You Must Put In The Work

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding. Many of our people who claim to be followers of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad skipped the first and most important part; they didn’t take the time to acquire the knowledge. Without the knowledge what are you basing your wisdom on? Without the knowledge how can you claim to understand it?

What is knowledge? Knowledge is the result of learning and is a force or energy that makes its bearer accomplish or overcome obstacles, barriers, and resistance. God knowledge; make a way out of no way (start from nothing and create something). As far as the knowledge from Allah, Who Appeared in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad; that God knowledge comes from His Messenger the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. If you were fortunate you received your God knowledge directly from the mouth of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. If you were extremely blessed you received your God knowledge directly from the mouth of Master Fard Muhammad. For the rest of us we are exalted to be able to receive our God Knowledge from the various writings and speeches of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. The Messenger made it clear that he was the only one that Allah, Who Appeared in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad, would hold responsible for the teaching of the Message.

What is wisdom? Wisdom is knowledge applied. Wisdom is knowing how to apply the knowledge. To know is not to be wise, however to apply the proper application of said knowledge is to have wisdom. You may loose knowledge, however you will not loose wisdom. We are taught in our lessons that the restrictive law of Islam is our success at any time. Knowing, or being able to memorize or recite, the lessons is not enough. Knowledge does not make you wise. Having knowledge alone does not mean you have any understanding of said knowledge. There is a devil expression that says, “those that can do; those that can’t teach.” Meaning there is a difference between saying what you know versus saying what you have experienced. There is another devil expression that says, “if you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich.” Meaning knowledge is not enough. You must prove to yourself that you can take said knowledge and make it benefit self. Would you take financial advice from someone homeless sleeping under a bridge? Would you take health advice from someone that is clearly obese? If you can not prove to your self that the knowledge benefits self; than have you gained any wisdom from said knowledge?

As slaves and now free slaves here in America we were taught to follow and not to think for ourselves. We have been trained to look for answers from someone else rather than from within Self. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was taught by Allah in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad for three years and four or five months. Then the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, The Messenger of Allah, taught the Black man and woman here in the Hells and Wilderness of North America for over 40 years. The Messenger poured his knowledge into the Black man; provided that the Black man was willing to receive it. The knowledge shared with us from The Messenger is God Knowledge. This God Knowledge is your foundation which will guide you in all facets of your life. This is why, Black man, you are to look within and not without when seeking answers. As long as your foundation is sturdy you will not be fooled by mankind or man. Neither devil nor man of the original nation will be able to trick you.

The problem for many is that it is easier to follow than it is to lead; this includes leading your Self. When The Messenger was here we were to be his followers, because we were being raised up out of the mud of the devil's civilization. However we were not to stay followers forever. The Messenger taught us how to become Self-Saviours. The Messenger taught us how to become the rulers of the planet. The test is what will you do with your God Knowledge? Nothing, discard it, turn hypocrite; or do as you were taught and rule Self and others like Self.

Knowledge is the result of learning (study). Wisdom is knowledge applied. Understanding comes last. A student of The Messenger is one who studies The Messenger's teachings. A disciple of The Messenger is one who studies The Messenger's teachings and applies said teachings. Are you a follower of The Messenger? Are you a student of The Messenger? Or are you a disciple of The Messenger?

You must build your foundation (brick by brick) fact by fact. When your foundation is strong enough (God Knowledge from The Messenger's teachings) this will prevent you from being fooled by others regarding Master Fard Muhammad, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, and The Lost-Found Nation of Islam in North America. As you are learning The Messenger's teachings you will have opportunity to apply said knowledge. The wisdom you gain from this will be etched in your conscious mind and you will never forget. The more you apply said knowledge (which may include teaching others) you will eventually come to an understanding (or why) of said knowledge. With time and practice you will become a better ruler of Self and others like Self. Your physical body will pass from this Earth before your pursuit of God Knowledge will come to an end.

Self-aggrandizement is promoting oneself as being powerful or important. As members of the Lost-Found Here in the Hells and Wilderness of North America we are all powerful and important. This is because we are all fractions of Allah. However, the problem comes when certain individuals elevate themselves to positions that they have not earned nor achieved to trick the deaf, dumb, and blind into serving them or becoming their followers. This has been a common theme from the beginning in the Nation of Islam. When Master Fard Muhammad picked the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to be His Messenger; Father Divine and Big Daddy Grace, disagreeing with the Mahdi’s decision, elevated their own importance and started their own movements. Decades later Bro. Clarence 13X elevated himself above Master Fard Muhammad in the eyesight of his followers and became Father Allah. Even though Bro. Clarence 13X was a student of a student of Master Fard Muhammad. When Malcolm X was put out of the Temple he began spreading lies (lies that would only work on the 85% due to a lack of knowledge) on the Messenger, because his ego was bruised when he was removed as the National Representative for the Nation of Islam. Due to his self-aggrandizement he later started his own movement; never once concerned with how this would affect our people only concerned with how this would affect himself. Wallace Muhammad accepted the role of leader of the Nation of Islam after his father’s death; even though he never believed in his father’s teachings and proceeded to undo everything that his father had ever built. Minister Farrakhan allows his followers to call him Messiah and practices Scientology; even though the Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught us the Messiah is Master Fard Muhammad and Scientology is a pseudo-science devil religion for deranged white Americans. There are even more examples of this self-aggrandizement type of behavior under the guise of following the Messenger’s teachings that continues even to this day in 2025. Remember the 5% and the 10%, both have knowledge of self. The difference is the 5% uplift their people while the 10% use the knowledge to rule over them. If you haven’t taken the time to acquire the God knowledge for yourself (verses letting someone tell you what to believe) you might believe you’re a part of the poor righteous teachers when in reality you might be a part of the deaf, dumb, and blind.

If you have taken the time to acquire the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad; what you do with it is up to you? As the Honorable Elijah Muhammad said, “the old obeyed the law, because it was the law, but the new obeyed the law because they loved the law.” This is all a part of Allah’s mathematical plan to ‘separate the wheat from the chaff’. If you don’t desire truth you won’t find the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. If you don’t love truth you won’t take the time to acquire the knowledge for yourself. If you intend to survive what the Messenger warned us about you must apply the knowledge and gain benefit for Self. In other words, reading the Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s teachings is not enough; you must put in the work. Accept it or leave it alone!