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 the blondest of blonde and whose skin was the whitest of white.’ He also said ‘we are truly the same because their (white people) belief in one God had removed the white from their minds.’ This shows us that not only had Hajj changed Malcolm X’s view on white people and God. Malcolm X had believed that if the rest of America could understand the oneness then racism would be eradicated.
The first event of Hajj, Ihram will help a Muslim’s self discipline and to see how God intended life to be. When a Muslim has the correct intention it teaches him to be more forgiving and loving by practising this a Muslim will be able to have correct intention all of the time.
The Tabilyah helps to keep a Muslim’s mind focused on God all of the time. During Hajj if a Muslim keeps focused on God all of the time then this helps him on the straight path, this applies for most of the events on Hajj.
During the Tawaf Muslim’s may realise that their circling keeps them focused upon God and their religion. Having been inspired by the oneness of the movement and the oneness of the people could inspire a Muslim to make their own community a more strengthened union. It may make a Muslim think that they may need to go home and pray more than they did before and to help out more in the name of God and the community. The circling and the direction will tell a Muslim to keep the correct direction, the correct path, the path to God.
The Sai is a very educational event for a Muslim. If a Muslim understands the meaning behind the Sai they will try to keep their life in God’s direction. The story of Hajar and Ismail will teach a Muslim not to ever give up and always have faith in God. The Sai will teach patience and perseverance, this will rejuvenate a Muslim’s faith in God. That in turn may inspire a Muslim to have stronger faith in Islam and to teach others how to become trustworthy to Islam.
The Stand could affect a Muslim by teaching him great self-discipline. With self-discipline a Muslim will become a better listener and let other people communicate better with them. Plus the story of Adam and Eve will give realisation to a Muslim, maybe they need to stay by God and possibly pray more and do more for the name of God and Islam. The Stand will remind a Muslim of Judgement Day, with this in mind a pilgrim will feel inspired to do the God intended things in life.
Stoning the Jamaras will give a muslim an opportunity to pick the right choice in life. The story of how God tested Ibrahim should teach a Muslim to stay faithful to God and to always stick to God’s word in the Qu’ran. The temptations that Ibrahim and his family faced will teach a Muslim that in life their will be times that you lose faith, but if you stick by God and Islam, the you shall prevail like Ibrahim did. The story could also remind a Muslim to make more sacrifices to God and not do the in Islam because you have to, but because you choose to for your love of God. The throwing of the pebbles will teach a Muslim to defeat all evil. This may make a Muslim stand in the face of Fear and evil and make an attempt to stop it.
Id Ul Adha will make a Muslim realise that now that they have been forgiven and ‘renewed’ by God they a second chance in life to live it how they should. A Muslim may not want to be forgiven by going on Hajj again, so they may remain good so that they will not have to. Remaining to be good will obviously have positive effects on a Muslim but it will help them to become closer to God.
