You Didn't Die In Vain My Brother

As salam alekum wa ruhmutAllahi wa wa barkatu

I would like to share with everyone the last words of our beloved brother El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz better known as Malcolm X. We are blessed to still have his moving words available for our leisure, and our learning. This is a letter he wrote to his wife while in Mecca. This letter has entails many things about our brother, and there’s much we can learn from him. Let’s take a moment to reflect. 

(for those that are too ocd too read it here a link) click here insha'Allah

Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and the overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as practiced by people of all colors and races here in this Ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all other prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed all around me by people of all colors. 

I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca. I have made my seven circuits around the Ka'ba, led by a young Mutawaf named Muhammad. I drank water from the well of Zem Zem. I ran seven times back and forth between the hills of Mt. Al-Safa and Al-Marwah. I have prayed in the ancient city of Mina, and I have prayed on Mt. Arafat. 

There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue eyed blonds to black skin Africans. But we were all participating in the same rituals, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had lead me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white. 

America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would have considered 'white' -- but the 'white' attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color. 

You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to re-arrange much of my thought patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experiences and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth. 

During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept in the same bed, (or on the same rug) -- while praying to the same God -- with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was the whitest of white. And in the same words and in the actions and in the deeds of the 'white' Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan and Ghana. 

We were truly all the same (brothers) -- because their belief in one God had removed the 'white' from their minds, the 'white' from their behavior, and the 'white' from their attitude. 

I could see from this, that perhaps if white Americans could accept the Oneness of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the Oneness of Man -- and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in terms of their differences in color. 

... to finish the letter click here ...

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds. 

Sincerely, 

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcom X) 

MashAllah, May Allah reward him a million times over. I've highlighted some of the things I want to address. But I would first like to talk about the life of this amazing brother. He was an honest man, in life and in his heart, when he recognized he was going down the wrong path he did not hold his pride above truth. MashaAllah. I have SO MUCH respect for all my revert brothers and sister, because truth (esp. these days) is hard to swallow when it's given to you packaged through a biased news cast. These people are loved by Allah <3.>

Malcolm has personally been an inspiration in my life. I used to think I had sinned so much that Allah would not accept my tawba(repentance). SubhanAllah the way shytan twists our thoughts.When I first Spike Lees movie on him I was compelled to learn more about Islam. And most importantly I realised if there was hope for a crack dealer who used to commit zinnah and rob peoples houses for a living,then there was hope for me as well. He was a courageous man that chose to serve Allah despite the fear for his life. He did not have step, even in the face of death! And may Allah reward him in the fullest!

But what lives on from his legacy? His message, his life. Brother Fredu mashaAllah(!) accepted Islam after reading a book about Malcolm by accident. (sorry to put you on the spotlight Fady). The thing that I find remarkable, is not only did Malcolms realization affect himself,and his followers, but now 45 years later it has touched a brother who is the whitest of the white with the bluest eyes, as brother Malcolm had said. SubhanAllah. Allah works in wonderful ways <3

Let us all take a moment to remember our brother,and ask that Allah is merciful to him in his grave. Ameen. And let us always make du'ah for Fredu and all our brothers and sisters who are accepting Islam. May Allah reward them with the best! Ameen. And let us all thank Allah for permitting us to be in his Deen(way of life), and saving us from the life of the kuffar, and the painful end. Please make du'ah for the Ummah(muslim brother/sisterhood) WHEN EVER YOU CAN! Never forget your brothers and sisters,and they will not forget you inshAllah.

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SHAMELESS PROMOTION TIME!

To learn more about brother Fredu (you owe me Fady :P) click on the links for his blog, interveiw he appeared in (@3 mins), youtube profile, converstion story, and part1 and part 2 of a documentary he appeared in :D 

This is brother Fredu being interveiwed @ 3mins