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*Jamal*:
Today I listened to a former BlackPanther who converted to Islam speak, and he made some very interesting points. He was basically talking about how he grew up in the 60s with all the civil rights movements and the whole "black power" thing, and how he was influenced by people like Malcolm X as a kid in high school. Then he went to college and was politically active, working to "fight the corrupt system" and all that. Him and his friends then tried to think of what "all black people should work on", and he came to the conclusion that it was moral character. He thought that most black people needed to change their moral character. That along with the "mood" of the times and some other factors then led him to Islam, which he felt was a guide to moral character. Alright, just so you don't feel like I'm trying to bust a Infinite, lemme get to the point...

Ok, that was just a little background, but here is the interesting point that was brought up:

My friend asked him "How did Islam change your view on being revolutionary?"

His answer: "Before I blamed everything on the white man. I was like every other person, blaming the white man, and felt proud of being rebellious. I thought that was the best way to stand up to the system, to rebel. After studying Islam I realized something; if I rebel against them, then I'm placing them above me, I'm considering them the norm, I'm putting them before me. My view changed. If I submit to God, and put God before anything else, then they're the ones rebelling against me. They don't want me praising Allah. You might not see what I mean, but if you live where I live, see what I see, go through what I go through, then you will realize that they are rebelling against us. BUT, they're not the ones keeping us down. They're just providing us with the things necessary to keep ourselves down. Drugs are being brought into our communities, and we decide to abuse ourselves. It has to be in our power to refrain from the things that will keep us down. They're the rebels fighting us, and we have to be stronger."


I thought this was interesting and real deep talk. Think about it...

Nima - Dubcnn.com:
yo stop ruinin threads dissin each other i actually thought the article was interesting. thanks for posting.

TraceOneInfinite:

--- Quote from: *Jamal* on January 27, 2005, 11:03:39 PM ---Today I listened to a former BlackPanther who converted to Islam speak, and he made some very interesting points. He was basically talking about how he grew up in the 60s with all the civil rights movements and the whole "black power" thing, and how he was influenced by people like Malcolm X as a kid in high school. Then he went to college and was politically active, working to "fight the corrupt system" and all that. Him and his friends then tried to think of what "all black people should work on", and he came to the conclusion that it was moral character. He thought that most black people needed to change their moral character. That along with the "mood" of the times and some other factors then led him to Islam, which he felt was a guide to moral character. Alright, just so you don't feel like I'm trying to bust a Infinite, lemme get to the point...

Ok, that was just a little background, but here is the interesting point that was brought up:

My friend asked him "How did Islam change your view on being revolutionary?"

His answer: "Before I blamed everything on the white man. I was like every other person, blaming the white man, and felt proud of being rebellious. I thought that was the best way to stand up to the system, to rebel. After studying Islam I realized something; if I rebel against them, then I'm placing them above me, I'm considering them the norm, I'm putting them before me. My view changed. If I submit to God, and put God before anything else, then they're the ones rebelling against me. They don't want me praising Allah. You might not see what I mean, but if you live where I live, see what I see, go through what I go through, then you will realize that they are rebelling against us. BUT, they're not the ones keeping us down. They're just providing us with the things necessary to keep ourselves down. Drugs are being brought into our communities, and we decide to abuse ourselves. It has to be in our power to refrain from the things that will keep us down. They're the rebels fighting us, and we have to be stronger."


I thought this was interesting and real deep talk. Think about it...


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Whenever somebody tries to kick something real and drop knowledge on the forum, there's always going to be somebody who feels jealous and left out, so they want to interfere by being negetive.  They really want to be a part of it, but they lack the ability to contribute something posotive, so they use the only tool available to them, which is often negativity.

On the other side of the coin, arrogantly making fun of somebody by saying they work at Panda Express is not right either, people do what they have to do to get by.  If your able to carry a good job with enough pay to provide sustanace for you and your family, then it is only a blessing from Allah, and we should not become arrogant because of this.  And if someone doesn't have a good job, and they  do not have enough money to sustain their family, then we should help them and have sympathy for them.     

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Let's not mess up what was a good thread.  What is the name of this brother?

I'll compare it to my own situation.  I was in highschool in the late 90's and teenagers also rebelled against so-called community leaders who sometimes were nothing more than drunks and pervertes.  And today more than ever, the religious leaders in the Christian Church are being exposed as condoners and justifiers of imperialism and human exploitation abroad.  So where I grew up, naturally we rebelled, but most young people were content just to lay up in their pads, smoking pot, drinking beer, and listening to hip-hop in a perpetual orgy of esoteric bliss.  The defenders of the status quo could ask for nothing more than this, for the dissafected youth to draw into safe, passive, apolitical little nonparticipatory islands. 

The problem with that is, today I'm 22, and I'm starting to see the kids I grew up with making the same mistakes they hated their parents for.  I realized early on that I had to find an alternative to this cycle.  In Islam I found that alternative.  Because like the Muslim in the origional post said, Islam makes you proactive instead of reactionary.  You start submitting to the will of Allah and others then start reacting to you.  All praise to Allah.

Sikotic™:

--- Quote from: *Jamal* on January 27, 2005, 11:03:39 PM ---
My friend asked him "How did Islam change your view on being revolutionary?"

His answer: "Before I blamed everything on the white man. I was like every other person, blaming the white man, and felt proud of being rebellious. I thought that was the best way to stand up to the system, to rebel. After studying Islam I realized something; if I rebel against them, then I'm placing them above me, I'm considering them the norm, I'm putting them before me. My view changed. If I submit to God, and put God before anything else, then they're the ones rebelling against me. They don't want me praising Allah. You might not see what I mean, but if you live where I live, see what I see, go through what I go through, then you will realize that they are rebelling against us. BUT, they're not the ones keeping us down. They're just providing us with the things necessary to keep ourselves down. Drugs are being brought into our communities, and we decide to abuse ourselves. It has to be in our power to refrain from the things that will keep us down. They're the rebels fighting us, and we have to be stronger."


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This point of view is very interesting. He came at it from a different angle. I like I like.

Don Seer:



the way i see it.. any time someone takies a step towards embracing positive action to try improve their , be it religiously guided or whatever.. its a beautiful thing.. had they embraced christianity or hinduism it'd still be a great achievement

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