Malcolm was really influenced by his father and mother in different ways. He starts by talking about how his father treated his siblings differently. His father used to beat his siblings. However, he says that his father favored him. This is because he thinks that him having lighter skin make his father feel that way. Also, his father used to beat his mom because of her background and her higher level of education. This caused conflicts between them both. Malcolm learns the importance of education from his mom and that speaking is critical from his father. Furthermore, he learns to stand up for what he wanted and believed in. Malcolms fathers later get hit by a train and he dies. This really affected the whole family. His mother struggles
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What are the five pillars of Islam? What did it practices and doctrines offer to poor urban African American culture? Why did he leave it? What did he find in universal Islam that was different from the practices and teachings of the nation of Islam? It really amazed me to read about this part of his journey. Malcolm had a lot of things to say about the nation of Islam. He talks about how he saw there were differences in the Nation of Islam and the Universal Islam. He later explains he five pillars of Islam. First, is the Shahadah, which is acknowledging that there is only one all-powerful God. Second, is the prayer, Muslims have to pray five times a day and each prayer has its own time. Third, it is Zakat, which is paying a charity tax to benefit the poor and needy. Forth, is fasting, Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan and the fasting starts from sun rise to sun set. Finally, is Hajj, which is the pilgrimage to Mecca. Also, he talks about how he left the nation of Islam because he saw flaws in it. For example, Elijah Mohammed, whom is the founder and leader of the nation of Islam, had been accused of adultery. He had a secretory that had a baby of his but he tries to give an excuse for hid action by comparing what he did to what David did. Malcolm later talks about the differences between the universal Islam and the nation of Islam. In the beginning he thinks that Islam only consisted of African American people and that the white race are the devil race. However, later when he visits Mecca he finds that Islam is multi racial and this is one of the reasons he converts to Universal
What are the five pillars of Islam? What did it practices and doctrines offer to poor urban African American culture? Why did he leave it? What did he find in universal Islam that was different from the practices and teachings of the nation of Islam? It really amazed me to read about this part of his journey. Malcolm had a lot of things to say about the nation of Islam. He talks about how he saw there were differences in the Nation of Islam and the Universal Islam. He later explains he five pillars of Islam. First, is the Shahadah, which is acknowledging that there is only one all-powerful God. Second, is the prayer, Muslims have to pray five times a day and each prayer has its own time. Third, it is Zakat, which is paying a charity tax to benefit the poor and needy. Forth, is fasting, Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan and the fasting starts from sun rise to sun set. Finally, is Hajj, which is the pilgrimage to Mecca. Also, he talks about how he left the nation of Islam because he saw flaws in it. For example, Elijah Mohammed, whom is the founder and leader of the nation of Islam, had been accused of adultery. He had a secretory that had a baby of his but he tries to give an excuse for hid action by comparing what he did to what David did. Malcolm later talks about the differences between the universal Islam and the nation of Islam. In the beginning he thinks that Islam only consisted of African American people and that the white race are the devil race. However, later when he visits Mecca he finds that Islam is multi racial and this is one of the reasons he converts to Universal