* 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 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? Time! 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 left 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!
Beware of False Knowledge; It is more dangerous than ignorance!
Peace, Love and Happiness
Universal Shaamgaud Allah
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 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? Time! 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 left 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!
Beware of False Knowledge; It is more dangerous than ignorance!
Peace, Love and Happiness
Universal Shaamgaud Allah