ATH Imam Mohammed(ra) "An Extraordinary People, Place, Time and Role"

"What we have endured has made us an extraordinary people. You will ask, "If we are extraordinary, why are we having so many problems?" If we are extraordinary, why aren't we doing better today?" You have to see that you are making great strides.

Let people study our history in slavery. When we and our generations have passed away, people will study our history from Africa as slave up to Al-Islam in America and say "Extraordinary!" When freedom was announced, ex-slaves were seen during breaks on the plantation resting on their hoes or plows with a book, for with freedom announced they were allowed to read. They thirst for knowledge and at every opportunity freed slaves would be seen trying to read and learn. And that survives here."