The
Universal Flag
by Universal Shaamgaud Allah
In
the name of the true and living God, the supreme being, the host of
creation, master of the day of retribution and the king of kings,
almighty God Allah one to whom all praises are due to forever and
hereafter, and in the name of his son, the Universal Savior God and
divine deliverer do I greet you my beloved brothers and sisters in the
Universal Greetings of Peace!
First as always I hope this brief communication will find you in the best of health mentally as well as physically. I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss a subject which is very close and dear to me. One which has been clouded by misunderstandings and misconceptions since its very inception. It is an object of which I am the Creator and could easily write a book on, however I will try to give you a brief history and understanding of:
The
Universal Flag!
In 1965 ALLAH instructed
all the first borns to either go back to school or get a job, this the
first borns of Medina did without hesitation while the majority of us
enrolled in Youth Leadership and Training Programs (at this time
sponsored by The Office of Economic Opportunity).
Some of us enrolled in Vocational and Cultural programs.
We received $38.63 a week, the Leadership program paid slightly
more, believe it or not, back then this was enough for us to rent a
furnished room, buy food, a few pieces of clothing and still take a
sister to the show if we wanted to.
Anyway, I managed to enroll in both programs (don’t ask how).
The Leadership program for the money, however I have always had a
genuine love for art even while in the grave, but I was too foolish and
too busy seeking a degree in Streetology to pursue it while in public
school. The art program
gave us all the material that we needed, before long my little furnished
room seemed to have more art material than the Art Dept. itself.
This allowed me to work on subjects that related to our teachings
such as portraits of W.D. Fard Muhammad, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad
and the Father. What amazed
me most was the Universe and its relations to us here on the Planet. So the majority of my oils and drawings were on the Sun,
Moon, and Stars. One, which
I considered my masterpiece, was of our Solar System, with a
mathematical breakdown of all the Planets.
I was so proud of this drawing that I painted it on the ceiling
of my furnished room. When
the old Jewish landlord saw it he nearly had a heart attack.
I never found out whether it was because of what I painted, or
because of what I did to his ceiling!
One day I decided to take this picture to the Father.
He had always showed an interest in our works and achievements,
and I knew I would receive some constructive criticism.
This day I meet the Father and Justice on 126th
Street. The Father
complimented the picture and then asked me to walk with them.
As we walked he began to explain the errors that I had made and
what was the proper order of the Universe.
Brothers and Sisters do not ask where we walked because I do not
know. I do know that as I
walked, He taught, I recall feeling as though we were walking through
the Universe itself. All I
recall seeing was the things he spoke about, the Sun, the planets, the
Stars, Haley’s Comet, other Comets, shooting stars, falling stars,
Space Voids (now called Black Holes).
After what seemed like a personal tour of the Universe, I recall
Him saying “And remember Equality can never get above ALLAH.
Six when drawn up to its fullest Equality, shall distill back to
whence she came, to her 7 is an impossibility!!!”
With this I realized that we were at the train station.
While the conversation seemed to have lasted only a short period
of time, when we began it had been broad daylight and now it was pitch
dark. The Father told me
that I wouldn’t understand everything that he told me, only that I
would see it in what?¾Time!
With that we said Peace and I got on the train to Medina.
Now if you think I was in Love with the Universe before, you can
imagine what my experience with the Father did to encourage that Love.
I decided then that I would make a picture for the Father’s
Birthday, February 22, to show him what I had seen and learned from the
experience, as well as its relationship to us as a Nation.
Now you must remember that at this time we used the Crescent Star
as our Flag, so when some of my brothers saw me adding the 7 and points,
they thought I was flaking out (Bugging Out nowadays).
The Flag was completed in May of 1966.
It was one of three. (Considered
the best of 3). Black Seed,
Gykee ALLAH and myself went to visit Him and we took the Flag.
However, the authorities would not allow us to take it in, so the
Father did not receive the Flag until April of 1967 when he came home.
I took it to Him in Mecca. He
took one look at it and said, “That’s it!
That’s Our Universal Flag!”
Knowing
Our Flag
The five-pointed star
symbolizes Knowledge, the Seed, the Child with the power, the Supreme
Knowledge that was manifested by W.F. Muhammad and revealed to us by
Almighty God ALLAH, it is solid Black!
The Crescent Moon symbolizes Wisdom, the Women (without child);
it shows reflected light (Truth or Knowledge) and is not yet at its
fullest equality. It also
symbolizes the Divine Wisdom that was manifested by the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad, and revealed to us by Almighty God ALLAH, it is solid yellow!
Together the Star and Crescent stand for Knowledge and Wisdom,
which is the unity of knowing it and speaking it!
(Teaching) It also
symbolizes the Earth (woman with child); a planet that has life, and the
dominance the Woman has over the Seed (the child or the Knowledge) while
it is young, and it has been the symbol of Freedom Justice and Equality
since the awaking of Islam in the West of North America.
The 7 has seven sides.
It symbolizes the Original Man, the True and Living God, the
Supreme Being, Almighty God ALLAH. Since the very creation of mathematics 7 has been the
mathematical terminology for the Creator of the Universe.
It is solid Black. Together this stands for the Supreme Understanding that was
revealed to us by Almighty God ALLAH himself, it shows a unification of
Knowledge Wisdom and Understanding, Man, Woman, Child and shows the
authority of ALLAH over the Planets and Stars and the proper order of
the Universe. The seven
symbolizes the male seed in full bloom, it shows that God must be the
most High, the Master of Wisdom, Culture and Equality at all times,
because they are six, and can never dominate ALLAH, so they must remain
in six or distill back to whence it came!
This no part of the crescent moon should ever show over the top
of the seven!
The white background symbolizes the white clouds of deception
that have drowned our people in a sea of ignorance, and the feeble
attempts of the wicked to conceal the true and living God which is the
Son of Man!
The Cipher (circle) around
the Allah Crescent Star is Black, the Original Color of the Sun
(anything that burns that hot and that long can’t be yellow!)
This symbolizes the Sun, the Universal symbol of Truth and Light,
and whose power can evaporate all clouds of deception (lies).
The Eight Points are the symbol of the ever-expanding Universe,
and symbolizes the rays of the Sun, and the speed and distance that the
Truth is capable of traveling. There are two shades to each point, the Left is Black.
The represents the Original Black man, the Right side is Gold.
The Gold represents Brown and Yellow seeds (from the first of the
Brown to the last of the Yellow). Just
as Jacob separated the seeds, 200 years from Black to Brown, 200 years
from Brown to Yellow and 200 years from Yellow to Caucasian, ALLAH
taught us that each brother should have a seed thus he reunited the
seeds, united they are one! The eight points are a sign of He who is the Master builder
of Rain, Snow, Hail and Earthquakes!
The sixteen sections of the points, one for each year and degree
that our seeds (child) must master before he is at the age of
self-responsibility and required to teach civilization.
I have given you a basic knowledge of the flag and its history, my complete understanding would have to cover every minute math term and angle from Solomon’s child to the compass square to the Galaxy M83, however, I hope this will answer most of the questions that the Gods have been requesting by mail. There will be more on the flag in coming issues.
A
World To The Wise!
Peace, Love and Happiness
Universal Shaamgaud Allah