Zaid Shakir – The Pilgrimage of Malcolm X

About this lecture

In this lecture delivered at Zaytuna Institute on Eid al-Adha 2002, Imam Zaid Shakir explores the transformative Hajj of Malcolm X (Al-Hajj Malik al-Shabazz), situating it within the broader Quranic stories of Ibrahim and Ismail and their lessons on human unity, patience, and submission to Allah. Drawing on Malcolm's own autobiography and his famous letter from Mecca, Imam Zaid argues that Islam's message of the oneness of God and the ennoblement of all humanity is the only cure for America's enduring race problem — and that Muslims today must have the courage and intellectual flexibility to carry that message, just as Malcolm did.