Reprint Continue part 3 of Mujeddid Wallace Deen Muhammad Addresses Jewish Congregation (Editors note: Mujeddid Wallace Deen Muhammads recent address on Prophet hood and Brotherhood delivered at the K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregational Temple in Chicago Dec. 17, 1978 is one more example of the worldwide focus of civilized peoples accentuating commonalities and brotherhood rather than racial bias, prejudice and ideological differences. Following is the text of that address.) We orphaned, suffering and blessed minorities should always be attentive enough to this innermost spiritual nature that we never have to hold back quiet thoughts that say to us, Flesh has mercy coming to it and every living soul has a Deliverer. I find it very easy for me to say to you, the Jewish community, that you are a giant of a people. Your ancestors survived the dirty flood waters that destroyed mighty nations and cultures. By way of the great Divine revelations, the world was cultivated. The working tools and seeds of new harvests were safe, by Divine grace, in the hands of your great ancestors. It would be anti-Semitic for us not to appreciate the Bible heroes contributions to the survival, rebirth, and growth of refined culture and humane civilization. I must add that many of those Biblical heroes were not of white skin and many of them were not of black skin, but we have to acknowledge the fact that it was your people who introduced the great civilized methods of facing God, and the dignity of man to the European, Western world. We all must be grateful forever to the Almighty who is our common Benefactor and who cares deeply for us all. Our religious order is after the order of the great patriarch, Ibrahim — or Abraham as we so commonly refer to him. Muslims have strong religious and historical ties with Christians and with Jews. One prophet hood should eventually bring all of us or at least the majority of us into the spirit of one brotherhood. (TO BE CONTINUE ON PART4)
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