Two years later, Malcolm's brother paid him a visit while he was incarcerated, and advised Malcolm to practice the religion of Islam. While Malcolm Little was in the penitentiary, he eventually started practicing Islam, and made Islam his only religion. While he was incarcerated, he studied the teaching of Elijah Muhammad and was delighted by the information he learned. When Malcolm was released from jail, he joined the Nation of Islam to learn more about his religion, and changed his last name from Little to the initial X.
As a member of The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X met the man who fascinated him to peruse in the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad. He was the leader of the nation and saw a bright future in Malcolm. Malcolm X helped organized and funded multiple temples for his nation in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. His rank in the nation slowly grew as progression in the nation’s work increased. After becoming the Post Minister in Harlem, which was the second largest temple in the Islamic Nation, Malcolm was promoted second in charge next to