The Five Percenters is a religion , it was founded in 1963 by Clarence 13X.He was originally a member of the Nation of Islam , he broke away from the group in 1963 because he adopted beliefs that differed from The Nation. He believed that 10 percent of the world possessed the knowledge , but falsely teach the identity of god as an invisible supernatural being.He also believed that 85 percent of the world was ignorant to God’s identity and misled by the 10 percent. While, 5 percent of the world know the truth of God’s identity as a black man and teaches freedom,education,and justice to black communities. The Five Percenters are also called the Nation of Gods and Earths , essentially saying that every black man is a God and Every black women …show more content…
Supreme mathematics and the supreme alphabet were elaborate philosophical systems that are used to interpret ordinary words and numbers as spiritual messages to help guide them through life.
Clarence 13X also changed is named to Allah after leaving the Nation of islam. Famous music artist like busta rhymes, Some performers of the Wu Tang Clan, and Lord Jamar are just some of the five percenters followers. Allah’s teachings about how black men are gods personified did not die with him. His son named Allah B continues to teach black men how to cultivate and see their godliness through meditation, studying, spiritual and physical fitness. In 1965, after the death of Malcolm X , Clarence did not attend funeral, he went to visit Mosque number 7 and were told to leave by the police , he refused and started vandalizing stores and later got arrested. He was tried in court and in court he told the judge he was “Allah” the judge thought he was crazy and sentenced to two years in Bellevue Mental Institution. He was released in 1967,he contunied to spread the message of the five percenters and eventually led to his death in
However, it was what happened in his life that made Malcolm X the man who people remember today. From a very early age, Little lived in fear of racism and hate groups, much of it rooting from his father’s murder by white supremacists. He was effectively orphaned by 13, as his mother was placed in a mental institution, and lived until he was 20 in several different foster homes. He was arrested for a crime and once released, went on to commit several crimes, including using and distributing drugs, etc. It was when he was imprisoned that he found the Nation of Islam, who helped him when he was released from prison to find a new life. From them, he was able to attain great oratory skills and create an environment when he spoke in which the people around him, white and black alike, felt empowered and equal. Once he discovered corruption and began to disdain the Nation of Islam, he became independent and was later assassinated. However, he along with MLK, were empowered by their stories, Malcolm’s being one of hatred, poverty, hope, and truth, that changed him to become a stimulus for African American equality in
Malcolm X Read an excerpt from the book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm X and Alex Haley. In this part of the book, Malcolm discusses his quest for knowledge. He starts off by telling us about how he wrote to his Harlem, hustler friends and told them all about Allah and Mr. Elijah Muhammad, the two main figures in the Islamic religion. He never got a single reply and figured it was because the average hustler and criminal couldn't read. He also thought that maybe they thought he had gone crazy, because after all he was writing to them about the devil; the white devil.
Malcolm X, as a character in his Autobiography, believed that fate and prophecy guided his life. When he was sent to jail for ten years, he believed that his incarceration was part of his predetermination to find Allah in the Nation of Islam; it didn't ever dawn on him that he was solely responsible for his time in prison. Malcolm viewed his indefinite suspension from the Nation as a prophecy he was destined to fulfill, not as an act of jealousy and underhandedness by his fellow "Black Muslims." His own violent death was not a surprise to him, for he always had chosen to believe that he would die at the hands of another and that it would be his fate. He did not believe his tragic death was only a result of his recklessness in offering his candid opinions to the press. Although he sometimes believed that he was powerless to resist fate, the happenings in the life of Malcolm X were caused by his choices and were influenced only by the circumstances he was brought into without his control.
Malcolm set everything in motion when he converted to the Nation of Islam, an African American movement that combined elements of Islam with Black Nationalism. While in prison, his siblings persuaded him to write to the Nation’s leader, Elijah Muhammad. X was uneasy at first, but came around shortly. Malcolm wrote Muhammad a one-page letter each day in curiosity about the Nation of Islam. Muhammad replied as the “Messenger of Allah” welcoming Malcolm into the “true knowledge” (Haley 195). Before X’s release in nineteen fifty-two, he went under an intense self-educated program by reading books in the prison library, and even memorizing an entire dictionary. He also sharpened his forensic skills by participating in debate classes. When Malcolm was released from prison he had his first official visit with Muhammad in Chicago, he devoted his life to the Muslim ministry. Soon Malcolm began traveling and preaching with other ministers. He picked up their techniques and devoured their knowledge. Malcolm quickly rose in the Nation of Islam ranks becoming minister of Temple number eleven in Boston and Muhammad’s most effective recruiter and spokesman. Soon after, X was rewarded minister of Temple number seven in Harlem, New York, the largest and most prestigious after the Chicago Headquarters and eventually named the National Representative of the Nation of Islam, second in rank behind Muhammad himself. Under X’s lieutenancy the nation claimed a membership of five-hundred thousand, as the numbers grew X’s teachings began to change; he wanted to make a vast difference. He spread the glorious history of African Americans. He urged the Nation to become more active in the civil rights protest instead of being a critic on the side. X articulated the Nation’s racial doctrines of evil
...e was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam” (Kershaw). Malcolm X discovered that Islam is the religion of peace. After traveling to Africa and doing some soul searching, Malcolm X found his organization, Muslim Mosque, Inc. He had a new peaceful outlook and would say things like, “I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color” (Kershaw). Unfortunately Malcolm X was killed about a year after finding his organization.
The Islamic religion is referred to as the original faith. Their holy text is the Koran and the followers of the Islam religion are called Muslims. They worship God and the prophet Muhammad. However, in the early 1900s, a new religion, the Nation of Islam began. The Nation of Islam consists of people who also call themselves Muslims, but have a more radical approach to their faith. Though both believers of the Nation and Islam are called Muslims, their idea of Islam is very different. Those who believe in the Nation of Islam believe that they are a lost tribe of Israel. They believe that Black people, especially the few in the nation, will one day rule the world. In contrast, the goal of
When Malcolm x was known as Malcolm Little which was from his birth until during his time in prison went he converted to the Nation of Islam ( Malcolm X 154-172) he experienced traumatic events that laid the foundation in terms of how he came to view white people u...
Malcolm dropped out of school after 8th grade when a teacher told him to try and be a carpenter instead of a lawyer he then turned to crime and became known as “Detroit Red”. He was later arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison, but was let out on parole after serving seven. After he was released he went to the Nation of Islam to follow behind Elijah Muhammad in hope to learn more about his beliefs and to become a part of the Nation of Islam.
Malcolm X is born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska. His life is full of discrimination and racial violence. When Malcolm as a child he moved to Michigan with his family where they continue to experience persecution and violence. White people murder Malcolm’s father and forced his mother into a mental hospital. Malcolm moves to Boston, to live with his half-sister, Ella. In Boston Malcolm quickly becomes involved in urban nightlife. Malcolm was into gambling, drinking, doing drugs, and dating an older white woman, Sophia. He then moves to New York, where he begins working as a hustler in Harlem. Malcolm’s various jobs there include running numbers, selling drugs, and steering white people to black brothels. When life becomes too dangerous is Harlem, he returns to Boston, where he becomes a house burglar and is eventually arrested. In prison, Malcolm transforms himself, converting to the branch of Islam promoted by the Nation of Islam. Inspired by faith, Malcolm stops using drugs, he reads voraciously, prays, and studies English and Latin. The prison releases Malcolm on parole. Malcolm rises quickly from the rank of temple assistant in Detroit to the Nation’s first national minister. Malcolm X becomes known throughout the United States, even outside of Muslim circles, as a fiery advocate for black unity and militancy. The Nation of Islam’s leaders resent and fear Malcolm despite his allegiance to their cause, and they suspend him from the organization. The Nation of Islam’s frustration with Malcolm intensifies, and Malcolm begins receiving death threats. After a divisive argument with Elijah Muhammad the leader of Nation of Islam, Malcolm leaves organisation.
Malcolm X had a tough personality, he was a strong leader, who was not afraid to say things that he had thought, he was angry and he was extremely opinionated. On April 14th a New York Temple member, named Johnson Hinton was savagely beaten by police. Alerted by other followers, Malcolm joined a group of Muslims at the 28th division headquarters in Harlem, where he demanded that Hinton receive medical attention. Hinton was eventually taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, but the Muslims refused to disperse, which alarmed the police. Satisfied that his demands had been met, Malcolm dispersed the crowd with a wave of his hand. He later sued New York City for police brutality and won ...
Malcolm Little, formally known as Malcolm X’s death was not justified; seeing that he was a prime influence for many African Americans in the 20th century, he unquestionably increased the comprehension and knowledge worldwide, and his advocacy for the African American culture increased Black pride in nationally. The assassination was brutal, frightening, and fearsome. Threats to his family, himself, and to close friends were alarming. Following the threats his house was firebombed, and shortly after he was shot during his speech at Oxford Union. The accusers were from the nation of Islam. His opinions were powerful, dominant, and influential in his drive to end segregation. “Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up.”-Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Therefore, he objected to any harm or sadness in his community, and he was primarily interested in languages, philosophies, politics, religion, and many other paramount subjects
The Nation of Islam emerged as a very powerful organization during the 1960s. One of the Nation?s key goals was to create an independent Black America. It further preached about the White man as the devil, thus instilling faith within its followers that White society will be decimated, and Black society will prevail. Through these powerful messages, the Nation of Islam gave African-Americans a claim to divinity and created the notion of Black supremacy. However, in attempting to cement these ideas, the Nation of Islam?s message became extreme to the point of absurdity. While James Baldwin expounds on this irrationality in ?Down at the Cross?, he also understands and agrees with the underlying motivation behind the Nation?s absurd claims.
The Nation of Islam, which Malcolm X was an important member of, is not a religious organization as the name suggests but rather an organization whose goal was to make the lives of African Americans better instead of actually teaching the proper ethics of Islam. One of the main objectives of this organization was Black Nationalism, through which Black leaders can control the areas where there is a majority of African Americans. This cause was greatl...
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His father died when he was six due to a car accident and his mother was put in a mental hospital when he was only thirteen, after which he lived in many foster homes, he was never adopted. Around 1946, when he was 20, he ended up in prison for larceny and breaking and entering. While in prison he joined the Nation of Islam, and after his parole in 1952 he rapidly became one of its leaders. For many years he was the public face of the controversial group; in keeping with the Nation's teachings he embraced black supremacy, advocating the separation of black and white Americans and mocked the civil rights movement's emphasis on integration.... ...