Malcolm X’s Letter from Makkah
The following is Malcolm X’s (al-Hajj, Malik al-Shabazz) letter to his assistants in Harlem during his pilgrimage to Makkah in April of 1964:
The following is Malcolm X’s (al-Hajj, Malik al-Shabazz) letter to his assistants in Harlem during his pilgrimage to Makkah in April of 1964:
A Muslim does not leave to Makkah in order to show more glorification to the Ka`bah, the black stone or the grave of the Prophet Muhammad. They have come for one and single aim; to glorify the One and Only God, Allah the Almighty.
Once one puts one’s first foot in Mecca, one is get amazed not only by the enormous numbers of people but also by the diversity of their colors, genders, ages and languages.