To any who respect mankind AND who with his or her inner being reach for the heart and soul of the humanity,.. such was the heart and mind of Imam W.D.Muhammed, to do. It was a reach that had nothing but what… is better than best… for those who would gather in humility to hear and learn of the message of Al-Islam from a trusted spokesman. I hope that the community will remember WD Muhammed with a breath of prayer and understanding. I cannot… with my limits understanding for those who would compete for the acceptance of their Lord… to do so with mockery of his innocence of him who loved them more. Such was the cause and the agenda of WD Muhammed. Peace, Love and Acceptance be in the hearts of those who respected his leadership, his efforts and his presence among us. Let us who are grateful, leave him legacy intact with service to the way his Lord as he best knew, and to give as best that he could… to those he hoped to point in a direction of trust to a better life… and for that, the hope for tomorrow to the end of his days… in this Presence has obtained a greater measure of hope our times–for me, I owe it to the life and times of W.D. MUHAMMED, Son of Elijah Muhammad, NOI. See how our history marches on. Be then of good faith.

She is the sister of the Umm Zakiyyah (author of “If I should Speak”).

Thank you for sharing. I am wondering, are there special circumstances where women are allowed to follow the jinazah to the burial site? Or allowed to put flowers or dirt on the coffin as we see some of the women doing in the pics posted in one of the links above?

Allaahum-maghfir lihayyinaa, wa mayyitinaa, wa shaahidinaa, wa ghaa’ibinaa, wa sagheerinaa wa kabeerinaa, wa thakarinaa wa ‘unthaanaa.

O Allah forgive our living and our dead , those who are with us and those who are absent, our young and our old , our menfolk and our womenfolk.

and it bears repeating how much good Imam Muhammad will find, inshaAllah, in his favor from all the ‘ilm, ‘adab, and dawah that he put forth during his life, which his students and those who answered the Call of Allah — which the Imam was not afraid to announce openly and often — which these people will likewise pass on to generations to come. this is the kind of knowledge and dawah that earns good even after death.

may Allah give us so much tawfiq to call people to Islam, to be heard, to be listened to, and to be successful in this life and, inshaAllah, in the next.

Abu Sabaya, if you want to ask questions about Light of Guidance, then you should do so in the appropriate place, that being the AlMaghrib forums, or see if you can speak to Shaykh Yasir directly to get his views.

I think it’s legitimate that you have concerns that you want to have addressed (the cure to ignorance is asking), but I have to agree that the time, place, and tone of such discussions ought not to be as it is right now.

Siraaj