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February 21, 2025 ā¢ Est 11 minutes
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š§ The Journey That Transformed Malik Shabazz
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š¤² Duāa for Malik Shabazz
The Journey That Transformed Malik Shabazz
Malik Shabazz ( aka Malcolm X) left America as a revolutionary.
But he returned as something more.
For years, his fight for justice had been defined by a clear divideāBlack and white, oppressed and oppressor, the wounded and those holding the whip. And honestly, can you blame him? America had never given him a reason to believe in unity.
But then came Hajj.
Suddenly, he found himself sitting shoulder to shoulder with people who, in America, would have been considered whiteāblond-haired, blue-eyed, skin as pale as the ones who had oppressed his people. But they didnāt act like it.
That was the shock.
I noticed one thing. They didnāt act white. They didnāt act like the white people whom I had always known."
Malik was measuring them by the only yardstick he knewāracism. And yet, something was different.
The Power of Tawheed to Erase Racism
It wasnāt their color that made them different. It was their attitude.
They didnāt carry themselves with that unspoken air of superiority. They didnāt see themselves as above anyone else. They werenāt white firstāthey were Muslim first.
Why? Because Islam had stripped them of racial identity as a marker of superiority.
By accepting the oneness of God, they regarded all people as part of the human family. They didnāt judge them by the color of their skin. The different complexions only represented the different complexions that go to make up the human familyānot one being any better than the other."
That changed Malik.
He had spent his life confronting white supremacy as an unavoidable force in America. And yet, here was Islam, proving that racism wasnāt inevitable.
That it could be unlearned.
That it could be erased from the heart in a way no laws, protests, or speeches could ever fully accomplish.
If Islam can remove from those people who are supposedly white this ingredient of racismā¦ perhaps they too can be saved from the disaster they must inevitably run into if they continue to practice the same racist attitudes."
The Lesson: Islam Doesnāt Just Theorize UnityāIt Lives It
Malik didnāt abandon his fight for justice. Hajj didnāt blind him to Americaās oppression. But it did give him a new way to see the world.
He had found a solution.
Not just a dream of equality. Not just slogans. But a way of life that had already removed racism from the hearts of people who, back home, would have been his enemies.
And thatās where this lesson hits us.
We talk about unity. We post about it. We say racism is wrong. But have we done the hard work of stripping it from our own hearts?
Islam isnāt just about tolerance. Itās about brotherhood. Itās about erasing the sickness of superiority so deeply that what remains is only La ilaha illa Allah.
Malik saw it in Mecca.
The question isādo we see it in ourselves?
Reflect on this:
What subtle biasesāabout race, culture, or classāare still lurking in your heart, and what is Islam telling you to unlearn?
P.S. You can catch Malcolmās full post-Hajj interview belowābut first, keep scrolling. Thereās more to unpack.
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Upon a field where rivers gleam,
Lived Riaz, a bird of dream.
His feathers shone in colors bright,
A walking jewel in golden light.
He spread his tail and strutted tall,
"Am I not the best of all?
With emerald, gold, and sapphire hue,
Thereās none more lovelyānone like you!"
Then Sami, crane so plain and white,
Stood beneath the morning light.
His feathers soft, his colors mild,
Yet in his heart, he only smiled.
"Oh peacock proud," the crane did say,
"You shine so bright, yet here you stay.
But I have wings to fly so high,
And touch the endless, boundless sky!"
"I cross the lands, the seas so wide,
And witness wonders far and wide.
Yet you are stuck upon the ground,
Admired, yet forever bound."
The peacock paused and bowed his head,
For now he knew the words he said,
Were vain and empty, false and weakā
For beauty fades, but deeds will speak.
Reflection Questions:
1ļøā£ Why did Riaz think he was better than Sami?
2ļøā£ How did Sami show that inner qualities are more valuable than outer beauty?
3ļøā£ What did the Prophet ļ·ŗ teach us about how Allah judges people?
4ļøā£ Have you ever judged someone by how they look? What did you learn?
5ļøā£ How can you focus on improving your heart and actions rather than outward appearance?
Note: This story was inspired by The original fable of The Peacock and the Crane, which is attributed to Aesop, a storyteller from ancient Greece (circa 620ā564 BCE). All credits go to the original author.
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O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may know one another. Surely the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you.
š¤² Dua for Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X)
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Ya Allah, Most Merciful and Just, we ask You to elevate the ranks of Your servant, Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X. He sought truth with sincerity, and through Islam, he found unity, brotherhood, and the power of faith beyond race and division.
Oh Allah, grant him a place in the highest levels of Jannatul Firdaus. Reward him for his courage, his pursuit of justice, and his unwavering belief in the oneness of mankind under Your guidance. Let his legacy continue to inspire truth, equality, and the beauty of Islam.
Ya Rabb, as he saw the power of Islam to erase hatred, let his message live on in the hearts of those striving for justice. Let his efforts be a means of sadaqah jariyah, and grant him eternal peace in Your presence.
Ameen, Ya Rabb al-'Alamin.
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