Misapplying 120 and Five Suspenders...

     

     Some years back I remember building with a brother who was beating himself up about his challenges teaching a woman about our culture. He was a good brother yet he didn't always make the best choices when it came to relationships. In 120 we have this phrase that is derived from our 22nd degree which talks about magnetism; attracting power. In part, that degree says, "one piece had magnetic in it and one piece did not. The piece with the magnetic in it attracted the piece without." I mention this part of the degree because this brother mentioned it, a lot. A whole lot. He spoke about it in the context of him being that piece with the magnetic and the woman who obviously wasn't feeling him being the piece without. According to him, because she was supposedly the piece without magnetic she should have been attracted to him because he was the true and living God. In all of his mathematical ramblings, it did not change the reality of the situation that this woman simply didn't like him. Never did it occur to him that this situation had nothing to do with him being the piece with the magnetic and everything to do with her free will to choose. Striving to force his square peg perspective into a circle hole was his EGO talking and he just couldn't accept the fact that this woman just wasn't interested in him. It would take a while before he actually understood what I tried [yes "tried"] to communicate to him; this not about magnetic. It even took him longer to understand that a woman not being interested in him did not diminish who he was as a true and living God. This kind of perspective is not uncommon to hear from newborns or even those who have been living this culture for years. It is a learning process and sometimes we misapply these principles or values along the way. 

   My first Earth was my Queens' mother. When I introduced her to the 17th letter in the Supreme Alphabet, "Q" for Queen, my emphasis was on Knowledge God [17]. In my mind she needed to be aware of who I was and her identity as the Queen was an afterthought. I was young, insecure, developing my self confidence and striving to gain a solid footing in this culture. So naturally it was all about me. As I matured in this culture I no longer took that approach. My emphasis became a woman learning about her identity and responsibility as a Queen. In the process she obviously learned about me, thus gaining a greater Knowledge [1] of the true and living God [7] and the meaning of civilization.

   You know, one of the reasons I think folks misapply 120 is because their foundation wasn't solid to begin with. When I say a solid foundation I am not just talking about knowledge or what a person knows. I am talking about a sense of surety concerning a person's ethics, integrity and constitution. In other words, how this person is built! I am not a Five Percenter who thinks that I am convincing 85ers and the 10% to come on over to the so-called light side. In my experience, if a person takes on this culture it is because certain principles and values were already present within them. Education comes from the Latin root 'educare' which means to "lead/draw out." I have also learned that there are some people who are uneducable or incorrigible. Why? Because there was not anything there to draw out of them from the beginning. One of the most disappointing experiences I've had was learning that some of these uneducable or incorrigible people claimed to be Five Percenters, and it was always obvious in their misapplication of 120.

   Now, some of you may be asking yourselves, "Why is he only talking about the misapplication of 120 and not Supreme Mathematics and the Supreme Alphabet?" Well, the Supreme Mathematics and the Supreme Alphabet is much more flexible and gives people more wiggle room to potentially razzle and dazzle folks. The Supreme Mathematics and the Supreme Alphabet don't have fixed answers such as 120. This creates an opportunity for math and alphabet to be broadly expounded upon when a person expresses their understanding of them. For example, if I were to ask a Five Percenter about Knowledge, that person could strictly talk about Knowledge as information while someone else talks about it as Consciousness/Awareness. Another person could talk about it as Man being the foundation of the family and someone else could talk about it as knowing the ledge. All of these responses are correct. In regards to 120, if I were to ask a Five Percenter "Who is the Original Man?", there is only one correct answer to this question that a person can then expound upon. If I were ask a Five Percenter "What is the name of the place where the Devil was manufactured?", there is only one correct location that they can then expound upon. These are just a couple of examples throughout 120. 

     If a person does not know 120 then they cannot apply it to their life. It reminds me of a woman I knew that claimed to be a Five Percenter; she had a relationship with a ex-Freemason whom she discovered was living a double life. How ironic. What was even more ironic was the fact that this woman never finished learning 120 and was stuck on the actual degree that teaches us about Freemasonry. It stands to reason that if she were more diligent in her studies and committed to learning our degrees she would have seen this impostor coming from a mile away. She didn't and ended up "losing time searching for that, that does not exist" as explained in another degree she didn't know; "Who is that Mystery God?"  

     If a person does know 120, meaning, they are able to recite these degrees, yet they are not studious, they are still going to probably misapply them. In one of our lessons we learn that "the Earth belongs to the Original Man." As the Earth is the Original Woman's twin, I've met some chauvinistic dudes quote this degree to justify the knuckle-dragging notion that a woman literally belongs to him. It never occurred to them that "belongs to" also means to be "a part of." As in, I am a part of [belong to] a family, we are a part of [belong to] a community and the Earth is "a part of" the Original Man. In these and other instances it was clear to me that some people are out here freestyling, and with the development of the internet, they have the platform to do it. When the above scenarios happens in an actual community or another public space, a Five Percenter would simply add-on to offer perspective and correction. Customarily, the person receiving the perspective and correction would stand there and humbly accept it, even if they didn't like it. If this same scenario happened on social media these same folks can just block and delete you for sharing your perspective and striving to correct them.

     ~Atlantis Build Talk Radio Show~

       Allah & Justice, Five Percenters Square 

   While there has always been misapplications of 120 since the early years of the Five Percent Nation, in some instances social media has been used to amplify those misconceptions. Nowadays there are people online, particularly religious folks, who have been spreading false narratives like Five Percenters are a religion, we are Muslims, Muslim Gods and other untruths. According our founder, Allah, in a 1967 Interview at Otisville Reformatory School For Boys, Muslims from the NOI were against him because of his non-religious stance and advocacy for black and white unity. In that interview Allah also shared that he didn't believe in religion because "religious peoples do not have no understanding” and that he teaches his Five Percenters that "they can't go on under religion because religion has never did anything for them.” 
     This is one of the reasons I have committed myself to being a consistent voice of the Five Percent in the midst of such digital chaos; to help counter these false narratives about my community. This is not to say that I am THE voice or that I personally have all of the answers and every perspective of how 120 should be applied. What it does say is that I have a commitment to my community and the capacity to help push our culture forward. As I mentioned at the onset of this article, this journey is a learning process and sometimes we misapply these principles or values along the way. However, the consistent question that we ask and answer for ourselves, in deed.., is, "What are we doing about it?"

Peace,

Saladin

The Allah Team: Modern Day Gobots in a Transformers Universe

Gobot Road Ranger knock-off of Transformer Optimus Prime

Nothing could rival the Transformers when they came out in the 80's. Nothing! And just like with anything good, eventually comes the cheap knock-offs. In this case it was the pitiful Gobots. When the Tonka company heard that Hasbro had that fire coming, they [Tonka] hurried up and dropped the Gobots; one of the biggest duds in toy making history. While Transformers took several elaborate steps to transform into these well crafted sophisticated robots, Gobots took maybe a few steps and ended up looking like a burnt-out sometimes faceless version of what it originally looked like; a Burger King kids meal toy. The bootleg cartoons were just as horrible and torture for a Millennial to watch today. Bottom line is Tonka shoulda stuck to trucks and that's the same advice that many of us should take when it comes to sticking to what we know. Let me tell you about an archetypal Transformer before I get to the Gobots.


A common misconception some people have about The Five Percent is that we are a Muslim group; some religious spin-off, branch or denomination of the Islamic faith. Some believe this because our founder Allah, The Father, was once a Registered Muslim in the Nation of Islam [NOI] under Minister Malcolm X at Harlem's Mosque #7. When he left the NOI in 1963, he also left their belief system, religious hierarchy and name Clarence 13X behind. What he did retain were a series of lessons, 120, that became an integrated part of a unique cultural curriculum. A curriculum which primarily included Supreme Mathematics and the Supreme Alphabet; an Alphanumeric system of principles and values that was uniquely devised by him. This non-religious curriculum formed the basis of the Five Percent cultural worldview, which contained an original language, standards and customs that the Father and his companions began to teach youth in the streets of Harlem, AKA Mecca, in 1964.

As the Five Percent we honor The Father's legacy, from his upbringing in Danville Virginia, his military service in Korea, his brief time in Mosque #7 and his formation of the Five Percent Nation in the mid 60's. As with the The Father and every human being, all of our experiences were and are important in making us who are and neither experience single-handedly defines our identity. This is important to communicate because some Muslims have a very bad habit of claim-jumping when it comes to successful people like Yahweh Ben Yahweh, Muhammad Ali, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz [Malcolm X.], Dr. Sebi, Khalid Abdul Muhammad, Kool and the Gang Musicians, The Father and etc. who left their religion behind. It's like a high school basketball coach trying to claim credit for a player who became a superstar after they left or were cut from the team. In my mind, if it's multiple players that left or were cut from the program but then go on to do become superstars, the program starts to look questionable; its system, its coaching staff and possibly its athletic director. Five Percenters are like street ball players who questioned that Muslim program, either as former players or those who never wanted to play for that program, in that system or with that coaching staff. Some Five Percenters are highly critical of that program while others really don't give it much thought. Sometimes you have those who can't make their mind up; they want to play for that program yet also play in the street. If they are undecided, the program makes up their mind for them because there are certain restrictive laws that go along with being a part of that program. And if you don't follow the program, you're not eligible to play. You also have those who started playing street ball but then decided to join the program. That's fine, when it's respectfully articulated to those in the street. A problem arises when players who join the program try to act like they're better or even front like they're in the street in order to recruit street ball players to that program. This is like the religious program being NOI Muslims and street ballers as The Five Percent. The above group of undecided/Muslim recruiters are synonymous with a clandestine group called the Allah Team that operated in secret before making themselves public on the campus of Morehouse University in 1998. As can be surmised, this caused friction with the Five Percenters and these undecided/Muslim recruiters called the Allah Team separated themselves from the cipher. While there have always been short lived bootleg versions of us since the 60's, it was at this moment that we, the Transformers [Five Percent] began to see the creation of the Gobots.

Allah Prince Sha'Divine builds on his experience with The Allah Team

A couple of famous quotes of The Father during a November 15th 1967 Interview regarding religion are "you gotta keep the children together and kill all religion" and "And the Five Percenters, I'm teaching them that they can't go on under religion because religion has never did anything for them." Obviously this wasn't a declaration to kill people, this, along with other quotes from this Interview, made it absolutely clear that The Father wasn't an advocate of organized religion. The Father wanted us to kill or destroy the division, hierarchy, lies and manipulation that binds religious people: as religion comes from the Latin religare meaning "to bind." Some Muslims would argue that, "Brother Clarence 13X used some of the religious teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad so he must have been religious" to which I would retort, "using the Arabic numerals 0, 1-9 doesn't make everyone a Muslim." The principles and values The Father learned throughout his life, which included as a registered Muslim, were mathematically practical, not religious. This is the reasoning behind the Five Percenter's creation of Supreme Mathematics and the Supreme Alphabet; it's an Alphanumeric system that practically unlocked 120 lessons, and lessons in life, that were often purposely veiled by religion. Most of the words we speak in English are derived from a different language, culture and associated religion. It doesn't automatically mean we are that culture or associated religion if we use them. To call us Five Percenters Muslims even though we clearly do not practice the 5 Pillars of Islam, follow the Sunnah, attend a mosque, temple or masjid or follow an Imam/Minister is disrespectful to Muslims who do. A core belief of Allah Team group members is the confusing idea that you can somehow be a Muslim and Allah simultaneously. In their mind you can submit to the will of Allah as a Muslim, be a demigod [small "g" god], pray to THE God in the person of Prophet Master Fard Muhammad who wasn't the first God to create the universe, but we're all "Allahs" [yes, with an "s" on it]. 

Five Percent Universal Flag and Allah Team Logo

   The Father taught the youth our culture for five years until he was assassinated on June 13th, 1969. In May of 1965 after being arrested with several other men for unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct at a rally in front of the Hotel Theresa in Mecca [Harlem, NY], he was arraigned in criminal court before Judge Francis X. O'Brien and held on a $9,500 bond. Four months later he was shipped off to the Psychiatric Unit at Bellevue Hospital. Allah would remain there until a final psychiatric report submitted to Judge O'Brien stated that "he did not understand the charges against him" thus remanding him to the NYS Department of Mental Hygiene for indefinite confinement. At the age of 37, Allah was confined in these institutions, Bellevue and Matteawan State Hospital, for two years, and released in April of 1967. During this time he taught, different youth received different instructions. Instructions that often sound like contradictions. While it's clear that The Father was anti-organized religion, he did instruct some, not all, young Five Percenters to become Muslims by joining the mosque when he was gone. They obviously would benefit from the structure that religious program would offer them and it also shows that the Father wasn't confident in their ability to manage without that and him. I teach preschool and facilitate an after school program for 9 to 12 year olds so I definitely understand his reasoning. Some students I encourage to do some things while others get a different set of instructions. However, regardless of those individualized instructions, there were always anti-religious Five Percenter axioms that the Father taught regardless who he was speaking to, and those axioms were rooted in the unique language, standards and customs of our cultural worldview.

Two of the main axioms of the Five Percent is that we don't adhere to a hierarchical structure and we do not have a single leader. We teach collective leadership and that each person should follow to the extent of learning to lead themselves; self-sufficiency. If you're a believer, registered Muslim in the Nation of Islam who follows a leader, whether it's John Muhammad [Elijah's brother], Silias Muhammad, Solomon Royall, The Son of Man [Marvin Muhammad], Ahmad A. Muhammad or Minister Louis Farrakhan, you cannot simultaneously be non-religious and without a leader, it's a fundamental contradiction. Now I've heard some say that if you work or go to school your Manager or Teacher is your leader but here's the difference; they cannot tell you what to do at home like a religious leader does. If Minister Farrakhan says to his believers, "I want you all to start wearing this green & yellow Dianetics pin on your lapel every day to display our partnership with the Church of Scientology", you have to do it as a follower, at home and abroad. If you question or disobey that order you're considered a hypocrite, disbeliever and etc.

Another Five Percenter axiom is the propagation and preservation of our unique cultural curriculum; 120 lessons, Supreme Mathematics and the Supreme Alphabet. I emphasize "unique" because no one does this. No religion or other culture. Not only are we required to share and maintain our culture, we consistently test one another on it. I remember in the late 90's being at a Wu-Tang Clan concert and A Son Unique [Ol' Dirty Bastard], upon seeing my Universal Flag, questioning me on one of the lengthiest lessons in 120. Knowing 120, extracting and articulating the wisdom of 120 and understanding 120 equals 360 degrees; a complete cipher [120+120+120=360]. It is through one's immersion in our unique cultural curriculum, via Five Percenters who live it, that they learn our chronology, gatherings, honor days, language, standards and overall customs. It's impossible to learn this as a cultural tourist, academic or undecided/Muslim recruiter. So whenever I've looked at or engaged members of the Allah Team, males and females, there was always a clear disassociation from some of the chronology, gatherings, honor days, language, standards and overall customs of the Five Percent. In terms of chronology, they didn't have or maintain a strong lineage to a family tree actively connected to the root. They didn't actively attend or participate in any of our cultural gatherings or honor days and if given a choice they primarily honor religious days such as the Muslim's Annual Savior's Day and fast for Ramadan. They weren't fluent or couldn't properly articulate our language nor our lessons. When is came to standards and overall customs, it was obvious they were not like me and other brother and sisters of the Five Percent. Now some would and have argued that they do live the culture "personally" but just don't come around because of so and so -but that actually proves the point that they aren't living the culture. Why? Because it's impossible to live the culture, share and preserve, it by our lonesome. In fact, it will die with us. Always keep in mind that we received it from somebody. Plus civilization requires socialization, collective work and responsibility and cooperative economics. In the most simplest terms, if a person isn't adding on, they're taking away. Some would argue that one of our Prophets, W.D. Fard, "came to North America by himself" and that is true in a sense that no one personally traveled with him to his destination. It's also true that his family sent him, he most likely took a vessel with other travelers, and when he got to Detroit he became a part of his uncle's community. He still wasn't "alone", even when Elijah was supposedly looking through a keyhole to see if he slept and saw an eyeball staring back at him.

I know this was kinda lengthy, and will probably be revisited, so let me wrap this up. The main reason for this article is to point out that since out formal 1964 inception to today, there has been and continues to be people, impostors, trying to call themselves Five Percenters when they are not. Whether it was Robert Walker in the 60's or the Allah Team, they are not us. Even though some of them are aware of our way of life, none of them "primarily" share and preserve the unique chronology, gatherings, honor days, language, standards and overall customs of our Five Percent culture. That's fine to be aware, other Muslims, Moors, Nuwaubians, Khemetians, Hebrews, Christians or etc. are also. Just don't claim to be something you're clearly not. It's disrespectful, disingenuous, confusing and outright clownish to those of us who are the real Five Percent.

Peace,

Saladin

The Naked Truth

Peace Ya’ll! Like I said a couple weeks ago, I ordered The Naked Truth from the God Abu Shahid and did the knowledge on it and here’s my Thoughts:

First and foremost, the God never ceases to amaze me! -smile- Abu reminds me of Dolemite with 120; The Human Tornado of The NGE! LOL! My Parents put me down with these Characters when I was young so I had the ability to ‘draw up’ (8/1-40) a lot the sciences Abu Shahid was dealing with in The Naked Truth. In this Book Abu Shahid tells his ‘naked’ story; “undiluted mixed or tampered with in any form” (9/1-14). He dealt with some very thought provoking, explosive and controversial topics such as: US Immigration Policies, Sex, Racism, Freemasonry, Slavery, Homosexuality, The NGE History, his experience in The NOI, How Tupac’s Mother was his Wiz at one time, Drugs, How he created the Supreme Mathematics, Materialism, Gangs, Family Dynamics, His Criminal History, etc… You name it, it’s damn near in there! LOL!

NOW HERE’S THE THING, because Abu Shahid has various monikers (Attributes) he approaches these subject matters from various angles! You can tell when he’s spittin slick-ass Street Math like The Tumtanger, sitting there dropping laid back jewels like El Shabazz Amiz Allah, asserting his Title of Malik Abu; the self-proclaimed Elder of The NGE, jokin around like Ole’ Jelly Roll John Charles or building from his ‘The Lambs Book of Life’ Surahs as Brotha John 37X! In reading The Naked Truth, it’s an enjoyable experience to get acquainted with these -and various other- monikers (Attributes) of the God. -smile- Another thing I recognized in the Book was Abu’s consistent use of NA (Narcotics Anonymous) Nomenclature. Those of you who haven’t been in ‘The Rooms’ of NA or don’t personally know of someone who’s gone through that, there are certain words, phrase and concepts that are specifically used in the Steps & Traditions of NA. I happen to have a few close Companions who’ve gone through ‘The Rooms’ and I recognized immediately certain buzz words, phrases and concepts Abu uses that are ‘12 Step’ specific. Phrases such as ‘a power greater than myself”, “God of your understanding”, his breakdown of ‘recovery’ and a host of other things are direct manifestations of the NA 12 Step Recovery Program Philosophy. Like I said, I know people who deal with that science of life b.u.t. unfortunately, there are many people who don’t have a clue what the NA 12 Step Philosophy is. Therefore, in reading The Naked Truth, they don’t know when the NA 12 Step Philosophy actually stops and Supreme Mathematics or 120 begins. This is ultimately what some of the Gods/Earths have been critical about, b.u.t. haven’t been able to actually articulate when they’ve read The Naked Truth; some of the ideas expressed in it represent the Steps and Traditions of NA. I’m also unsure if the Author ‘Wakeel’ was/is aware of to what extend the NA 12 Step Philosophy is expressed in The Naked Truth. I personally have no problem with it because I recognize that “some” of the buzz words, phrases and concepts of the NA 12 Step Program are philosophically the same as Supreme Mathematics or 120. B.u.t. for the buzz words, phrases and concepts that are not philosophically the same, I think it would’ve been a good idea to clarify them so people will know the difference between The NGE Teachings and NA 12 Step Philosophy. I also think it’s a good thing for those Gods/Earths who’re critical of The Naked Truth to not condemn the entire Book, b.u.t. simply condemn or clarify their position on some of the things they don’t agree with and still support the Gods Abu & Wakeel’s endeavor! There are things I don’t personally agree with in The Naked Truth too. Shiiiiiiit, there are things I no longer agree with in my own writings today, b.u.t. I’m not throwing the baby out with the damn bath water! LOL! -shakes head-

When it comes to some Gods/Earths denouncing/condemning The Naked Truth, I can cee where they’re coming from; I also distance myself from certain people, places and things that I don’t think are right & exact. I can honestly cee some asshole taking Abu Shahid’s words, “A Power greater than myself” or “I’m for the purity of the race” to the head and being completely misinformed about What We Teach! -shakes head- Like I said, I personally don’t feel a need to denounce the Book. I enjoy it and cee it as a way to spark positive dialogue to help educate people! Also, because Abu is well versed in NA Philosophy, he’d do -and I’m sure he’s done- an amazing job at reaching people who’re in ‘The Rooms’ and helping introduce them to some of the Core Values of The NGE. Hopefully, many of you who’ve read The Naked Truth have already learned something from this Article and are inspired to do some more research on The NA Steps & Traditions (Philosophy), build with Recovering Addicts and even refer The Naked Truth to them! Because I could cee some of these influences right from the door, some of the things Abu Shahid was building about in his Book didn’t offend me. I have a deep respect and appreciation for the God’s angle!

Now, because alot of the NA 12 Steps & Traditions are different The NGE Traditions, many of the NA Steps & Traditions are very similar to certain Religious/Spiritual Concepts. From this perspective, I can cee once reason Wakeel Allah may have been compelled to publish The Naked Truth. This would be no different than a God who has a Muslim background/affinity towards Traditional Islam getting together with Imam Rasul (Hebekha) to write a Book together. My point is that, there are many words, phrases and concepts such as the word that Wakeel and Abu share in common that are Philosophically the same. For example, although as the True and Living God I personally don’t use the NA inspired phrase “A power greater than myself”, this can be interpreted as Philosophically the same as the NOI inspired opening, “All praise is due to Allah who came in the person of Master Fard Muhammad, Lord of all the Worlds…”; the former being used by Abu Shahid and the later by Wakeel. Because Abu has over 18 years clean of dealing with drugs and alcohol, this stance supports Wakeel’s NOI Restrictive Law stance that Gods/Earths shouldn’t deal with drugs and alcohol. I’m mentioning these things to simply show the philosophical parallels. Parallels between ideas Abu Shahid and Wakeel personally “advocates” in order to set the stage for “one common cause” (8/1-14). It must also be noted that The Naked Truth represents this “one common cause” that Abu Shahid and Wakeel advocates; sentiments they both share that are not complete representations of the Collective Body of Gods and Earths. In other words, Abu Shahid simply built about how he cee’s shit based upon philosophical alley-oops Wakeel threw him to slam dunk various ideas that Wakeel himself advocates. Although there were certain things Abu Shaid said that I’m sure Wakeel didn’t agree with, Wakeel never challenged those things, he only supported or encouraged Abu to elaborate on what he also agreed with. Also, because Wakeel knowing didn’t put a disclaimer on The Naked Truth to obviously inform people that ‘This Book represents the sole perspective of Abu Shahid; ‘self proclaimed’ Elder of the Nation of Gods and Earths and does not reflect the Collective Perspective of the Nation of Gods and Earths as a whole”, many Gods/Earths have a problem with Wakeel’s mindset/methodology. Because of this, many Gods/Earths have suggested that Wakeel simply used Abu Shahid’s ‘self proclaimed’ title as "THE" Elder of The Nation of Gods and Earths to rubber stamp his own agenda. In this way, it has also been suggested that Wakeel can use this endeavor -along with his other Books- to further validate himself -and his perspective- as a cookie cutter image of what a God -or Five Percenter- is supposed to be.

So what do many Gods/Earths consider Wakeel’s agenda to be? Ultimately to continue promoting the Ideology and Worldview of a group known as The Allah Team; a Group of Gods from The Nation of Gods and Earths and FOI’s from The Nation of Islam who came together to develop, adhere to and promote a body of synthesized Core Values of The NGE and The NOI. So within The Allah Team there’s a great deal of ambiguity; they advocate various ideas/concepts that are religiously Muslim (The NOI) and other ideas/concepts that are culturally God (The NGE). Although I think it’s good to get together with other people, I also realize that to bring people together with a different Worldview/Orientation -especially a Muslim and a God-, you can only ‘advocate for one common cause’ here or ‘one common cause’ there because there could never exist a fundamental Agreement. You’ll never be able to establish a unified ‘foundation’ unless there is a basic Cosmological Agreement. This Agreement can never be established between a Muslim and a God because from a Muslim’s Cosmological standpoint they are not Allah; they are humans who worship, pray and submit to Allah as a Higher Power (Spirit). From a Gods Cosmological standpoint, there is no Mystery God and the only Higher Power that exists is Self from which all things originate. So when it comes to The Allah Team, the FOI’s (Muslims) will either eventually become Gods or Gods will eventually become Muslims; there is no other way to reconcile these fundamental Cosmological differences; NO WAY. From my perspective, I cee The Allah Team’s Ideology and Worldview as being more Muslim orientated -Cosmologically- then dealing with the science of The Gods and Earths. Now, because these things are transparent to me, there are many others who can’t cee this and that’s where the problem can arise. Like I said, if a person cees/speaks of God in terms as a Power greater than them and another person cees/speaks of themselves as this Great Power, there are only some things they’ll be able to agree on, period. And if they are professing that they “fundamentally” agree, then one person has got to be trying to be like the other! I mention this information about The Allah Team to help those of you understand some of the underling Dynamics and Politics of Allah Team Publishing Inc.; Wakeel’s Company that published The Naked Truth and various other Books (Allah Team Publishing Inc.).

Now just like any book I’ve read, before I refer a Book to somebody sometimes I prep them for it. Unfortunately, people have access to many God/Earth orientated Books and there’s not always an opportunity to prep somebody for it. There also may not be some kind of disclaimer or verbiage on the Book to prep someone before they purchase it. On one hand it’s a good thing because IT WILL spark dialogue and have people asking important questions; I’ve gotten a lot of questions about Da God Mathemanual! On the other hand, we might me manufacturing Frankenstein Monsters and people might be walking around completely uninformed. Either way, I think that we’re growing and elevating and those who’re meant to get the understanding WILL (pun intended). I jokingly -b.u.t. seriously- encouraged people who’ve been critical about The Naked Truth and other God/Earth orientated Books to publish their own Books to correct the mistakes they think Abu Shahid and other Gods/Earths have made, and I think that this is a fair request! On a most personal note, The Naked Truth is the shit to me and I enjoy the Book alot! -smile- I appreciate the God Abu Shahid and value what he has to say; even when it might offend me. LOL! I also want to thank the God Wakeel for putting forth the time, energy and resources to get with Abu to help forge and preserve such valuable document in The NGE’s History. Hopefully this has inspired others to start forging literary Korans of Gods/Earths -young and old- who’re are amongst us. Regardless of what people want to think, “years, months and days” (36/1-40) from now people will have access to Abu Shahids words; not just a sketchy transcription of an Ottisville tape. In time I think some people will grow to realize/appreciate the importance of publishing tangible Koran!

To conclude Today’s Article I want to encourage all of you who haven’t purchased The Naked Truth to do so, b.u.t. before you do, here’s two things to keep in Mind:

1. The words, “’THE’ Elder of The Nation of Gods and Earths” on the cover of The Naked Truth is a -self proclaimed- Title of Abu Shahid. The Nation of Gods and Earths have MANY Gods/Earths who’re considered Elders; some of them self proclaimed, others who’re not self proclaimed. There is NO SINGLE LEADER in The NGE, we’ve all been taught Leadership as a People.

2. The Naked Truth is Abu Shahid’s ‘Naked Truth’ so prepare to be shocked, educated, entertained, and energized from the words the God speaks about his Life! The God is seriously intense b.u.t. also madd funny; he’ll literally have you crying laughing at the way he tells his story! LOL!

Peace!