He saw his mama treat his daddy like he was less than a man, so he has decided that he's not going to be treated in the same manner. He's lazy, does'nt want to work and has seen the hustling game so he goes and puts on his $39 suit and lays in wait on that vunerable one to come his way. He finds his strength in preying on someone weaker than himself. She does'nt know that he's just as insecure as she is.
The drug user/abuser/alcholic are only looking to hide their fears/problem(s) rather than deal with them. Not realizing that when they come off that "high" their problem(s) are still remain. Just another day, same problem(s).
Na'um we have been an oppressed people since being brought to this land against our will. However, the blame cannot just be layed at the feet of those who brought us here. We have also oppressed each other or have ALLOWED others to oppress us. This being due to own defficiences, arrogance & weaknesses.
You are so right in your assesment when you speak of the need for us to stop contributing to the cultural & mental genocide of our people. But it goes even deeper than that. We also need to stop assisting the physical, emotional & social genocide as well.
Until we can look at ourselves, first as individuals, desiring & striving to fulfill that innate responsibility to our CREATOR, then learn to treat each other with respect, dignity,love & humility, only then will we be able to stop hating & killing one another. Making way for a better society for all, insha'Allah. Just my perspective.
Insha'Allah this will find you in the very best of iman and health.
Alhamdullilah! I find your blog to be quite interesting...your take on the Africans who were brought to this land. If I may I would like to add a few points to that insha'Allah.
When our forefathers were kidnapped,& truth be told, not all of them were,some were sold by US to THEM. Nevertheless, as they came to this foriegn place they were first stripped of their own identity...that being their heritage i.e. language,deen and culture. The Black man was made to feel less than a man, less than a human being, by being beaten, beaten down as he watched his wife being "taken" literally raped by his "massa" & had no recourse in defending her honor except fear of death. The women in turn felt she "had to" oblige her massa to protect her family. I don't agree that she felt her self-worth lie in how many children she bore, rather it was the circumstances she found herself in at that time. For years, we stuggled to gain our independence. Whether it be collectivelly or on an individual basis. Mind you, we were set up against one another on the color scale...light skinned vs. brown skinned vs. dark skinned. Whatever your complexion determined how well you faired in society & that still is the case today. Fastforward to the 20th century:The slave owners have had their foot in our necks all those years, physically & mentally. And now, some of us get a little something something, and here we go putting our foot on the necks of our own brotha's and sista's, not realizing that this was the plan of shaitan all along.
So here we are in the era of pimps, pimpettes,prostitutes,bootleggers,smackheads, number runners ect. It's every man/woman for themselves.Shaitan comes in & causes division in the family unit...how? Because the black man has been beat and beaten down through the years by his massa. He could'nt defend her then,& throughout time he did menial jobs to put food on the table, she ended up on the welfare rolls (another divisive plan of shaitan)so she began to BELIEVE she was the one who wore the pants since she got the food stamps/welfare check.
So not only has he,(the black man) been degraded by his massa he has now being degraded my his wife. She (his wife/woman) tells him "he ain't worth a hill of beans. And look at our society because of this.Daddy doing his thang, trying to make a living for the family. Mama gotta go get on her grind and what happens to the children? Left to fend for themselves. Yet another cycle begins.
The pimp lurks in the shadows for the sista' who been beat down, who is so insecure in herself due to emotional tramas in her life, being told she ain't good for nothing but laying on her back....stemming from the days of slavery...never having anyone to love her as she should have been loved...he comes along with all the sweet talk & she falls for it.
Insha'Allah this finds you in the best of iman and health. May Allah(SWT)make your efforts for a better environment for all come to fruition. Ameen! Ameen! Ameen!
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The drug user/abuser/alcholic are only looking to hide their fears/problem(s) rather than deal with them. Not realizing that when they come off that "high" their problem(s) are still remain. Just another day, same problem(s).
Na'um we have been an oppressed people since being brought to this land against our will. However, the blame cannot just be layed at the feet of those who brought us here. We have also oppressed each other or have ALLOWED others to oppress us. This being due to own defficiences, arrogance & weaknesses.
You are so right in your assesment when you speak of the need for us to stop contributing to the cultural & mental genocide of our people. But it goes even deeper than that. We also need to stop assisting the physical, emotional & social genocide as well.
Until we can look at ourselves, first as individuals, desiring & striving to fulfill that innate responsibility to our CREATOR, then learn to treat each other with respect, dignity,love & humility, only then will we be able to stop hating & killing one another. Making way for a better society for all, insha'Allah.
Just my perspective.
Your Sista' N Faith
Afriqah
Bro. Nasir,
Insha'Allah this will find you in the very best of iman and health.
Alhamdullilah! I find your blog to be quite interesting...your take on the Africans who were brought to this land. If I may I would like to add a few points to that insha'Allah.
When our forefathers were kidnapped,& truth be told, not all of them were,some were sold by US to THEM. Nevertheless, as they came to this foriegn place they were first stripped of their own identity...that being their heritage i.e. language,deen and culture.
The Black man was made to feel less than a man, less than a human being, by being beaten, beaten down as he watched his wife being "taken" literally raped by his "massa" & had no recourse in defending her honor except fear of death. The women in turn felt she "had to" oblige her massa to protect her family.
I don't agree that she felt her self-worth lie in how many children she bore, rather it was the circumstances she found herself in at that time.
For years, we stuggled to gain our independence. Whether it be collectivelly or on an individual basis. Mind you, we were set up against one another on the color scale...light skinned vs. brown skinned vs. dark skinned. Whatever your complexion determined how well you faired in society & that still is the case today.
Fastforward to the 20th century:The slave owners have had their foot in our necks all those years, physically & mentally. And now, some of us get a little something something, and here we go putting our foot on the necks of our own brotha's and sista's, not realizing that this was the plan of shaitan all along.
So here we are in the era of pimps, pimpettes,prostitutes,bootleggers,smackheads, number runners ect. It's every man/woman for themselves.Shaitan comes in & causes division in the family unit...how? Because the black man has been beat and beaten down through the years by his massa. He could'nt defend her then,& throughout time he did menial jobs to put food on the table, she ended up on the welfare rolls (another divisive plan of shaitan)so she began to BELIEVE she was the one who wore the pants since she got the food stamps/welfare check.
So not only has he,(the black man) been degraded by his massa he has now being degraded my his wife. She (his wife/woman) tells him "he ain't worth a hill of beans.
And look at our society because of this.Daddy doing his thang, trying to make a living for the family. Mama gotta go get on her grind and what happens to the children? Left to fend for themselves. Yet another cycle begins.
The pimp lurks in the shadows for the sista' who been beat down, who is so insecure in herself due to emotional tramas in her life, being told she ain't good for nothing but laying on her back....stemming from the days of slavery...never having anyone to love her as she should have been loved...he comes along with all the sweet talk & she falls for it.
Bro. Khalfani,
Insha'Allah this finds you in the best of iman and health. May Allah(SWT)make your efforts for a better environment for all come to fruition. Ameen! Ameen! Ameen!
Your Sista' N Faith
Afriqah