by Ms. Kapitan were documentation and affidavits signed by Muslims supporting Khadijah and Imam Mohammed’s marriage and affirming his position on being married to two women at the same time (web site: siddeeq.com). These affidavits played a key role in the judge’s refusal to grant Shirley Muhammad’s baseless wish.

Khadijah would like to thank all who have sent affidavits and money and prayed for the triumph of truth in this matter. Please know that this effort is not over and that we still need every Muslim who wants to see justice prevail to continue to send financial support and to get those affidavits filled out, signed, and mailed to Khadijah.

We, too, would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for all of those who came in support of the truth and contributed time and money to help keep this community struggle for justice alive and victorious.

MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR AND LET’S FILL UP THE COURT ROOM ON MONDAY MAY 11, 2009 AT 10 AM.

The affidavit and financial contributions to the legal defense fund may be mailed to:

Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed
Re: Legal Defense
P.O. Box 502528
Indianapolis, IN 46250

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Let those fight in the cause of Allah Who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah,- whether he is slain or gets victory – Soon shall We give him a reward of great (value).  Qur’an An-Nisa 74

Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not. Qur’an Al-Baqara 216

THIS IS NOT ABOUT KHADIJAH SIDDEEQ-MOHAMMED THE INDIVIDUAL.

THE AMERICAN COURTS ARE BEING ASKED BY SHIRLEY MUHAMMAD TO DECIDE AND RULE ON:

IS ISLAM A LEGITIMATE RELIGION AND SHOULD THE QUR’AN BE RESPECTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE AUTHORITY IN/FOR THE LIVES OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS?

MARCH 4, 2009

Dear Muslims,

Believers in association with the late Honorable leader Imam W. D. Mohammed.

It is a sad day when a Muslim has to appeal to Muslims to send Zakat (Muslim charity) to help this Muslim pay a lawyer to defend Islam against an attack by (so-called) Muslims who are using Muslim donated money to go to court to dispute the VALIDITY of the revealed word of Allah in the Qur’an and attack the pristine reputation of the most Honorable Muslim we have ever known in these modern times, Imam W. D. Mohammed.

It pains me to have to write and ask for money to defend against this convoluted un-Islamic behavior but I must. Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed, the wife of our leader Imam W.D. Mohammed, in her commitment to DEFEND THE HONOR OF AL ISLAM, THE QUR’AN and her late husband IMAM W.D. MOHAMMED, HAS VOWED TO FIGHT THIS DISGRACEFUL ATTACK BEING LAUNCHED BY THE MUHAMMAD FAMILY, UPON THE QUR’AN AND IMAM MOHAMMED FOR AS LONG AS SHE LIVES IF IT BE ALLAH’S WILL

As I stated in our latest release on siddeeq.com, that Shirley Muhammad and her children, Wallace Jr., Laila and N’gina chose to reject an Islamic solution to how one should respect and handle an Islamic Marriage and an Islamic Divorce. They chose to take an Islamic community matter, that we could and should have sat down amongst the Muslims and resolved, they chose to take this matter before a civil court in Cook county (Chicago, Illinois) that has no commitment to or understanding of Islamic law and Qur’anic principles. These so called Muslim have rejected an Islamic solution and have chosen to go down town to the Chicago Probate Court seeking to resolve this Islamic community matter. Now bear in mind had we sat down and agreed amongst ourselves how we wanted this matter to be handled, then gone to the court as a united community this court would not have challenged or interfered with our Islamic community based decision. In fact, they would have been respectful and accommodating to our wishes. But because there exist those amongst us who do not believe in, want or trust an Islamic verdict on this matter they petitioned the Cook County Court system to do their desired dirty work for them so that they could pretend that the attack on our Islamic values was from the Courts and not them when in reality they are the true villains and enemies of Islam and not Judge Budzinski’s court.

This means that Khadijah, the wife of Imam Mohammed must–if she is to go forward in defense of the honor of Imam W. D. Mohammed, our Qur’an and Belief–have your financial support and help. Money is needed to hire a lawyer to represent her in this serious ISLAMIC COMMUNITY MATTER and you, brothers and sisters–THE FOUNDATION AND BACKBONE OF THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY, THE ONES THAT IMAM MOHAMMED TRUSTED, RELIED AND DEPENDED ON–are the only ones that she can and will turn to for support and help during this serious attack upon Al Islam and our late leader Imam W. D. Mohammed.

You, the believers and supporters of this Islamic community, should know that Khadijah, since the death of her husband, Imam Mohammed, has not received one penny from the charities that believers are donating to the Mosque Cares, the Ansari Fund or any other charities that are being administered by Wallace Muhammad Jr. allegedly on behalf of the believing Muslims.

The only money that this young widowed wife has to live off of is charity given to her by her family, and the generous Muslims in the association of our late leader, Imam W.D. Mohammed and that amount, though greatly respected and appreciated, barely covers the necessary basic expenditures one must deal with in today’s world. She is actively pursuing employment and applying for jobs, but the promised pay is not enough to hire and retain an attorney and fight this legal battle.

Needless to say that those who refused to trust the Qur’an and the Muslim community to help resolve this problem have not hesitated to ask for and receive Muslim money from the donations put in the trust of Wallace Jr., by the Muslim believers and ironically, they are taking your Muslim charity to pay their lawyer TO PROVE THAT THE QUR’AN–THE REVEALED BOOK THAT THE TRUE MUSLIM BELIEVERS ALL OVER THE WORLD LOVE AND TRUST–SHOULD NOT BE TRUSTED OR RESPECTED AS THE AUTHORITY OVER THE MUSLIMS’ AFFAIRS.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE??? ARE THE MUSLIMS GOING TO STAND IDLY BY AND WATCH THIS BLATANT ATTACK UPON OUR FAITH?

Allah knows that we are grateful for those who have sent so much as a penny to help in this cause because it is one penny more than what we had. However, when you understand that this is not Khadijah’s personal fight. When you realize that every Muslim in America and around the world is at risk if an official court verdict discounting the worth and significance of Al-Islam and the divinely revealed word of Allah in the Qur’an is legally established as a legitimate precedent for how all Islamic life will be recognized in America based on the contention of Shirley Muhammad and her Children. When you realize that Shirley Muhammad is saying that Imam Mohammed was not honorably married and that his word was not true based on her refusal to acknowledge that she had an Islamic divorce and had agreed to honor it until she was convinced that she could get a big pay day by denying that fact. So this is a very serious and important challenge that we the Muslims are facing if we do not stand up and defend our Imam and our Qur’an. To even begin to meet this challenge, the one who is under attack in the cause of Al-Islam must first hire a lawyer and post a bond. The defense of this community in the civil courts of Chicago entails investing thousands of dollars and we cannot expect any one individual to be responsible to finance this community challenge, we must exert a collective community fund raising effort if we are to be successful.

Therefore, I am asking every Muslim who desires to support the wife of Imam W. Deen Mohammed, who must defend the imam’s honor and noble example that he lived by and never strayed from against this terrible attack upon our Muslim community by these shameless people. I’m asking you to stand up and be counted as sincere faithful Muslims. I am asking you to trust and follow Imam Mohammed’s virtuous model insisting that we must give our lives to the Qur’an and support any and all Muslims facing a most serious public attack upon and challenge to Al-Islam, the Qur’an and the legacy of any decent, righteous and honorable believer in G-d. This is how we follow Imam W. Deen Mohammed in deeds and not in empty rhetorical slogans.

This challenge starts on March 9, 2009 at 10:00 am in Judge Budzinski’s probate court room, 1803, Daley Center in Chicago, Illinois. Your donations are needed until the final decision is rendered and all expenses created by this effort have been properly attended to by our collective community effort.

As-Salaamu-Alaikum
Thank you for your support

Brother Muhammad Siddeeq

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Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed
Re: Legal Defense
P.O. Box 502528
Indianapolis, IN 46250

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With Allah’s Name, The Merciful Benefactor, The Merciful Redeemer

O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth in parties or go forth all together.

There are certainly among you men who would tarry behind: If a
misfortune befalls you, they say: “Allah did favour us in that we were
not present among them.”

But if good fortune comes to you from Allah, they would be sure to say
- as if there had never been Ties of affection between you and them -
“Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing should I then have made
of it!”

Let those fight in the cause of Allah Who sell the life of this world
for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah,- whether
he is slain or gets victory – Soon shall We give him a reward of great
(value).

And why should ye not fight in the cause of Allah and of those who,
being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)?- Men, women, and children,
whose cry is: “Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are
oppressors; and raise for us from thee one who will protect; and raise
for us from thee one who will help!”

Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject
Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends of
Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.

Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back
their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in
regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to
them, behold! a section of them feared men as – or even more than -
they should have feared Allah: They said: “Our Lord! Why hast Thou
ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural)
term, near (enough)?” Say: “Short is the enjoyment of this world: the
Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt
with unjustly in the very least!

“Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers
built up strong and high!” If some good befalls them, they say, “This
is from Allah”; but if evil, they say, “This is from thee” (O Prophet).
Say: “All things are from Allah.” But what hath come to these people,
that they fail to understand a single fact?  

Qur’an An-Nisa 71-78

Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from them. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself; for the final goal is to Allah.

Qur’an Al-Imran 28

March 1, 2009

Despite our (Siddeeq Family) sincere effort to have the Muhammad family sit down with the Siddeeq family in front of a mutually chosen Islamic Shurah board to render an Islamic verdict to our conflicting positions based on the authority of the Qur’an as to who in fact was the true wife of Imam W. D. Mohammed at the time of his death and how his personal estate and affairs should have been handled at the time of his death and should be handled from this point forward, the Mohammed family, (consisting of Shirley Muhammad and her children: Wallace Jr, Laila, and N’gina) chose to reject putting their trust in the revealed word of Allah from the Qur’an concerning this matter. Following in the mind set of their family predecessor after the death of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, they denied the truth, as they, as well as the entire Muslim Community knew it to be, hired a lawyer, and turned to the Cook County Court as their Kiblah (orientation) and ultimate authority in this matter.

“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

The initial court date for this matter to be heard commences in Judge Budzinski’s Probate Court Room 1803 in the Daley Center on Monday, March 9th. 2009 at 10:00 AM. We are asking every Muslim who knows and loves the truth to come to the court that day and every day thereafter to be a dignified, respectable and responsible witness for the truth. Please confirm the time and location of this initial hearing by calling (312) 603-7545. We will keep the community informed online via siddeeq.com of future proceedings in this matter.

For those who are willing to speak up for the truth as Imam Mohammed Publicly informed this community, we have written up a statement that addresses his position. Print out this statement, (Affidavit, a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official). sign before a notary, make a copy for your record and mail the original copy to:

Siddeeq
P.O. Box 502528
Indianapolis, IN 46250

Those who wish to change this statement or write a statement of their own may do so and those who wish to make copies of this statement and give them to others for their signature may also do so. We encourage you to make as many copies as you can afford and to distribute them to every Muslim or witness to this truth that you know.

Download and Print the Affidavit concerning the past wives of Imam W. Deen Mohammed.