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Imam Sankofa has been a committed leader in the revolutionary evolution of Pan-Afrikan Melanated Muslims for over 30 years. His commitment to securing resources and innovative change for urban development has been a top priority. His Masters Thesis on Gang prevention and Socio-Economic delinquency has been used to create solutions in multiple communities around America. He states “I am the Voice of the voiceless Muslims who have been silenced and censored by threat of their lives and freedom.” 

His focus is on strengthening the Physical, Spiritual, and Financial Health and Wellness of Pan-Afrikan Muslims. His Aqeedah is As Salafus Saliheen, his Fiqh is Hanbali Fiqh, his Tariqah is Qadiriyya, and his politics is grounded in the philosophy of iPAC531; the Islamic Pan Afrikan Collective. 

Imam Sankofa shared:

“I am an Imam of my brethren in Amerikkka, Afrika and the Diaspora, an Ascetic Freedom Fighter. My Most important station/position is the title of slave of Allah (سبحانه وتعالى). I am a Global Citizen of Allah’s (سبحانه وتعالى) spacious Earth without borders and there is no tourism in Al - Islam, there is only Hijrah wa Jihadul Fisibilillah.  

My love and respect is for all Muslims regardless of nationality or skin color. My Tribe is Bani Afrika of the Diaspora (The Lost Tribes of Afrikans). Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) has favored me with this beautiful Deen of Al - Islam as my system of life to make it superior over all other systems of human innovation and intellect.”

Imam Sankofa is truly one of the Revolutionary influential leaders of our time. Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) has blessed him with a concise understanding of Islam shared with Hikmah and ilm. His academic successes are demonstrated diligently in finishing his Doctorate in Theology. He is well versed in English and Arabic and has been teaching Islamic studies for over a decade. His devotion of educating upon Tawheed is of the upmost importance and his commitment to the Believers of Tawheed is unlike any other Islamic teachers of this modern generation.

Asalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa salaatu wa salaamu a’la Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلام). 

Al hamdulillah,

BY ALLAH’S PERMISSION THE ISLAMIC PAN-AFRIKAN COLLECTIVE (iPAC531) HAS ESTABLISHED OUR MOSQUE UPON THE NAME OF: MASJID Al-KA'BAH SANKOFA. IN REVERANCE AND HONOR OF THE FIRST HOUSE OF WORSHIP. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE OF THE FIRST MAN, THE ORIGINAL MAN UPON THE EARTH, OUR FATHER ADAM (آدم عليه سلام) AS HE WAS THE FIRST HUMAN BEING TO WORSHIP ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) UPON THE SPOT IN WHICH THE KA'BAH IN MAKKAH ARABIA STANDS UNTIL THIS VERY DAY. THIS IS OUR HERITAGE OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD AND HUMANITY.

SANKOFA IS OUR RETURN TO REDISCOVER OUR LOST ANCESTRAL WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL DNA OF OUR FITRAH (PRIMORDIAL NATURE) OF TAWHEED (THE ONENESS OF ALLAH) AS PAN-AFRIKAN MUSLIMS OF THE DIASPORA BEING DESCENDANTS OF ANCESTORS WHO WERE AFRIKAN MUSLIM P.O.W.'z (PRISONERS OF WAR) ENSLAVED IN THE AMERIKKKAS.

Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) said: 

‎إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

(Interpretation of the meaning)

Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns). [Suratul Ali Imran 3:96]

Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: When they (Jews) said, ‘Our direction (Jerusalem) of prayer (Qibla) came before yours’, the following was revealed: The first house, for worship, established for the people, on earth, was that at Bakka (a variant of Makka [Mecca], so called because it ‘crushes’ [tabukku] the necks of tyrants/it humbles them when they stand before Allah as pilgrims); it was built by the angels before the creation of Adam, and after it the Aqsā [in Jerusalem] was built, a period of forty years separating them, as reported in the hadīth of the two Sahīhs [sc. of al-Bukhārī and Muslim], and in the hadīth [that states]: ‘The first thing to appear on the surface of the water, at the creation of the heavens and the earth, was a white foam, underneath which the earth was unrolled’; a blessed place (mubārakan, a circumstantial qualifier referring to la’lladhī, ‘that’) meaning a place of blessings, and a guidance to all worlds, because it is their Qibla.

Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) said:

وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ 

(interpretation of the meaning)

And by the Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels); [Suratul Tur 52:4]

WE AS ADHERENTS OF MASJID AL-KA'BAH SANKOFA FOLLOW THE QUR'AN AND SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD IBN ABDULLAH (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM) WHO WAS TAUGHT DIRECT BY THE GREATEST OF MALA'IKHA (JA'BRIL, PEACE BE UPON HIM). OUR ACTS ARE WORSHIP AS MUSLIMS IS TRACED DIRECTLY BACK TO THE ANGELS (OBEDIENT SERVANTS OF ALLAH). AND THE FOOD OF THE ANGELS IS SUBHANA ALLAH, ALHAMDULILAH AND ALLAHU AKBAR. 

Baitul Ma'mur (Arabic: الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ) or the “Frequented House" is situated in the 7th heaven, directly above the Ka'aba on earth. The angels make hajj to this House like we make hajj to Ka'aba. The Ka'aba on earth is a replica of it. In the 4th heaven, there is a river called Haywaan (River of Life). Each day, The leader of the angels Jibra’eel (alayhi salaam) dips in it and shakes his wings letting off seventy thousand drops. From each of these droplets Almighty Allah creates one angel. These Angels are commanded to perform salaah in the Bait-ul-Ma’mur. Every single day 70,000 angels visit it. This will continue on until the Day of Resurrection. As soon as they perform salaah, they come out from the Bait-ul-ma’mur never to return there again. One Angel from this group is appointed their leader and is given the duty of taking the other Angels to one spot in the Heaven where they will stand reciting the tasbeeh (Praise and Remembrance) of Allah till the Day of Judgment.

The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلام) said: narrating about the journey of ‘Isra wal Miraaj, "Then I was shown Al-Bait-al-Ma'mur (i.e. Allah’s House). I asked Gabriel about it and he said, This is Al Bait-ul-Ma'mur where 70,000 angels perform prayers daily and when they leave they never return to it (but always a fresh batch comes into it daily).”

- Sahih Bukhari & Muslim

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, (صلى الله عليه وسلام), said: “The black stone descended from Paradise and it was whiter than milk, but it became black due to the sins of the children of Adam.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 877

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

‘Abis ibn Rabi’ah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, came to the black stone and he kissed it. Umar said, “Verily, I know you are only a stone with no power to harm or benefit me. Were it not that I saw the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلام), kiss you, I would not have kissed you.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1520, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1270

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

As Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) said: 

وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَكَانَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِى شَيْـًٔا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِىَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلْقَآئِمِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ

(Interpretation of the meaning)

And (remember) when We showed Ibrahim (Abraham) the site of the (Sacred) House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me, [La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah Islamic Monotheism], and sanctify My House for those who circumambulate it, and those who stand up for prayer, and those who bow (submit themselves with humility and obedience to Allah), and make prostration (in prayer, etc.);" [Suratul Haj 22:26]

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, circling the Ka’bah and saying, “How pure you are and how pure is your fragrance! How great you are and how great is your sanctity! By the one in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the sanctity of the believer is greater to Allah than your sanctity, in his wealth, his life, and to assume nothing of him but good.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3932

Grade: Sahih li ghayri (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

As Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) said:

قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُۥ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

(Interpretation of the meaning)

Verily! We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad's SAW) face towards the heaven. Surely, We shall turn you to a Qiblah (prayer direction) that shall please you, so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid- al-Haram (at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction. Certainly, the people who were given the Scriptures (i.e. Jews and the Christians) know well that, that (your turning towards the direction of the Ka'bah at Makkah in prayers) is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do. [Suratul Baqarah 2:144]

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray towards the Sacred House in Jerusalem, then it was revealed to him, “We have certainly seen you turning your face to the heaven. We will surely turn you to a direction of prayer that will please you. Turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque,” (2:144). A man from the tribe of Salimah passed those who were bowing in dawn prayer, having finished one cycle. The man announced, “Indeed, the direction of prayer has been changed!” They moved their direction while in that state.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 527

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers in any other mosque, except the Sacred Mosque. Prayer in the Sacred Mosque is one hundred times better than prayer in this mosque of mine.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 15685

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

IN SHA ALLAH BY DESIGN THE VIRTUAL MOSQUE WILL BE OPEN FULL TIME DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR PHYSICAL MASJID IN GEORGIA. IMAM MUSTAFA SANKOFA WILL BE THE GOVERNING AND APPOINTED SENIOR IMAM OF MASJID AL-KA’BAH SANKOFA. HIS APPOINTMENT HAS STARTED IMMEDIATELY FOR THE VIRTUAL MOSQUE AND WILL BE ESTABLISHED AT THE PHYSICAL MASJID ONCE CONSTRUCTION HAS COMPLETED. 

BY ALLAH’S PERMISSION MASJID AL-KA'BAH SANKOFA WILL ACT AS A BECON OF LIGHT (NUR) AND GUIDANCE (HUDA) FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO ARE FINDING THEIR WAY BACK TO THE ORIGINAL NATURE OF MONOTHEISM (TAWHEED) OUT OF THE DARKNESS OF SHIRK (POLYTHEISM), IN SHA ALLAH. 

The Constitutional Principals of Masjid Al-Ka'bah Sankofa are derived from the Doctrine of iPAC531 (ISLAMIC PAN AFRIKAN COLLECTIVE) Constitution and the Global Unity of Pan Afrikan Muslims throughout Afrika and the Diaspora. We acknowledge our commonality of Faith and Belief as brothers and sisters born of Islamic Afrikan Spiritual DNA. We acknowledge Afrika as being the Original Land of Tawheed (The Oneness of Allah) and the continued belief of Monotheism: La ilaha ill Allah Muhammadur-Rasul Allah (There is no God but Allah Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah). 

"WE CANNOT SURVIVE THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR HUMANITY WITHOUT ALLAH TA'ALA AND WITHOUT EACH OTHER"

1.) The Pan-Afrikan Muslim is one who is born into a Melanated physical body which European and multi-cultural opprobrium has de-valued, oppressed, and in acted severe injustices. It was and is by their hands who enslaved our Ancestors, and destroyed their humanity by replacing their culture, knowledge, language and beliefs in Allah Ta'ala (Monotheism) with Eurocentric Ideologies which are the Antithesis of our collective spiritual, mental, and physical Liberation.

2.) The iPAC531: Masjid Al-Ka'bah Sankofa Doctrine destroys all false doctrines amongst Pan Afrikan Muslims and innovated Secs of Islam which do not acknowledge our humanity as the full and complete original peoples of Tawheed. We are Muslims of the Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Al-Islam with our own unique racial and cultural struggles to overcome. To rise above the marginalization of our self worth and humanity due to the many adversities our Ancestors faced being displaced throughout the diaspora and we continue to face as a Melanated Islamic Pan-Afrikan Collective. 

3.) We are not and will not be subservient to Arabs, Pakistanis, Iranians, Indians, etc. our Ubudiyah (servitude/slavery) is only to Al - Khaliq (The Creator) who is our Rabb (Lord) (i.e Allah Ta'ala) not men!

4.) The iPAC531: Masjid Al-Ka'bah Sankofa Doctrine is Pan-Humanity: We acknowledge and embrace the humanity of all Muslims regardless of nationality or skin color. However, we will not play the role of ‘guest’ in the House of Al-Islam. Afrika is the Original Land of Tawheed and will be honored and acknowledged as such. History antecedently inscribes our forefathers were on the Frontline of the conception of Al-Islam with the Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah (peace and blessings be upon) and the first Hijarah (Migration) of the Muslims to Abysinia (Afrika) under the Negus (King) who provided safety and protection from Arab oppressors seeking to destroy Al-Islam from rising against their traditions. 

5.) The iPAC531: Masjid Al-Ka'bah Sankofa Usul (Foundation/Root) is Tawheed (The Oneness of Allah) based in Qur'an and Sunnah with the understanding of As Salafus Saliheen (Pious Predecessors/Ancestors). We do not take any part of our Manhaj (Methodology), Aqeedah (Belief System) and Millah (Way) from The Nation (Farrakhanism), Moorish Science, 5% NATION or any other quasi pseudo philosophies claiming to be Islam.

iPAC531: Masjid Al-Ka'bah Sankofa does not represent a quasi turn the other cheek watered down version of Al - Islam ..... But represents establishing Al - Islam based in the Manhaj (Methodology) of iPAC531 (Islamic Pan - Afrikan Collectivism) ..... We are seeking the GLOBAL UNITY OF AFRIKAN MUSLIMS , not as Abeeds (slaves) to non - Afrikan Muslims nor to the non - Afrikan Muslim alone , but to reestablish Islamic Dawah (Teachings) and Huda (Guidance) amongst Afrikan descendants of Amerikkkan slaves based in SANKOFA (Ancestral) Hikmah (wisdom) of Al - Islam as it organically evolved amongst Afrikans in Afrika and in the Diaspora ..... The BARAKAT (Blessing of Allah)  is how we begin this Noble endeavor upon the Aqeedah (Belief System) Tawheed (Oneness of Allah) ..... The Oneness of Allah is found in His Name Al - Wahid (The One) , and this concept of His Oneness is Wahidun ( the Oneness of Allah) which the word Tawheed is derived from ..... The word Tawheed was introduced into the Islamic Aqeedah (Belief System ) by the cousin of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) , whom he also adopted as a son , and his name was Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) ..... Allah is Al - Witr (The One) , Allah is (1) ONE , an odd in His Dhati (Self) for which no other number can enter , and Allah prefers odd numbers over even numbers in His creation , such as '5' (Love , Truth , Peace , Freedom , Justice) , 3 (the 3 stages of darkness that Allah creates man in the womb) and 1 (the Oneness of His Divinity and Worship without associating false gods in His exclusive right to be Worshipped Alone) with 5+3+1=9 the number of Completion , as it is 9 months which is the complete term of pregnancy with man also being born with 9 holes in his body as a complete human being ..... Hence 531 the Ancestral Number and became a Symbol of knowledge amongst our Banu (Tribe) Sankofa Aswad Hajrun (Ancestral Black Stone) ..... And Allah has stated in the Noble Qur'an that He measured the Alamin (creation and existence) upon numbers ..... The raising of the forefinger was an act of revolutionary rebellion against polytheism and the worship of false gods by the ruling class of Mecca ..... This act was done by Bilal ibn Ra'bah as he was being tortured and told to denounce Islam , he was a freed slave whose freedom was bought by the Sahabah (companion) Abu Bakr As - Sadeeq (may Allah be pleased with him) ..... Each day at a minimum of five times a day , the Muslim raises the right forefinger during Salat sitting in the I'qaa position , and in doing so is the very Symbol of Hanifan (Monotheism) , the Millah of all the Anbiyah (Prophets) , Allah's peace be upon all of them , it is our Manhaj (Methodology) and Deen (way of life) ..... 

iPAC531: Masjid Al-Ka'bah Sankofa (Islamic Pan - Afrikan Collectivism) is the (Natural Order of Racial Unity) and the Mizan (Balance) of Afrikan Humanity , Al - Islam is Universal , and is the Natural Spiritual House of Human Existence which establishes Universal Laws that give Structure , Guidance , and Justice.  This is the conducive Renaissance of Ilm (Knowledge) , Awakening our collective Aql (Intellect) as we return back to what has been Codified by our conscious and pious Afrikan Elders which is: SANKOFA (To return to one's Ancestral Spiritual DNA) , to insure the rights of the people from tyranny , oppression and injustice while protecting the weak from being taken advantage of by the strong , and preventing social Anarchy ..... Upon laying our (Saluk) Spiritual Path we must venture to drink from the philosophical fountain of the Spiritual Realm of our own Islamic Afrikan Consciousness  that awakens inner Love , Truth and Peace for ourselves and for our brothers and sisters ..... The core of achieving our collective Freedom and leading our Ahlul (People) out of Jahl (Ignorance) and into the Nur (Light) of Allah ..... In man's beginning he knew only spirituality (Tawheed/Oneness of Allah , Hanifan/Monotheism) , the connection is drawn from his Higher Power in the guidance of his higher self , and then man decided that he wanted more , and was not satisfied with what he knew of the goodness within himself , and invented religion as a tool to entertain his intellectual capacity and curiosity , and to eventually use religion as a tool of mind control over other men ... Religions dictates , Spirituality guides ! And I leave as I came in peace Salaam ..... Wa Allahu Aalim (And Allah Knows Best) . 

~ Imam Mustafa Sankofa