Author Archives: lesterknibbs

Your Calendar Is Your Celebration

The ancient Romans celebrated the founding of Rome by Romulus, one of the twin sons of Mars, the god of war, begotten of a virgin woman. The twins were abandoned and survived by being nursed by a she-wolf. They grew up, got into a fight, and Romulus murdered Remus, his twin brother. Romulus established theContinue reading “Your Calendar Is Your Celebration”

Malik-ul-Mulk Hijri Calendar

Please buy my Malik-ul-Mulk Hijri Calendar. Buy it now!Venmo: @Lester-KnibbsPaypal: @bronxhakeem The “Malik-ul-Mulk Hijri Calendar 1445” is a beautiful spiral-bound professional-quality calendar measuring 8-1/2 by 11 inches, with a small perforation for hanging on the wall. It opens to 8-1/2 by 22 inches, with beautiful images of Allah’s creation above and the monthly calendar below.Continue reading “Malik-ul-Mulk Hijri Calendar”

Knowing the Time

وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَلَدًۭا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِدًّۭا تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا أَن دَعَوْا۟ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ وَلَدًۭا And they say, “The Beneficent has taken a son.” Surely, you have put forth an atrocious thing! The heavens are almost torn apart from it, and the earth split open, and the mountains collapseContinue reading “Knowing the Time”

It’s All the Muslims’ Fault: Introduction and Overview

In the Spirit of the Gracious and CompassionateCreator of the Heavens and the Earth Twenty-nine years after the passing of Muhammad, the Muslims went off the path. Instead of delivering the message, they tried to conquer the world. Someone convinced them that it was their mission and their destiny to conquer the world. The ironicContinue reading “It’s All the Muslims’ Fault: Introduction and Overview”

Imperial Triangle: Notes 14441024

In the Spirit of the Gracious and CompassionateCreator of the Heavens and the Earth War and Prophecy in the Age of Muhammad Three Historical Events Mentioned in the Qur’an: Part One (al-Burooj) Three Historical Events Mentioned in the Qur’an: Part Two (al-Feel) Three Historical Events Mentioned in the Qur’an: Part Three (ar-Room) history of Iran;Continue reading “Imperial Triangle: Notes 14441024”

African Americans: People of the Book

In the Spirit of the Gracious and CompassionateCreator of the Heavens and the Earth My mother’s father’s name was Moses, and his father’s name also. They sang “Go down, Moses” in the New Chapel Baptist Church in Plymouth, North Carolina, where he was the choirmaster and a trustee. I remember reading in the Gospels, asContinue reading “African Americans: People of the Book”

Second Preliminary Introduction to “Taa’ Marbooṭah”

تاء مربوطة Taa’ Marbooṭah This is the second preliminary introduction to (hopefully) a series of essays about my strange life, my family background, and our connection to the noble and exciting history of our origins — before the horrendous Middle Passage — in the regions surrounding the Senegal River, and the connection to the riseContinue reading “Second Preliminary Introduction to “Taa’ Marbooṭah””

The Parable of Lester the Heliocentric

In the Spirit of the Gracious and CompassionateCreator of the Heavens and the Earth Once upon a time, everyone in the world was a Geocentric or a Heliocentric. The Geocentrics believed that the Sun is in orbit around the Earth. The Heliocentrics believed that the Earth is in orbit around the Sun. Lester studied theContinue reading “The Parable of Lester the Heliocentric”