44 years ago today(Feb. 21, 1965) the life of our beloved brother in Islam El Hajj Malik Shabazz more famously known as Malcolm X had his life taken. I have no words to explain how much I admire & love him. For those who don`t really know who he was & what he stands for & how he changed Islam in America, (& yes in my opinion he DID change Islam in America) really take some time out to understand this man so you understand what it was we lost that day. After making the pilgrimage to Mecca & Medina he had already realized the true beauty of Islam.

"Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and such overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this Ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham and all the other prophets of Holy scriptures. For the past week I have been truly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed around me by people of all colors..."

Islam is a faith that rejects the ideas of inherent racial or nationalistic superiority and that acknowledges the nobility of all men and women as their birthright, thus this was the only religion whose message was powerful enough to capture the heart of this man. The name change from Malcolm X to El Hajj Malik El Shabazz symbolized his final stop on the journey from the darkness to the light of Islam.

"O mankind we created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of god is (he who is) the most righteous of and god has full knowledge and is well aqcuainted(with all things)." [Al-Qur'an 49:13] --the answer of Islam to racism.

I can go on & on about how amazing of a man he truly was but it will never be enough. May الله be pleased with him, may he be forgiven for his shortcomings in this world, may الله shower his mercy on him & may he be blessed with paradise. Ameen. Ameen ya rabbul ala'meen.




Okay I`ve spent like a good hour trying to figure out how to put videos on this thing & unfortunately NO LUCK ! Bu these are two that I thought really related to my post...(but go on youtube and you`ll find a whole lot more !)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBVHNoTncQE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgqIek2TYvg