IMPORTANT OF UNITY
Unity is strength. The Liberian Mandingo Community has shown strength, courage and patient before
and after the civil war. It’s incumbent upon every Mandingo Organization in the US and around the
globe to display highest degree of unity in order to maintain our prestige back in our “Mother Land
Liberia” where we’ve been considered as merchants for decades. The unity of people makes an
invincible strong community (UMMAH), this is the reason Islam lays great stress on the importance of
unity. It’s always disturbing to see this community (Mandingo) with great potential, wonderful culture
(Islam) and wealth but yet we cannot speak with one voice. Some critics have labeled this distinguish
community members as people who do not respect their LEADERS and sometimes undermine the
credibility of the each other. The prophet Mohammed (PBUH) during the days of his prophecy was
humiliated, challenged and even denied by his own people like the way they denied the prophets
before him, but he didn’t succumbed because he was seeking the mercy of Allah. Allah Said in the
Glorious Quran “And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided” May Allah give
each community leader abundant wisdom and guidance in order to lead us on the right path.
You may gain prominence in Liberia as an individual and be proud of it but remember anyone that don’
t show mercy or support for fellow Muslims in this world Allah will not show them mercy in the hereafter.
Our community is one of strongest defender of Islam in Liberia, it’s very important that we stand
together and speaks with one voice in Liberia or else we’ll have ourselves to blame. The success of
FELMAUSA lies in your hands (young or old); it’s time to show support (moral or financial) to prove
“critics” wrong. The future of this generation and that of next solely depend on how united we are
today. FELMAUSA is calling you to avoid bickering, slandering and jealousy because these are the
work of hypocrites and their resting place is the fire; may Allah protect us from it. We are calling on our
brothers and sisters to please share with us productive ideas that will help FELMAUSA prosper
thereby helping the needy members our community. Remember “a man’s true wealth is the good he
does in the world”. In the last sermon from the Mount of Arafat the Holy Prophet had clearly announced
that no Arab has any superiority over a non-Arab; or the white over the black. Liberia is for all
Liberians and as such we must live and enjoy all immunities like the other fifteen tribes.
Shu’aib Konneh
PRO felmausa
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