http://alismen.com/nobledrewali/free-chapter Moors - Defending Moorish Islam by Azeem Hopkins-Bey The True and Divine Creed of Islam by Brother A. Hopkins-Bey, D.M. Prologue At the outset, this author intends to be clear and unambiguous as to the foundation and underpinnings of this work. This book is based solely on the pure, perfect, and pristine teachings of Islam as expressed via the Divinely Guided Prophets of God-Allah. “…And whoever judges not by what Allah has revealed, those are the disbelievers.”1 The information in this book is not based upon any particular culture, civilization, or society; for the True and Divine Creed of Islam transcends all cultures, civilizations or societies. Islam is the true nature and essence of mankind. Allah says that Islam is- “…the nature made by Allah in which he has created men…”2 One main dilemma is our contemporary society is the general inability to distinguish the True and Divine Creed of Islam from the mere ideas of men. This is so due the fact that there are scores groups and factions who have contrived pseudo-Islamic ideologies which is not based upon the doctrines of the True and Divine Creed of Islam, on the contrary, it is based upon pagan, archaic, and antiquated pre-Islamic Arab thought processes. Allah has warned us in the Quran about the primitive dessert Arab, and He also informs us of how they will be dealt. “The desert Arabs are the hardest in disbelief and hypocrisy, and most disposed not to know the limits of what Allah has revealed to His messenger. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.”3 “And of those around you of the desert Arab, they are hypocrites; and of the people of Madinah (also)- they persist in hypocrisy. Thou knowest them not; We know them. We will chastise them twice, then they will be turned back to a grievous chastisement.”4 We have reached a time of jahiliyya (ignorance) among the Moslems, so much so that the Truth has become a commodity and Falsehood has become the norm. Although there are many who exploit the faith of Islam via there explosive, cruel, and horrid rhetoric; it is a great mistake to associate Islam with the misdeeds of such men. It must properly understood that albeit some may not live according to the standards of a particular religion, the standards of that religion remain in tact. That being stated, one cannot judge a religion by way of the conduct and actions of its followers. “The fault is not in truth, for that is amiable; but the weakness of man bareth not its splendor.”5 I, as a man of faith would never judge Christianity via the actions of those who refer to themselves as Christian, likewise I pray that those unconscious of Islam would cease to judge Islam by way of the actions of those who claim to be adherents to the faith of Islam. Simply because one may claim to be followers of a particular faith is not an indication that they are faithful to its tenets. There were many who committed heinous crimes in the name of Christianity, yet the religion itself has not been condemned. Slavery itself operated and functioned under oppressors who claimed to be Christian, and they in fact used Biblical references to buttress their position on the promulgation of slavery. The Inquisition was carried out under the auspices of the Christian Church at that time. We make these points because today, we have many who are doing outlandish things in the name Islam, yet the particular person engaged in these actions are not the focus, instead the primary focus is undeservedly directed at the faith proclaimed, Islam. The faith of Islam is not the source of immorality displayed in human behavior. The doctrine of Islam clearly elucidates the source of mans corrupt nature. It resides not in religion; on the contrary, the source or root of the corruption lies within the carnal nature man. The Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America states, “The only devil from which man may be redeemed is self, the lower self. If man would find his devil he must look within; his name is self.” Defending Moorish Islam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kaH4PTYvZs Connect with us: http://alismen.com http://www.facebook.com/drewalismen http://www.twitter.com/drewalismen

• published: 28 Aug 2014
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