Economic Resurrection

By Halim Quddus

How to take nothing and make something. How to prosper in good and tough times. This book will wake you up to the opportunities that are all around you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eBookIt.com
• Release date: Jun 29, 2015
• ISBN: 9781456625290

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I want to thank The Creator for allowing me to live the life I've lived... a life that has allowed me to craft the story you're about to read, for without Him, there would be no story for any of us to read. I'm humbled by this opportunity.

I'm blessed to have the support of many wonderful and talented people in my life. Words cannot express what each of you bring to my life and my work. While I cannot mention all of you, I owe my deepest thanks to a few people in particular. I want to thank ...

My siblings, Willie, Bishop, Pearl, Johnnie Mae, Allen and Iman, who throughout the years have given me the support I needed to make it through the difficult seasons of my life. We've shared a lot of good times. I love you and I'm proud to be your brother.

Thanks to my children and stepchildren, who have been a great source of inspiration: Katone Glover, Shirin Quddus, Rabiyyah Quddus, Halim Ibn Quddus, Khadijah Quddus, Khalifah Overstreet, Kamilah Overstreet, Imani Quddus, Daphne Nikki Esmond, Annette Prophet, Abdul Quddus and Sabur Quddus -I love you all.

To my entire crew at USA Appliances and H&M Furniture, Wadu, Aquilah , Barry, Alif, Yahya, Kevin, Otis, Tony, Tom and Shorty, who worked crazy hours to make sure that our customers are taken care of. I appreciate what you do for all of us.

Ali Muhammad, a student at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. for proofreading this book. May you have a successful career and a prosperous future.

Nadira Nash and Pat Chambers for your editorial insights that went into editing this book. I'm very impressed with the end results.

My co-host Khalid Islam and Attorney Rauf Abdullah of the Internet radio station IWDM for their encouragement and support. Thank you for helping me to spread the message of Economic Resurrection.

Mickey Pokross, for his friendship and financial advice and for opening my mind to the world of finance.

Wali A. Muhammad a prominent photographer, who's stories, wisdom and encouragement never seems to end.

Last but certainly not least, my good friend A.K. Shamsid-Deen, who realized the value of my story, long before I did. Shamsid-Deen mentored me for countless hours in the crafting of my story and the writing of this book. Thank you Shamsid-Deen for believing in me enough to make all this happen.

I started this list by saying it was too many people to mention, however I would like to end by saying I'm grateful for all the people who have helped to enrich my life.

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated in love and appreciation to

My mother Eula Mae Moore,

who taught me what's really important in life

and showed me the value of hard work.

No words can express the gratitude and love I have for you.

My leader and teacher, Imam W.D. Mohammed, who's message of prosperity

impacted my life in a big way.

My brother Willie Moore ,

for being the Big Brother, who shared

good moments with me while also helping me to make it through the tough times.

And my sister Pearl Jackson,

a great motivator, who believed in me and always pushed me to do better.

INTRODUCTION

Think big, but it's alright to start small.

Imam W D. Mohammed

As tough as times are, we're living in an era of great opportunities. Even as we navigate our way through these tough economic times, the fact still remains: we're living in a world of unlimited resources and unlimited wealth. The sad reality is that with so many opportunities around us, many people are economically dead and in need of a resurrection.

Economic Resurrection is not about doom and gloom. I'm sure you get enough of that from watching and listening to the news. This book is about something more important than that, it's about inspiration. It's my hope that the message contained in this book will inspire you towards getting more of what you need and want. This is the essence of economics, which is the science of motivations. Economics is the study of how people get what they need and want. The fact that you're reading this book, tells me that you believe you can do better economically.

Resurrection is the act of rising from the dead. There are many forms of death -moral, political, cultural, spiritual and mental death. The form of death I'll be addressing in this book is economic death, which brings with it so many different challenges.

All of us find ourselves at times, facing challenging moments. Turbulent economic times, such as The Great Recession, can overwhelm us with fear and worry. The good news is that these challenging times can make us stronger, release our greatness or wake us up to reality.

Instead of feeling like a victim and blaming the government or other external forces for your situation, you can use the lessons from these challenging times to stimulate your own economy.

We are in the midst of the entrepreneurial revolution. Now, don't take the word revolution lightly or in the wrong way. . . a revolution is a complete change from the way things are usually done.

The number of entrepreneurs -men and woman young and old, who are launching their own businesses, are remarkable. You can create your own economy, like others have already done, by providing people with quality products and services.

I wrote this book to show you how to develop the mindset that will help you to create your own economy. Entrepreneurs are able to prosper in good and tough times because they believe in their ability to control their economic destiny. They rely on their creativity, innovation and passion. Entrepreneurs trust themselves to create for themselves.

My goal in this book is to create a movement of conscious entrepreneurs who want to earn a living while making a meaningful contribution in their community, society and throughout the world. What we can get from ourselves and what we can give others is limited only by our imagination.

Economic Resurrection is designed to be a blueprint for economic change, but first we have to wake up to what's going on. This book will take you on a journey of self-discovery that will shift your thinking and inspire you to do what we can all do, create and live a prosperous life.

Halim Quddus November 27, 2011

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WAKE UP TO YOUR TRUE SELF

If you want to be successful... develop your life so that your life is dead to that which takes you down and alive only to that which takes you up.

Imam WD. Mohammed

All around us are millions of people who live in financial bondage. They are held captive by fear, addictions, debt and even work. Their lives may reflect the after effect of circumstances and events that happened years ago. They long for freedom, but they don't know how to break free. Maybe you are one of these people. I know I was one of them. For years, I lived on the edge of destruction. I was harming myself and hurting those who love me. My life was a complete mess.

My life was such a mess that one evening my mother said to me, Son, one day you're going to wake up and find yourself dead. I didn't