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As-Salaam-Alaikum:
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the most Merciful.
I bear witness that there is no God but He and
Muhammad is His Messenger.
August 2008
Dear Believers,
I’ve made only a few public remarks of my health condition since I was hospitalized on February 8, 2007. These few remarks have appeared in the beginning of a very few of my articles and at the end of one article that appeared in our newspaper—The Final Call.
It did not occur to me that I would ever be compelled to make a public statement related to my health.
The basis of this statement originated on the second day after I woke up in the hospital on February 25, 2007. I felt that it would be very educational. Moreover, I thought it would clear up some misunderstandings.
Allah blessed me to awake with a clear mind. When I awoke I saw my son, Elijah, Brother Cedric and Brother Charles. I saw them and I smiled. My first words were, “Where am I?” They answered. Then I asked, “How many days have I been here?” They answered. They told me, “Five days.” Then I said, “Well, I guess I’m not in Detroit.” We all laughed. I then asked them, “Is there anyway I can see the Minister Saviours’ Day Address?” They told me “Yes.” I was satisfied.
I was filled with gratitude to Allah and His Messiah that I was still alive, because I thought, that I might be able to do some good to help my Beloved Brother and the Nation.
Regardless to how clear my thinking was then or is now, due to aphasia—which was the effect of the stroke on February 18, 2007— I was unable to communicate (whether writing or speaking) as clear as I was able to prior to the stroke.
I learned that there are about 1 million people in America who have this condition. And then I learned that only about 3-5 percent of this 1 million have the type of aphasia I have—Conduction Aphasia. Read more click here