human affairs, was a response to his lived experiences and the antecedents that marked his intellectual formation. This research paper will outline the origins and theological antecedents of Malcolm X’s development, including Elijah Muhammad, Wallace Fard, Noble Drew Ali, and Marcus Garvey. The paper will examine the ideological development of Malcolm X throughout his life and conclude with a claim that Malcolm X’s call for black self-development and autonomy propelled his enduring popular…
Sociological is the study of events, trends and relationship in human societies. We can learn the principles that societies used to survive, how they develop and which factors that strengthen or weaken them through all these studies of human social relationship and institution. Basic principles are one of the characteristics of Islamic Sociological Theory. As what we know, Allah SWT is the Creator, the Ruler and the Lord that creates human in this universe. He also provided a temporary home in…
Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston wrote this great book about a girl changing into a young women. Oprah changed it all she made the book seem like a love story but this could never be. In the movie Janie was seen as a strong young women but in the book she was just a young lady who listens everything that she was told to do. All of Janie’s marriages caused a dramatic change in her life, Oprah changed the main relationship in the movie. This book would reflect some young lady…
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…
The Five-Percent Nation is a revisionist movement in America that began in 1964. It borrows the philosophies from the traditional Islam. They are occasionally known as the Nation of G-ds’ and Earths, which resulted from the departure of the Nation of Islam in 1963. Although they are a sole religion, the Five Percent Nation do not consider themselves a religion but merely a religious affiliation followed by Islāmic tradition defined as “culture” or “natural way of life.” The Five-Percenters was…
Security Threat Groups, also referred to as gangs are either an formal or informal group of prison inmates who set up either by race or by their beliefs. The evolution of gangs have developed a threat to the safety of prison officials and other inmates. Some of the major security threat groups include the Aryan Brotherhood, The Klu Klux Klan, The Folks, The Nation of Islam, and MS13. Groups within the correctional facilities are categorized as STGs depending upon parameters such as gang history,…
Fard, Rostamy and Taghiloo (2009) in their article have described 4 types of organisational culture namely: Competitive Culture – This kind of organisational culture is considered to be high environmental adaptation and low internal incorporation Learning…
aspect human are supposed to be adl and qist in discharging his duties towards Huquq Allah and Huquq An-Nas, respectively. If he fails in both relationships, he is considered as being injustice to society and himself. Adl and qist is a collective duty (fard’ kifayah) which can be perform by at least one member of a…
Lefty’s American Dream of Progress fails. His ideals clash with the realities of an imperfect world where inequalities are rife and cannot be overcome. He finds out that the ideals enshrined in the American Dream do not apply to all. His different businesses, due to which he “worked seven days a week,” come with a price. In order to provide for his family, “he had to be exiled from them” (Eugenides 136). Close to the end of his life Lefty is penniless and speechless due to multiple strokes.…
can fulfill this role. They also believe that only five percent of the world know the truth and are determined to enlighten the rest of the ninety-five percent. The Nation of Islam is a religious group who believe that God appeared within a man named Fard Muhammad. It is a group to help African Americans prosper economically, mentally, and emotionally. Shite muslims, are the original muslims, believe that God is not seen and is a supernatural. I follow all of these religions freely, but I…