Black Pilgrimage to Islam is an ethnographic study of African American Muslims. This book, draws from hundreds of conducted interviews over several years. Robert Dannin and Julie Stahl provides an open outlook inside the misunderstood world of Black Muslims. The authors of Black Pilgrimage to Islam also sheds light on the well-known and cult like aspects of the Muslim Religion. For example: Dannin gives countless examples of different forms of Muslim faith. In retrospect, Black Pilgrimage to Islam focus on the Cleveland Mosque, the permanent Muslim village in Buffalo and then inside New York’s maximum securities prison. Black Pilgrimage to Islam, represents only a small part of the Muslim religion. The author presents several organization pieces and biographies to help the reader understand the origin of Black Muslims. Some may focus on the orthodox way of Muslim practices. On the other hand, Black Pilgrimage to Islam focuses on the Black Muslim. For example: the author speaks on the life and assignation of Malcom X and the ongoing battle between the Nation of Islam and the orthodox Muslim. …show more content…
In comparison to the Nation of Islam they are on the contrary very similar. These types of Muslim religion would be considered Radical Islamic practices. For Instance: this form of Islamic would be considered a type of religion that renders change and action. It also is characterized by breaking away from tradition. Radical Islamic is very different from orthodox way of religion. The author introduces Malcom X as a Radical Muslim. He went against the orthodox way of religion. He used his religion to fight against the suppressed fallacies of the white man. In comparison, Orthodox Muslims and Radical Muslims do share some similarities. For example: they both believe that there God “Allah” and Mohammed was the massager for the