بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beautiful and Beloved Black “Heavens” 😉

Our Beloved Apostle, The Most Honourable and Humble Elijah Muhammad (May the Peace and the Blessings of Allah Forever Be Upon Him) Taught Us That:

“A WOMAN IS THE ONLY HEAVEN A MAN HAS.”

Sisters, I don’t know about you, but that makes me feel very special. To know that it is impossible for a man to know Heaven without me, is the greatest knowledge a woman can possess. It is our responsibility to educate ourselves in the BEST manner, how to go about this Divine Responsibility, Sisters. We should constantly be seeking ways to make our husband’s life Heaven on Earth.

Our wants and needs always come second to his. He will supply them eagerly if you keep him happy and satisfied. I am not married but I constantly think about it. And I treat myself the way I plan to treat my husband. I am preparing myself for my role as “Heaven” for my husband.

The best way I can think of to provide Heaven for my husband is to make sure that he never misses a prayer. If he is working then he, understandably, will miss it, but when he is home, prayer is the most peaceful, relaxing and unifying act a family can perform.

Fajr (the morning prayer) is THE most important prayer of the day. According to Message To The Blackman in America:

“NOTE: The morning prayer is of two parts, the first part called FARD in Arabic and the other part called TRADITION, and it is made obligatory. The morning prayer being obligatory is called FARD, meaning the early morning.”

Sisters, the only reason a person would miss Fard prayer is LAZINESS. The “Adhan” (Call to Prayer) for the morning prayer helps you rise, “PRAYER IS BETTER THAN SLEEP” it says. There is no excuse for missing Fard prayer. And I can assure you that it is the surest way to get your day off to the perfect start.

Give yourself plenty of time to prepare. Make up your bed, groom yourself, make wudu (if you and your husband have been intimate, a full ablution is required, so make allowances for the extra time) and get dressed. Wake up your children and have them do the same.

Since it is still dark for Fajr, I like to set a very peaceful and relaxing mood. I light candles instead of turning on the lights and burn incense and have my son read or we listen to the Messenger (PBUH) until it is time for prayer (4:30). By then, the ambience throughout my whole house is sacrosanct and holy and we are in “a position of prayer.”

Following Fajr, because it is still so early, there is no need to rush to do the things we have planned for the day. We are already dressed and ready and it is usually still dark out. We get a head start so, we can go about our daily tasks leisurely. There is no greater peace we can offer our husbands than the freedom from time restraints.
 الحمد لله AL HAMDULLILAH (ALL PRAISE IS DUE TO ALLAH!)

By the time the rest of the world is just waking up, sometimes I’m already finished with my major household duties for the day. Then I can go run errands, arriving as soon as the businesses open up and before the employees get cranky and frustrated. Employees are ALWAYS friendlier early in the morning.

This woman once told me, if you can’t make it there (the store where she worked) by eleven, you might as well stay home. It gets crazy after eleven. That’s when our Brothers and Sisters who need Islam really bad get up.

You can do your housework, run errands and be home before Zhuhr (noon) this time of year.

But, I digress, Beginning Your Day in Humble Submission to The Lord of The Worlds is Bearing Witness to His Greatness and Making Manifest your Submission to Whatever He Has Planned For You That Day.

Futhermore, by Making Salat (Prayer) Throughout the Rest of your Day Affords you the Blessed Opportunity to Withdraw from the Daily “Grind” (slang) and Treat Yourself to A Spiritual Refreshment Five Times a Day, in an Atmosphere of PERFECT PEACE Within a World of Strife and Struggle – THE PERFECT HEAVEN – Our Most Loving and Beneficent Saviour, Allah, MASTER FARD MUHAMMAD, TO WHOM PRAISES ARE DUE FOREVER, Has Made Available to Ourselves, Our Children and Our Husband.