Dapping and Salaaming Reflection

 

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi.
Aoudhunillahi minal shaitanir rajeem.
ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends.

Very common saying with those who were a little older than me growing up: 

"Give me five. - Person extends hand to younger to slap it.

On the backhand side. - Person turns around same hand extended to younger but palm flipped downward.

Up high. - Person extends hand up for a high-5.

Down low. - Person extends hand low, but snatches it back before the younger can slap it, and says,

"Too slow." 

Gotta go."

[When we were younger in Chicago. Kindergarten through probably 5th grade you could repeat this with us over and over again. Dapping and handshakes were a big part of our culture. And it wasn't any handshakes. The handshakes were so cool it was like you got strengthened, tightened up, or a haircut or something. With my older cousins being Nupes-Greek Letter Org members my handshakes with them were pretty dope. The psychology of affirmations similar to extending the salaams, although technically the salaams are more powerful because a dua to Allah (swt) is involved.] #DapCulture #SalaamCulture 

To not disturb the spiritual balance and spiritual peace for those reading this about the being "strengthened, tightened up, or a haircut or something" regarding dapping and salaams, I will reference the Proverb of Sulaimon (epbuh) 

"Proverbs 27:17 
17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." 

Confirming from Nabi Muhammad (epbuh) that the plight of weakness and oppression and their cultivations are evil and must be moved away from. We cannot cause it or grow it. It has to be because the person caused it or grew it themselves.

Allah (swt) understand entrapment, cultivation, planting evidence, etc. and is Most Wise.

The Sheikhs in Tablighi Jumaat would say to us something along the lines, "Allah (swt) gives more blessings to the Muslim brother who extends the greetings of salaams (but more blessings are for the one who's salaam is longer. Example As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmautllah Wa Barakatuh when someone extended ASA) and his hand first to shake the hand of another Muslim brother. (the Sheikhs would further say) Be the first to extend the salaams and the hand and the last to release the handshake. Allah (swt) causes the sins to drop off of the hands of 2 brothers shaking hands." This would confirm sometimes with a vision from Allah (swt) of darkness dropping from the hands in handshakes. As if bearing witness to the Truth of this with own eyes but in a vision. Chicago had many schools of thought in Islam.

Jazakum Allahu Khayran

Judeo-Christian-Islamic Forum building-facility project in Israel Purpose: Essentially, all of the children of Father Adam (Abu Adama) and Mother Eve (Umm Hawa) are homeless here on this assignment of station earth. This project is purely for peace in Israel and in the Middle East. The purpose of this is to build a facility in Israel for the purpose of creating a forum for dialogue on the Truth in the verses of Allah (Yahweh) revealed in the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran. This dialogue to be conducted by teams of youth and young adults of the 3 Ibrahimic faiths. These would be representatives or ambassadors, if you will, of their particular communities following appropriate protocol for the exchange, debate and rebuttal of the verses revealed by Allah (Yahweh). I believe that this forum can be used to refine and perfect diplomacy, respect and reverence amongst all parties involved including towards our Creator. The Holy Quran says, "If only they had stood fast by the Law (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord (Rabb), they would have enjoyed happiness from every side..." HQ 5:66 This is the foundation of this project and actually it could be named "The Happiness from every Side project" There are many prophesies of prosperity mentioned in the Holy Bible. for example, the restoration of the Negev and many verses of destruction and condemnation, for example, in Jeremiah, Isaiah and Ezekiel. As children of Father Adam we must ascertain what our duties and responsibilities are for peace on earth and return to the true home intended for us. The destruction from man is not the only destruction that we should be concerned about...it is that destruction that comes from Allah (Yahweh) that should be of highest concern. Also there are many prophesies against those that intend destruction of Israel, for example, on the tongue of King David in the Psalms (Zaburi), Zechariah, and Tobit of the Apocrypha. So maybe Peace, Shalom, Salaam is better, especially in light of nuclear capabilities. I believe that this forum should engage only the verses of the 2 Holy Books and not include the Talmud and Hadiths, which are the oral traditions of Judaism and Islam respectively. This to maintain focus on what it is that God has said concerning salvation. I believe that a facility in Israel should be constructed for this purpose.
Scope: Pick up pens and not guns in the Judaic/Christian/Islamic situation. Pick up pens and not bombs in Judaic/Christian/Islamic. Marvelous how under the Prophet Moses (saws) or (as) the pen was so strong that a person could use it to write a legal divorce from someone. Marvelous how under Prophet Muhammad the pen is so strong that one could use it to write a legal emancipation and manumission from slavery from someone. Israel and Palestine should be like College or University campuses (do we say campii), nevertheless, the people of the Torah learning the "Truth" from the Quran and Injeel; the people of the Injeel learning the "Truth" from the Quran and Torah; the people of the Quran learning the "Truth" from the Torah and Injeel. "Truth" being the keywords in the above formula.
Venue: I have just created a video of a prayer for the Messiah and John the Baptist coming from me a follower of Prophet Muhammad of the Orthodox community of Al-Islam. A have made the holiday season song that accompanies the vid available for download. The idea is to sell 25 million downloads of the "Dua Nabi Isa/Yahya vid track" by Xmas to build a facility in Israel that will house a forum for the discussion of the 3 religious views. This is to help encourage diplomacy amongst the youth that participate for the future. Tracks that I am offering are the Classical tracks; Dua Nabi Isa Nabi Yahya vid track and the Salawatul Nabi 2 track. I intend to give 80% of the downloads to the cause. Project: Now this is actually borrowed from a forum that I was apart of in my college years sponsored and hosted by AT&T it was called the AT&T Don't Hate Communicate “Future Leaders Forum”. Because, in the times that we are in, I am thinking that it would be super for this program to be re-instated. These times are calling for the sowing of seeds of hope for our future. These times are calling for the sowing of seeds of diplomatic skills for our future. Appropriate cross cultural communication is important to many of the conflicts happening across the globe. It is important to be able to understand other ethnic and religious groups that are on this globe. The situation in Israel can be capsulized as each of the 3 major religions (Judaism, Christianity, Al Islam) that are there, are at odds with the scriptures of the other 2.
Solution: “Each group accept the “Truth” from the scriptures of the other 2”. That would require very diplomatic dialogue. Communication is key. Other problems happening between others on the globe are quite similar with a quite similar solution. I hold to the idea of leaving out the Talmud and Hadiths, which are the oral traditions of 2 of the 3 majors and sticking to straight Word from the 2 Holy Books. In the end no 1 team is declared the winner. For all share in the victory of participation. What do you know a muslim wanted to build something in Israel and not do the opposite in Israel. Different youth Muslim teams from different Islamic nations can come on regular intervals to friendly debate with Israeli Jewish and Christian scholarly youth.
Need: Download here; Download under a cap of the tracks; or Caps under downloads as with the 1200 downloads blog for complimentary 1 Dozen Concentrated Hair Oil. Imeem/Snocap, MySpace, Twitter, Youtube exposure of the collaberation on this peace project with Beverage company.


I know...it is an ambitious project. Most are. It could be done, however. Possibly. If Allah/Yahweh is willing. It is a thought, nonetheless
Peace, Sholom, Salam, Muhakeem U. Abdullah