In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful...the Best Knower.

Surah 15

MUHAMMADALI:
26. And surely We created man of sounding clay, of black mud fashioned into shape.
27. And the jinn, We created before of intensely hot fire.
28. And when thy Lord said to the angels: I am going to create a mortal of sounding clay, of black mud fashioned into shape.
29. So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down making obeisance to him.


YUSUFALI:
We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape;
And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind.
Behold! thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man, from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape;
"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."

PICKTHAL:
Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered,
And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.
And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter's clay of black mud altered,
So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him.

SHAKIR:
And certainly We created man of clay that gives forth sound, of black mud fashioned in shape.
And the jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire.
And when your Lord said to the angels: Surely I am going to create a mortal of the essence of black mud fashioned in shape.
So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down making obeisance to him.


Surah 30

MUHAMMADALI:
30. So set thy face for religion, being upright, the nature made by Allah in which He has created men. There is no altering Allah's creation. That is the right religion - but most people know not -
31. Turning to Him...

YUSUFALI:
So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith: (establish) Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah: that is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not.
Turn ye back in repentance to Him...

PICKTHAL:
So set thy purpose (O Muhammad) for religion as a man by nature upright - the nature (framed) of Allah, in which He hath created man. There is no altering (the laws of) Allah's creation. That is the right religion, but most men know not -
Turning unto Him (only)...

SHAKIR:
Then set your face upright for religion in the right state-- the nature made by Allah in which He has made men; there is no altering of Allah's creation; that is the right religion, but most people do not know--
Turning to Him...


Now, it is clear from the above that ISLAM (not "arab imperialism")- according to the Qur'an - is the NATURAL Religion, or way of Life, of the BLACK MAN...the "nature" in which he was Created. The Black Man and Woman, as the Original Creation of God, are BY NATURE Upright. Of course, any living thing can be taken AWAY from it's nature, so that it does not resemble its true self, e.g. a circus lion vs. a NATURAL Lion; but that doesn't negate the Nature - "there is no altering Allah's Creation."

That in mind, it's not so far-fetched to consider the validity of what the Hon. Elijah Muhammad taught about the Black Man being the ORIGINAL man of the Planet Earth.

Our problem is that we are yet underdeveloped in our powers of discernment. We let "labels" throw us off, and ignore PRINCIPLES.

ISLAM simply means "Peace attained through entire submission to the Will of God." That is not only the Nature of MAN, but it is the nature of all of Creation. Can we not see that the Heavens and the Earth are Supremely Ordered, in a state of Peace AS A RESULT of being in complete Submission to, or Harmony with, the Law of their own Creation?

In one Grade in school, we may take "pre-algebra", and in the next grade we may take "algebra", and in the next, "trigonometry"; and in the next, "calculus". Different "labels" right? But ALL are parts ofOne Branch of Knowledge called MATHEMATICS. "Pre-Algebra" is no less MATHEMATICS than "Calculus". The Latter is just a higher manifestation of the former, which is in keeping with the Law and Nature of Growth and Evolution. Every LIVING thing in Creation, including the Manner and Form of God's Revelation, is being EVOLVED. At certain increments in Time, Allah (God) reveals a Higher Expression of His previously revealed Guidance for the PURPOSE of Evolving MAN toward his ultimate PERFECTION or COMPLETION.

"...This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favour to you and chosen for you Islam as a religion..." -Surah 5, v. 3

"O you who believe, what (excuse) have you that when it is said to you, Go forth in Allah’s way, you should incline heavily to earth? Are you contented with this world’s life instead of the Hereafter? The provision of this world’s life is but little as compared with the Hereafter." - Surah 9, v. 38

If we - the Human Family - accept the New Revelation, then we are able to attain higher levels of consciousness and power. If not, then we remain stuck in a "time warp" of sorts, holding on to that which no doubt is true and has value FOR THE TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCES IT WAS INTENDED FOR; but is incapable of sustaining our Spiritual Growth in the NOW!

Islam is not the threat to Africa, or any other Nation. The threat is selfishness rooted in rebellion against God's Divine Will. That can, and DOES,manifest itself in Islam, in Christianity, in Judaism, in Nationalism and even in Pan-Africanism.

Corruption is a sickness that plagues ALL of humanity, as we have not yet attained the Perfected state that the Creator is Evolving us toward.

"O man, thou must strive a hard striving (to attain) to thy Lord, until thou meet Him." -Surah 84, v. 6