“The scripture tells you ‘how you should handle the servants of god’—particularly myself.

‘Blessed is the womb that bore you …’—luke 11:27 mother sumayyah farrakhan, the mother of the honorable minister louis farrakhan was born sarah mae manning on january 16, 1900 on the small island of st. Kitts in the british west indies. She was a hardworking, strong and faithful mother to her sons louis and alvan.

‘Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.’—proverbs 31:10

Throughout his life, the honorable minister louis farrakhan has served as a beacon of light to black and oppressed people in the u.s. And abroad. Across a span of decades, he has faithfully been on his post as the national representative of the most honorable elijah muhammad. And, he continues to serve with uncompromising faith. The minister has consistently persevered and has established relationships and friendships across political, religious, racial and ethnic lines. He h

He is the perfect man for me! We were made for each other. I was a young girl when i met him. I was eight years of age, and he was eleven years old. Only allah god would know at that time that we would make this lifetime journey. When we were young teenage children learning about life, he asked me, “about how many children would you like to have?” i told him, “six children.” then, i asked him, “how many children would you like?” he said, “three children.” my six and his three

Chicago—for most people, there is an expectation that they will receive presents or gifts on their birthday. But for the honorable minister louis farrakhan, he spent the day of his 90th birth anniversary on thursday, may 11 and the following days, may 12-14 gifting others.

[Editor’s note: the following article contains excerpts of the honorable minister louis farrakhan’s address he delivered on the occasion of his 90th birth anniversary at mosque maryam in chicago, illinois, on thursday, may 11, 2023.]