How might Hajj affect the life of a Muslim?

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How might Hajj affect the life of a Muslim?

Hajj as a whole will inspire a Muslim to do better for themselves, God and the community. Each event symbolises a key way on how a Muslim can change for the better and keep on the straight path for life. Though some Muslims will not change after coming back on Hajj, some may feel that it was not inspiring or helpful, others may feel that they are already the ‘perfect’ Muslim. Hajj has made great improvements in life for lots of Muslims.

A good example of how Hajj might affect the life of a Muslim is Malcolm X. He was born Malcolm Little in 1925. His father was constantly harassed by the Ku Klux Klan and in 1931 his father was purposely hit by a tram. When Malcolm was a teenager he began to get involved with dangerous people, he started to sell drugs and steal. It was 1946 when Malcolm was arrested and sentenced to eight years in prison.

While in prison he had joined a group called the Black Muslims. They believed that white people were the Devil and that God was black. Malcolm left prison and went on Hajj, he realised that all kinds of different people took part. Not only were Arabs or black people there, white people also took part.

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This shows in a letter he wrote to his wife. It said that he had been with all types of people ‘They were of all colours, from blue eyed blondes to black skinned Africans.’ He told his wife that the oneness of the community made no separations and that all pilgrims were seen as the same. In his letter he explained ‘I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug while praying to the same God – with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of blue, whose hair was ...

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