ATH: Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra) -"Your Own Self Obligates You"

ALLAH says, "O believers, save yourselves!".  He didn't say turn to a savior, or I'm gonna send you a savior" He didn't say, now I am just sending you a prophet and a teacher, but one day I am going to send you a savior to carry you on his back.  No!  He said, "O believers, be responsible for yourselves...Save your own selves, and your families".  So this is an appeal that God makes to us individually, for us to not only accept responsibility for our own selves individually, but also for our families.  And it is a very personal responsibility." dImam W. D. Mohammed (ra)