By Imam W. Deen Mohammed (raa)
Joseph said," Set me now, over the storehouses of the land. I will indeed guard them." Now, this is the story of Joseph. What you must understand that in the Story of Joseph, G-d says," In the story of Joseph is a great sign to all the seekers." So Joseph said, "now set me over the store houses." So who should we put in, over the distribution of goods, over the regulation of affairs, the regulation of the distribution of wealth. All governments must have some regulations. Who should we entrust to be over that? To be fair and just by all people. Someone who's integrity has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Someone who has been tested, and passed the test. Who came under the great pressure, who came under the great test, and passed the test. Not only as an individual, it as a people.
For G-d tests persons, and He tests people. And we were on the way to come into the position of Joseph, but we let the turbulent sixties, and all of its deceits, (the invitation to get the green dollar), the high emphasis on black beauty, and black power. We let all those deceits, and the invitation to smoke reefers, and burn incense, and go backwards in the path of civilization, rather than forward. To go to crime, and oppress your own weak people. Black on black crime. All of that mess that developed, knocked us out of the great opportunity to become the Joseph of the Western Hemisphere. Why, if we had been loyal to our profession, to our professions, to our claims, if we had been loyal to our better aspirations as we published all over this land, and throughout the world. If we had remained loyal as a people to those high aspirations, today, we would be the most beloved people in the Western Hemisphere. And people that's before us, in position of risks of high end to the other people.
Because we were people, and our forefathers, and our ancestors, following the spirit of freedom, the spirit of high moral conscious, high moral minds, the spirit of obedience to G-d that was all together with us. And we were warning the racist, warning the white man, that if he didn't hurry up and do what G-d wants, that G-d would bring terrible consequences on him. And if he is a conscious Christian, he should see his sins and repent. Wasn't that the voice of the African American (Indigenous African American) until he got freedom. Then when he got freedom, he forgot. And as a consequence, he knocked himself out of the opportunity to become Joseph of the land. Who Knows, maybe we succeeded? Maybe Joseph is right here? Who knows? Yes, who knows? Maybe in this small community of Muslims, maybe we are the Joseph? Now, I know we got a lot of bull out there too, but I'm talking about the good ones. I didn't invite the bull. I am not responsible for their presence here. But those who are truly and sincerely behind what I represent as a Muslim, maybe we are the Joseph. I think we have passed the test.
He say's "set me over the storehouse. I will indeed guard them as one that knows their importance." Isn't that wonderful. He would guard them as one that knows their importance. So Joseph was a morally oriented or a disciplined man before G-d established him. Because of him being a morally disciplined man, G-d chose him to establish him. But G-d said that He was going to teach him the interpretation of things that had been recorded or reported, and try him in situations in order to establish him in the land. He had the moral quality, and the moral tenacity, the obedience to his moral excellence. He had that, but G-d wanted to make him fit for the position over the man. To make him fit, G-d had to put him through trials so the world, looking on, would know that He has been qualified. Yes. They put him in all kinds of situations under the most powerful, and under the most wicked, and brought him through. Proved his excellence in all of those trying situations, G-d proved His excellence. And He taught him the Secret of things. The mystery of things to be interpreted. And He said, "in that wise, we establish Joseph in the land". The Bible says, "thus did we give established power to Joseph in the land to take possession therein." Didn't G-d say in the scripture, "My righteous servant shall inherit the land. The wicked shall not rule continually." G-d said, "He shall lead them on by their deceit to their doom." And He said, "my righteous servant shall inherit the land."
We have forgotten that. I'm not talking about we, the Public. I'm talking about we, the religious establishment. We have forgotten that G-d has required righteousness of us, in order for us to be put over the wicked, for if we don't have righteousness and only have the claim of being religious people, that doesn't give G-d the justice to put us over them. Only when we're righteous, and they're wicked. We're obedient to the moral code, to the moral law, and they're disobedient. They disrespect it. Then G-d will choose the righteous over the wicked. Is that clear as day?
So don't think that G-d calls us to be clean and saintly, and holy for an inferior role on this earth. He calls us to be excellent in every respect and it begins with moral obedience. Not for an inferior role on this earth, but for the choicest role on this earth. And there will come to past, over and over again, and still the people fail to see that it is the righteous that G-d gives the power too, and give the land too, if they will only stand up, and be what they're professing to be, therein for to take possession of the land therein.
We bestow of our Mercy on whom We please, and We suffer not to be lost any reward of those who do good. So if we remain constantly obedient to G-d it may be some time coming, but know for certain, that eventually, you will be put over your oppressors, your persecutors. Those who throw spiritual corruption in the path of your moral struggle. You will be put over them, and G-d will remove that headache from your life. It came with Mohammed, (pbuh). It came with righteous servants of G-d, before Mohammed (pbuh). It can come again if you all would only be strong. But G-d wants us to know that this great station on earth, that we can have, is not better than the hereafter. So, the next verse says, "But verily the reward of the hereafter is the best, for those who believe, and are constant in their righteousness." Praise be to Allah.
