When Jesus Dropped The Charges

By Supreme Minister Warren Muen, Nation of Islam (N.O.I.)

All had gathered around the condemned harlot in the ancient Israelite village with the Prophet Isa (Jesus) standing in full authority as judge. Here the hypocritical people of that community said, " the whore must be put to death!!" The poor woman whom they had thrown to the ground was not only dirty physically, but was spiritually dirty on the

inside as well. Weeping, crying, sobbing, coughing, the woman could barely catch her breath, and at the time felt in utter despair of help from Allah (God).

Many people in modern times do not know that this female prostitute was loved by Allah (God), since her birth, she had had made a practice of calling out to Allah (God) and at this time she made a short quick prayer to be saved, not only physically but spiritually as well. The prayer she made was thus: "O Allah (God), I have committed the disgraceful sin of being a harlot for a few shekels of silver to feed, to cloth, and provide housing for myself, otherwise I would not have done so".

Allah (God) replied to her prayer and told her that; "the people who have gathered to condemn you cannot judge you as they are all guilty of sin themselves! But I have brought before you the perfected man (Insan -i-Kamil) who will 'pardon you' in my behalf. Express your true feelings of repentance to him and whatever he tells you to do for the remedy of your matter will heal you until times end."

As the crowd of hypocrites grew more and more violent… they all murmured to Jesus, "we are all ready to stone the prostitute to death!!" Allah's (God's) prophet, Jesus, responded by saying, "whomever of you is without sin cast the first stone!" After they all did a thorough self-examination of themselves they realized that they were all sinners, just as the woman was. So, one by one they all dropped their stones and one after the other left the scene until only the woman and Jesus remained.

Raising her head up slowly and uncovering her face from her hands, the woman looked up at Allah's (God's) holy one (Jesus Christ) and said, "do you not condemn me as well?" The prophet Isa (Jesus Christ) replied, "I condemn you not!! Go and sin no more!" They both then departed and went their separate ways.

As you all can see here, Allah (God) still does answer ones prayers if you call out to him with truth and sincerity! In the Islamic-Sufi tradition this act of repentance is called "Tawba (Tawbah)"

Now, let me share something with all of you. After the young woman prostitute repented to Allah (God), she was already forgiven! And she knew that! But, by being a mortal in the flesh she knew that Allah's (God's) spiritual forgiveness for her personally, other human mortals couldn't understand. So, Allah (God) placed before them the prophet (god-man), Jesus Christ, to drop all charges (pardon) that the Israelite community had brought against her. And now she was free to live a full normal life without sin and be happy until her end of days.

Now, as all of you may know, Jesus was tried and condemned with charges as well many times. Here I want to share one of those times with you from the Islamic-Sufi mystical tradition that will broaden your mind some more spiritually. It's called "The answer of Jesus", and it goes like this. Some Israelites reviled Jesus one day as he walked through their part of town. But he answered them by repeating prayers in their name. Someone said to Jesus, "you prayed for those men, did you not feel incensed against them"? Jesus replied, "I could spend only of what I had in my purse".

Contemplate upon this deeply, and Allah (God) will shed his light of wisdom meaning for you to grow and develop more spiritually. That Islamic Sufi story was told by the great Sufi master Atar of the 13th century. I want all of you to know that no matter what sin you may have committed Allah (God), he alone can and will forgive you and he will confirm it through His Holy Prophets.

Dare to take that leap into Allah's (God's) presence and see what can happen for your life's betterment. So, understand Jesus Christ's physical sacrifice for humanity, his mission, and his Godly love of divine pardon for sinners. Allah (God) has made only one Grand Promise to humanity: Those who obey His prophets will lean toward obtaining paradise, and those who do not will meet Satan in Hell.

Note: (1) Isa is Jesus' name in Arabic. Isa was a great Rabbi teacher whom Allah (God) favored and blessed and to show through his miracles that Allah (God) exists, and that Jesus was concerned with Allah's (God's) kingdom in man which would bring about world peace. (2) In most major traditional Christian religions Jesus is called God's son. In the Islamic-Sufi tradition Jesus is seen only as a prophet of Allah (God). Nevertheless, Jesus did pardon that young prostitute woman and her burden was lifted! For all who have ears, listen to what I am about to tell you! "The only thing you are going to experience in this life is yourself."

Special note: All of you married couples love each other unconditionally, become each other in spirit, do your best to keep Satan out of your hearts. For all of you who are single, Allah (God) will send you a mate soon, just appreciate him/her when they arrive.

May all of you stay safe and healthy until we meet again.

Salaam (Peace)

Master Warren Muen

Holy Quran, Surah 3, Ayat 49 (Chapter 3, Verse 49)

3:49 And (make him) a messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I determine for you out of dust (a thing) like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird with Allah’s permission, and I heal the blind and the leprous, and bring the dead to life with Allah’s permission; and I inform you of what you should eat and what you should store in your houses. Surely there is a sign in this for you, if you are believers.

*(English translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali)