Hajj

changes and continuities are due to its religion beliefs and practices and from it’s political way. The first major continuity is the Islamic beliefs and practices. Muslims must to pray to God 5 times, must pay zakat, must fast during Ramadan,must do hajj, and most important is to…

Malcolm X was a nationalist leader who was the son of a outspoken baptist minister. He later grew up to be a charismatic spokesman for the Nation of Islam. During his early life, his father being a supportive civil rights leader, was targeted by most whites. The result of this led to having to frequently move and eventually their house, in 1929, was burned down in Michigan. Two years later after this incident Earl, Malcolm's father, was found dead. His mother was then sent to a mental institute,…

difference between zakat and other forms of charitable donation in a religious context is the symbolism behind it. “Zakat serves to make pure and honorable the wealth remaining to the giver” (JCM 194). The final pillar, Hajj, is usually completed as a means to self-rediscovery. During the Hajj, Muslims worship and rejuvenate themselves spiritually, as if rededicating themselves to Allah. Other common rites are exercised by Muslims throughout their lives including various birth and childhood…

colonial authority. In fact, it can be argued that the Islamic threat from the Middle East, perceived by the Dutch authorities, was a result of agitation over the lack of control the administration had in the region and feared a hostile insurgency from Hajj pilgrims leaving and returning from Mecca. Referencing Michael Luffans’ journal Colonizing Islam and The Wester-Oriented Project of Indies Nationhood, an analysis of the interventions partaken by Dutch authorities to provide a solution to…

To what extent were W.E.B. DuBois and Malcolm X ideologies similar? W.E.B. DuBois and Malcolm X had very similar ideologies. W.E.B. Dubois and Malcolm X both grew up in the North. DuBois was smart and went to school and was the first african american to get a PhD. Dubois did not have to deal with alot of racism when he was growing up. Malcolm X did not get an education like DuBois, he had a hard childhood, filled with violence and poverty. Malcolm X went to jail multiple times and became the…

on the oil industry. The only diversification of income is in steel production and petrochemicals. Other sources of income for KSA are the nearly 40,000 temporary jobs that are created each summer during the Muslim holy journey to Mecca, called a Hajj. The financial gap between the upper class and lower class is gigantic. An astounding 22% of Saudi citizens identify as poor, which is living on less than $530 dollars a…

Malcolm Little, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz and Malcolm X, was born on May 19th, 1925. Since his birth Malcolm has faced racism and prejudice. His father, Earl Little, was a minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. This caused the family to receive several death threats and to relocate twice before Malcolm’s fourth birthday. Despite their efforts to elude the violence, in 1929 their family home was burnt to the ground and two years later, Earl’s…

Following an arrest in the mid- to late-1940s, the activist underwent a religious metamorphosis from his innate Baptist religion to Islamic faith. Eventually, Malcolm Little underwent a name conversion, from his given name of “Malcolm Little,” to “el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz.” Of course, however, his name will forever ring throughout American history as “Malcolm X.” “X” in replacement of his surname was a common practice among many members of the Nation of Islam who possessed a last name that was…

siblings and, from their influencing, Malcolm converted to the Nation of Islam also known as Black Muslims. Upon converting to Black Muslim, he had renamed himself Malcolm X, the X stands for his lost African name. He had also changed his name to el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz for a while for religious purposes. (Enisuoh 6) Six years later, Malcolm was released from prison early. when he was released, he traveled straight to Detroit, Michigan, to meet his soon-to-be mentor Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad…

The Crusades Though they are a dark part of the Christian history, it is still very important to remember how and why the Crusades occurred. The Crusades began first in 1093 when Alexius Comnenus, the Byzantine emperor sent an appeal to the Count of Flanders to ask for help against Muslim turks who had threatened to take over his capital, Constantinople. Over the next 300 years there would be several of different Crusades. (TEXTBOOK, 2009.) Later In 1095 Pope Urban II called for this attack on…