You said "malcom X was a man who feared no one but Allah"
You said "... he had no life insurance"
It is high time for Muslims to renounce this antiquated idea that God is to be feared. If Allah is the ultimate idea of love then he should not be feared but loved.
Regarding the fact that Malcom X did not have life insurance, well it is a quite a shame but I can confirm that he is not the only one.
How can this site publish infantile, inarticulate and ridiculous letters as the one above?

Well it published your comment which some MAY consider to be ridiculous.Live and let live.

Assalaam walaikum and Greetings

With respect to this article about “walking the Quran” rather than “talking the Quran”, there is a phrase that “actions speak louder than words”.

We Muslims are presently living in times where Islamophobia is the name of the game. But, how much of this is down to our own failings ?.

Instead of blaming the media all the time, is it not time that we took a good look at ourselves and the conduct of fellow Muslims.

When non-Muslims (who are neither racists or anti-Muslims) have issues with Muslims and Islam based upon what they have read or seen other Muslims do, in areas such as terrorism, (in)tolerance, womens issues, (poor) academic attainment, fraud, etc, then we are forever quoting the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) to show that true Muslims and true Islam is not like this.

We do so to show that there is a big difference between what the Islam states and how is was followed by our pious predecessors, and the conduct of fellow Muslims today (which is not a reflection of the religion).

Do Muslims actually think that other people are naïve that they will forever listen to such excuses all the time.

Non-Muslims judge Muslims and the religion of Islam based upon the conduct of Muslims themselves. A simple association. Nothing complicated.

When so-called “believers” look down on the ‘kaffirs’, when “believers” lie and cheat commiting fraud on one hand and attend Mosques on the other to pray, when promises are broken while saying Islam is the true religion, then the impression that the non-Muslims will inevitably get is that somehow there is something wrong with Islam (or Islam sanctions this) because there are a worrying large number of Muslims in this day and age who do this.

My point being that if the non-Muslims have issues with Muslims and Islam then the questions that we really need to ask ourselves (as opposed to blame the media) is whether our own conduct or the conduct of our fellow “believers” is contributing to this.

If it is, we should STOP and PREVENT this. Think about what Islam teaches us, no matter how hard the choice.

Examine your own actions in relation to the non-Muslims and ask if you are truly representing Islam in your daily life, or are you paying lip-service by appearing to look like a Muslim but conducting yourself as a non-Muslim.

There are ‘bad apples’ in every society but I feel that we Muslims have too many ‘bad apples’ ruining it for everyone.

And yes, I do have faults and I am not ashamed to admit them (but not here).
:^)

Don't "talk the Quran"
Don't "look the Quran"
"Walk the Quran"

Jumma Mubarak
Wasalaams and regards

Fear of God is not just an Islamic concept.
Here is a collection from the "Bible"
http://www.feargod.net/verses.php

lol well said sis..indeed, live and let live!