... Islam: What is the Real Deal? About year 600 a man called Prophet Muhammad was born and began his teachings of Allah. His followers are of the Orthodox Islamic religion. Although to date numerous branches have developed from mere disagreements as minor as ... rightful successor of The Prophet, they all still share the same main belief. Orthodox Muslims say that Black Muslims are misusing the name of Allah and Islam. They believe it is more of a political movement hoping to find a solution the plight of African-Americans. Black Muslims believe ... Black Nationalism, but he mysteriously di...

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... to participate in the debates at the prison and visited frequently with his family who came to tell him about the new faith they had found in Elijah Muhammad and Allah. Malcom looked forward to getting out of prison so he could get even closer to Mr. Muhammad. Malcom prayed in prison and shocked guards and other prisoners by being a black ... . It was here that Mr. Muhammad first recognized the power within Malcom, he announced to the congregation at the gathering Malcom's struggle in prison and his tuning to Islam and Allah as his savior. Malcom proved a priceless player in the building...

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... later Malcolm made his first pilgrimage to Mecca. The purpose of the pilgrimage to Mecca is for all Muslim people to be at peace with Allah, and should be completed at least once in a lifetime. Peace with Allah, with one's soul, with one another, with all living creatures is the message one receives when in Mecca. It was here that Malcolm X adopted ... light, having exposed any meaningful truth that will help to destroy the racist cancer that is malignant in the body of America-then, all of the credit is due to Allah. Only the mistakes have been mine. It seemed that Malcolm was already ...

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... of him and send letters to keep in touch. Malcolm's brother Reginald wrote him letters influencing Malcolm to take up the Islamic Religion and to follow Allah. Reginald said, ""God is a man." "His real name is Allah"" [Satan (183)]. With Reginald writing to Malcolm about The Honorable Elijah Muhammad it wouldn't be long until Malcolm took an interest in the Islamic Religion ... to learn new life lessons and by taking advantage of what was given to him helped greatly when it came to becoming a minister where he would be giving lectures about Allah and the Islamic Religion. ...

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... . It was in jail that his next major phase of life started; his religious phase. At first he told everyone he was Satan. His younger brother Reginald steered him towards Allah and the Islamic beliefs. He was really impressed with the religion and was introduced to Elijah Muhammad, who would be his mentor for many years. When he was released from ... his different phases throughout his life. When he was a child he thought he was just a nigger, like everyone told him. As he grew older he didn't believe in a God or Allah. Then when he went to prison he became a Muslim and thought of white p...

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... Muslims that are gathered at the airport. Everyone, from a king to a peasant, is dressed in the same clothes. There is none superior to the other because in the eyes of Allah, everyone is equal. When he boards his plane to Jedda, he sees people of all races together with the same goal as his, to honor ... Allah. He feels the total brotherhood and respect that he is like everyone else because he is a Muslim. He had witnessed such sincere of true brotherhood by people of all colors ... ...

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... any light, having exposed any meaningful truth that will help to destroy the racist cancer that is malignant in the body of America then all the credit is due to Allah." Malcolm mostly describes America as a very racist, close minded, prejudice, and hateful place because of the white people. He describes how he was depressed and followed his whole life ... ...

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... his public advocacy for black Americans on the streets of Harlem New York. Malcolm X told people at his speeches that white people would pay for their actions towards blacks through Allah. Malcolm X spoke about issues that appeased the Black community and made them think about race in American differently. Not only did Malcolm X provide a popular and controversial perspective on race, power ... ...

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... , Malcolm X was one of the rare gems who spend their life devotedly dedicated towards a cause with no thought of personal gain, fame, wealth, or pride. He lived for his God, Allah, and until the betrayal of his lifetime, was the loyal servant of Elijah Muhammad. His was the story of the gradual evolution of a man and his struggle to make sense ... ...

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... this part of the book Malcolm discusses his quest for knowledge. He starts off by telling us about how he wrote his Harlem, hustler friends and told them all about Allah and Mr. Elijah Muhammad, the two main figures in the Islam religion. He never got a single reply and figured it was because the average hustler and criminal couldn't read. He ... ...

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... became famous over night. Although, Malcom X took a different path, Malcom joined forces with Elijah Mohamed. Elijah was a leader of the Nation of the Nation of Islam, this religion taught that Allah(the Muslim god) would unite black and white together. Malcom spent 12 years of his life as a minister for Nation of Islam, winning followers with his strong speeches. He spread ... ...

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... Black Muslims predicted that in the near future a Great War would take place in which whites would be destroyed and black people would rule the world through the benevolence of Allah, their creator. To prepare for this new order, the Nation of Islam stressed personal self-restraint, opposed the use of drugs and alcohol, and organized economic self-help enterprises that ... ...

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... became famous over night. Although, Malcom X took a different path, Malcom joined forces with Elijah Mohamed. Elijah was a leader of the Nation of the Nation of Islam, this religion taught that Allah(the Muslim god) would unite black and white together. Malcom spent 12 years of his life as a minister for Nation of Islam, winning followers with his strong speeches. He spread ... ...

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... a new perspective on race relations in the United States. Repeating what he has learned from the Nation's leader, a man named Elijah Muhammad, Reginald tells Malcolm that all wisdom is with Allah and that white people are devils. Malcolm reads up on other violence done to non-whites done by whites. When out of Jail Malcolm becomes a minister in the Nation of ... ...

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... the movement that was to become known as the Black Muslims. He was imprisoned during World War II for encouraging resistance to the draft. Muhammad called himself the "Messenger of Allah- and preached that the only salvation for black people in the United States lay in withdrawal into an autonomous state. He retained almost autocratic control over his movement. He greatly ... ...

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... against whites he had been. He realized on his pilgrimage to Mecca (the Muslim city in Saudi Arabia where Islam was born) that different coloured people were all children of Allah (god) he had now become a traditional Sunni Muslim. At this time he gained his religious name, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. In comparison to his earlier views he advanced the ... ...

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