Nation of Islam

Economic systems are the backbone of any successful organization, and Nation of Islam is no exception. In order to be successful, the system not only needs to be viable for economic sustainability but needs to reflect the religion as a whole in order convince the population of its viability. Their economic system’s goals, especially as expressed in their newspaper The Final Call, reflects the values that the Nation of Islam desperately wants, as expressed in their scripture Message to the Blackman in America. These three values are trust in each other, respect to and from others, and independence/separation from the white race. If these three values are understood and realized by the black race, it will lead to successful empowerment, the ultimate goal of the economic system of the Nation of Islam and the religion as a whole. Trust: “In business and life, trust is not everything, but without it you have nothing.” The first value is trust in each other as black people. This is the first value to be discussed because trust is the “basis for economic development” in Nation of Islam. They recognize trust as the “glue” that is able to create lasting impacts, as shown by society.…

Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam During the time Malcolm X (Malcolm Little, at the time) was in prison he learned about the "new" religion of the Nation of Islam. In the Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X reflects on his own interpretation of the Nation of Islam by sharing his own personal experience of his acceptance of Islam, and his purpose was to show the ideology of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was a man of no religion who referred to himself as Satan; and I believe the purpose to…

After Malcolm X returns to Boston he got involved with the wrong people and started doing criminal acts, he became a house burglar and those crimes result to him being arrested. While in Prison Malcolm X meets a guy that was a Black Muslim of the name of Brother Barnes, after reading and doing a lot of research he transforms himself and converted to the Nation of Islam. While converting to the Nation of Islam and becoming fully committed to his Faith, Malcolm X stop using drugs, started praying,…

When the of the Nation of Islam is brought up, it is usually associated with being a radical group under the direction of Malcolm X. Do you ever wonder how it all started and what the Nation of Islam really stood for in the early to mid 1900’s? What was it about the Nation that drew thousands of African Americans, in the United States alone, to follow its teachings? What happened to the Nation of Islam and why isn’t it prevalent in today’s society? The Nation of Islam intrigues me because of…

that crave new knowledge, but did not want to defend my faith or take time to partake of in-depth study of other religions. I am thankful that I took a different look at the purpose for the course. I have learned a lot over the last seven weeks. This course taught me a lot about the rituals, practices, and history of other religion and even some things about myself. My perspective has definitely changed. So much so that I have ended my interfaith relationship. Through the readings in the…

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…

The nation of Islam and Christianity is close to me.Malcolm X associated his self with other grades in a tent to find people who believe in the same laws. Christians, usually want to hang out with other Christian it's not atheist or someone else who don't believe the same thing as they do.not going to head to become a direct hit both white leaders he fell or keep them black oppressed. live under constant threat by both why white and blacks. That is a nation how lost respect for the blacks. On…

Islam has played an important role in the creation and continued survival of Pakistan as a sovereign state. As Pakistan started off, the use of the two-nation theory and a united Muslim front was a useful identity to an otherwise splintered nation, too similar to it’s much larger Hindu counterpart. As Pakistan grew from a theory into an actualized nation, it was proved that this wasn’t a solid foundation for a country as Bangladesh won independence, disregarding Muslim unity in exchange for…

Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha to a West Indian mother, and a Baptist minister father. He lived in many northern cities, until he was put in jail in February 1946. He began his self education program a year later. After talking to his brother, he joined the Nation of Islam in April of 1948. After he was released from jail, he met the leader of the Nation of Islam, and fully devoted his time to building the nation. Malcolm X changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz after…

it. The title of the novel is Malcolm X, but the man had different names throughout his life. Malcolm X is the son of the Nebraska Baptist preacher. He was born Malcolm little, when he joined the nation of Islam, he had changed his name in to Malcolm X which is unknown African ancestor name. During his visit to mecca, he abandoned his Malcolm X name, and took Muslim name El Hajj Malik Shabazz. Therefore, he was known by different names in his life, but the title of the novel is Malcolm X. Alex…