Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this Ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all the 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.
Read:
A brief biography of the life of Malcolm X at https://www.colostate.edu/orgs/MSA/find_more/m_x.html)
Malcolm X’s letter on his experience of the haj at https://www.malcolm-x.org/docs/let_mecca.htm
The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050 Why Muslims Are Rising Fastest (from the Pew Research Center)
View:
The haj scene from the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, at https://youtu.be/K9bdYv8b–U
Malcolm X left for Mecca advocating for full legal rights for African Americans “by any means necessary.” He returned advocating a brotherhood of humanity across races and ethnic groups after the experience of the haj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.
In contrast to the mysticism and emphasis on interiority of much religious experience, the haj is deeply social and its emphasis is exterior.
What type of religious experience do you believe has been most influential in the religions we have studied?(Use Muslim, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, or Hebrew as the religions studied) Cite an example of an interior religious experience and contrast it with the experience of Malcolm X.
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