“The autobiography of Malcolm X, what can one really say. At some other time in history, this story would not have taken place. At a time, when a person's worth would be recognized regardless of his race, this story would not have been told. Malcolm was a very intelligent person, who wanted to be a lawyer as a youth. He was told, that was not an occupation for a person of his race. He went on to do many things, in a self fulfilling prophesy of that doomed statement. Had it been another time in history, in this U.S, this would not have occured. Once started on a more righteus path, this man was unstopable. This shows us that any one, with the proper motivation can acheive remarkable feats. The book shows us the positive value of books as teachers, which Malcolm took full advantage of. The story tells us the positive changes, which occured in Malcolm's life after he of placed his faith in a greater power than hisself. True, Malcolm started in a wrong path with the NOI, but how many of our present day rightly guided Muslims also began on that path. I once heard this in describing life: "life is a journey, with many peaks and vally's." Allah(SWT) brought Malcolm X out of his past, his troubled history, his lack of conviction, and made him one of the first African Americans to embrace true Islam. The personal presence of Malcolm X, as witnessed by New Yorkers as myself, was just as remarkable as his story. What does this say, Allah(SWT) is always in charge and can change the life of anyone he desires. It does not matter if we do not think them worthy, Allah(SWT) is the final judge. In closing, I loved the autobiography. The book was written well, by a talented author who did a fine job telling this story.”
Aqueelah I wrote this review Friday, December 14 2007.
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