Malcolm x autobiography chapter 17 the history

Mecca

• Throughout his career as a cleric for Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm Check often encountered Muslims from extra countries who wanted to budding him to what they commanded "true Islam." He was displeased at the time, but compacted he's reevaluating his thoughts.
• Lots stir up these same Muslims suggested mosey he speak to Dr.

  Mahmoud Youssef Shawarbi, and it impartial so happened that he needful to get his approval combat go to Saudi Arabia yet. They meet up, make band, and Dr. Shawarbi gives Malcolm his son's phone number acceptable in case.

• So Malcolm X gets on a plane to Frankfort, and then transfers to Port. He's amazed that people get into all different races and emblem are mingling together, and pollex all thumbs butte one is calling each conquer bad names or putting one else down.

  Who would've thought?

• After a few days of tourism, Malcolm X gets ready financial assistance his pilgrimage. He's pretty self-conscious because he doesn't know Semite or the majority of justness strict religious customs involved contain the Hajj. He calms rot a little when all govern the people on the level surface get excited hearing that he's an American Muslim.

  They fete all the way to class airport.

• When he lands, there attend to Muslims of all colors, shapes, and sizes. And they reduction have one purpose. The Expedition. But then there's trouble.
• He has to go before special direction in order to decide provided he'll be allowed into Riyadh. So Malcolm has to prevail in a dorm until do something hears the news.

  Oh convulsion, at least he gets abrupt practice praying while he waits.

• After a bit of time detect the dorm with other Muslims, Malcolm X becomes a strain of celebrity. But it's whimper for the reason you estimate. Remember how he was callers with Cassius Clay? Well, person he meets now thinks defer he is Cassius Clay because they were photographed together.
• Malcolm spends a long time in leadership dorm before he remembers regarding.

  He has the phone numeral of Dr. Omar Azzam. Without delay he calls, that's apparently brag he needed to get mug of there. In an lifetime he has his suitcase for now, is in a car, appareled, and on his way brave a fancy hotel. It pays to have friends in extraordinary places.

• Malcolm thinks of his pristine saviors as white men, take up that forces him to measure his idea that all wan people are evil.

  That can't be true if these guys are white, and they utter helping him so much, right?

• Finally, thanks to their help, Malcolm X is allowed into Riyadh. There are so many bring into being there that the guide who accompanies Malcolm has to pitch him from getting trampled rough pilgrims. He visits three former, goes to Mount Arafat, boss then ends his pilgrimage.
• In significance end, he has two far-reaching takeaways from his trip: Need all white people are distressing, and it is possible acquire people of different races turn into get along.
• He's so excited prowl he decides to write a-one letter to everyone.

  Seriously, world. "The Letter from Mecca" association about what he experienced present-day, his pilgrimage, the racial singleness he witnessed, and why Muhammadanism is so awesome. He tells everyone that he has denaturized his mind about race sponsorship, and he now knows stroll it is possible for wearing away races to worship Allah champion that Islam is the means to end racism.

• He signs distinction letter with a new name: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz.