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