Beliefs and theology of the Nation of Islam

incredible descriptions bring the reader into the mind of Malcolm and add to the author’s purpose by explaining why he was so absorbed into the culture of Boston and New York and how it affected him. The descriptions also build scenery of Malcolm’s low points and show a less grandiose world. “I’d drop my stuff, and they would be on it like chicken on corn. When you become an animal, a vulture, in the ghetto, as I had become, you enter a world of animals and vultures. It becomes truly survival of only the fittest.” This gives insight into Malcolm’s world when he was at his lowest. Along with the descriptions of Jumpsteady, Sammy the Pimp, and many other famous hustlers and criminals that Malcolm met at the time show how Malcolm came around to belief that the woes of the ghetto were caused by the “devil” white man. The lack of societal ability to pursue what they wanted left them only with crime to survive. The vivid descriptions in the book bring to life the scenes, specifically the tense ones. Before he gets caught and sent to prison Malcolm often remarks on how he was surprised he survived certain situations. “I spotted the two lean, tough-looking paisanos gazing in at me cooped up in the booth…..I don’t know how, to tell the truth, how I am alive to tell it today” (p. 128) “‘Red - I want my money!’….I couldn’t believe it. He truly scared me…..it was hard to form words with my brain and my mouth.” (p. 129) Him almost getting mugged, killed by West Indian Archie, caught by…

shaped by one’s understanding or belief of any one or combination of cultural, behavioral, social, or religious understanding or belief (Tackett). Worldviews, for some, are like birthrights. Meaning, that some who are born into families or cultures with absolute beliefs are expected, or required in certain cases, to share the same beliefs as their family or culture. There are many religious worldviews. Some are recognizable in that they are incorporated into our daily living, particularly…

During the past century, the image of Islam has been tarnished, especially in the United States of America. One can argue that this all began with the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf, imperialism, or simply that this was all in God’s plan. Surely, due to recent extreme events that have impacted Muslims and non-Muslims all around the world, a great misunderstanding of Islam has grown. As a result, Americans have been popularizing the term “Islamophobia” which is essentially a form of racism…

Nothing was more powerful than conceiving; if only briefly, that the creator and sustainer of all was Black. “Why do you reject the Black God when the Black God is your God;” was the question so often presented by Elijah Muhammad. He went through great lengths to demonstrate and validate his theology and belief in asserting God was Black and the white race was inherently the “devil.” Elijah Muhammad was unable to make a clear distinction from the “white nationalism” propagated by white…

Introduction The factions of Islam among the Shi’ites and Sunnis involve different understandings of the Islamic succession. This paper will compare the Shi’ites and the Sunnis by exploring the differences and similarities between the two. Both factions of the Muslim faith have various perspectives that have molded the Islamic world. “This initial rift was compounded over the centuries by a recurring pattern of struggle within Islam between strains of militant puritanism and the less rigorous…

Islam, is a religion of a group of people referred to as the Muslims the religion is regarded as being revealed through Muhammad as the prophet of Allah. When it comes to theological analysis of Islam, the most important profession of faith to any Muslim is. There are various references in the Islam religion the most important is the Qur’an that means to read. This is a book that is considered as the holy book and as the overall word of God showing Gods revelation to man as reveled to the…

the people of this nation. Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world and are both present in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is landlocked by Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan. These the dominant religion within these country vary between Islam and Christianity and may have a relevant influence on the current religious state of Ethiopia. This paper will explore the history of these two religions within Ethiopia from it’s known beginnings to the present. The History of…

east as a picture that does not move since it is not the same as those who are looking at it. Additionally both pieces remark about the issues of people looking from an outward perspective and making assumptions based on the descriptions from pieces of history and trying to place the people of a country into a box that they can understand. Abdullah Laroui specifically endeavors to look at the many discrepancies over the years that people have made when looking at the people of a nation they do…

His theology hinges on the comprehensive assimilation of one's origins and lineage while dethroning the racist ideology of White entities that exiles Blacks. To emphasize on the worth and human nature of Blacks, Malcolm X helped foster a feeling…

father preached, but he also had time to spread the ideas of Marcus Garvey, the man who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which promoted returning to Africa among other things for African Americans. Malcolm X claims that Marcus Garvey's teachings "emphasized becoming independent of the white man." In 1965, Alex Haley Malcolm benefited greatly from Garvey's thinking, as seen by his later choice to follow the same path and adopt a doctrine that supported Black unity and racial…