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23 February 2017 - 01:11
Malcolm X

"Before I begin my speech, I would like to remind the audience that today is the martyrdom anniversary of Malcolm X, an American Muslim leader. I would like to request all attendees to please recite a Surah Fatihah and Surah Tawhid for the soul of this martyr," Sayyid Ali Khamenei.

Hawzah News Agency – Following the praise and kind words of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyid Ali Khamenei, at the opening of the International Conference for the Support of the Palestinian Intifada, for the illustrious personality, Hawzah News presents a very brief biography of the man they called “X”:

Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the family’s eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey.

Malcolm was arrested in 1946 on charges of burglary and was sentenced for 10 years in jail. It was during this time, with the help of his brother Reginald that he became acquainted with the teachings of the Nation of Islam (NOI) and its leader Elijah Muhammad.

By the time he was paroled in 1952, Malcolm was a devoted follower with the new surname “X” (He considered “Little” a slave name and chose the “X” to signify his lost tribal name.). From then on until 1963 Malcolm would become a very important personality in the Black Rights Movements and become a leading spokesman for the NOI. However, in 1963, after becoming aware of wrongdoings by the leader of the NOI, whom he saw as a living prophet, he distanced himself from the organization.

It was also in this year that he experienced the greatest change in his outlook and world view, as it was in this year that he made the Hajj. For the first time, Malcolm shared his thoughts and beliefs with different cultures and found the response to be overwhelmingly positive. When he returned, Malcolm said he had met “blonde-haired, blued-eyed men I could call my brothers.” He returned to the United States with a new outlook on integration and a new hope for the future. This time when Malcolm spoke, instead of just preaching to African-Americans, he had a message for all races.

It was this new found message of his that caused friction between him and the NOI, and eventually it lead to his assassination. Malcolm X was assassinated by three gunmen belonging to the NOI in the 21th of February 1965 while on a speaking arrangement in Manhattan.

Fifteen hundred people attended Malcolm’s funeral in Harlem on February 27, 1965 at the Faith Temple Church of God in Christ (now Child’s Memorial Temple Church of God in Christ). After the ceremony, friends took the shovels away from the waiting gravediggers and buried Malcolm themselves.    

Malcolm X is buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.

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