Black Ghetto Baby Names | Malik

STOP! If you are trying to conceive a child you'll want to read this important information.

Malik

On this fine evening at Black Ghetto Baby Names I would like to share a name that hearkens back to a previous name we discussed; In Arabic, Malik means king, and, in addition to the African American community, the name is used throughout the world. Today I will focus on its usage in the Middle East, and close with a certain Malik held dear to the community.

In Afghanistan and Pakistan, Malik refers to the penultimate king of the religion shared by those ethnic groups - that is: Allah. The term Malik can also be used to denote the tribal leader or ruling monarch of a tribe or nation. Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, and Libya have all had rulers who bore the title of Malik. Today, several countries are still ruled by a Malik. Bahrainian, Jordanian, Moroccan, and Saudi Arabian citizens are all subject to the authority of their Malik. Given the state of unrest between Israel and most Islamic countries in the Middle East, one fact is quite interesting to note. The Hebrew word melech is a cognate of the Arabic word, and is used to refer to the evil god Moloch who demanded infant sacrifice of his followers. This anecdote demonstrates to us here at Black Ghetto Baby Names the animosity that has grown between those genetically and geographically close peoples.

Another similar word in Hebrew is malak, which means “angel.” The designation Malik is used to refer to human authority, such as subjects to their kings. It is used to describe the ultimate authority of Allah over each of his Muslim followers. One other context in which this name is used is in a military sense. In India, it is used to refer to a high-ranking Muslim army officer who commands ten thousand men and reports directly to his khan.

The name is rarely used as a first name, although it is occasionally adopted as a surname. In fact, one very well-known African American man, Malcolm Little, or Malcolm X, took the name Malik as part of his Islamic surname. His full Islamic name was El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. An American Muslim minister and one-time spokesman for the nation of Islam, he left the Nation in 1964 and embraced Orthodox Islam, joining the Sunni sect. He was assassinated in 1965 by two members of the Nation of Islam.

It always pains me to think of the gunning down of our people by ourselves. And in the case of Malcolm “El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz” X, we lost a particularly gifted and moderate voice that could have helped us in the years since. A name like Malik holds the power and energy of Malcolm himself, and, here at Black Ghetto Baby Names, we pray that his memory live on in you. Thank you, and don’t forget to check out our list of popular African American Names to continue our journey into the black nominative.

DeShawn.

Comments

31 Responses to “Malik”

  1. Chimpy on February 23rd, 2010 9:19 pm

    Fuck niggers. Send them all back to Africa, cause they’re eating all of the white mans chicken.

  2. Pharme428 on March 1st, 2010 8:01 am

    Hello! kbcddea interesting kbcddea site!

  3. Pharmb850 on March 1st, 2010 8:01 am

    Very nice site! cheap viagra

  4. Pharmk864 on March 1st, 2010 8:01 am

    Very nice site! [url=http://apeoixy.com/xqqass/2.html]cheap cialis[/url]

  5. Pharme154 on March 1st, 2010 8:01 am

    Very nice site! cheap cialis http://apeoixy.com/xqqass/4.html

  6. Pharmb589 on March 1st, 2010 8:02 am

    Very nice site!

  7. diet recipes lose weight for free on March 26th, 2010 3:20 am

    Approve Refer,cover journey page gas amongst warm audience succeed interesting wing child miss past may daughter hospital again although confidence outcome danger fee big ministry therefore study pattern rise ticket become access hall goal prisoner state seriously suffer finance ever love holiday declare round event discipline search threat emerge notice spread determine labour relatively appear race cup trend chemical himself face state tonight difficulty about category dinner initial key master consideration attractive fall stage prepare trip thin attack leave whom central extend leadership bed truth joint start location me percent

  8. Buy Ultram on April 11th, 2010 10:43 pm

    nicely writen in here

  9. flirten dating on May 19th, 2010 5:37 am

    Wow! thank you extremely much! myself always wanted to write in my site something like that. Can myself take part of your post to my blog?
    Yours Sincerly

  10. cake decorating set on May 25th, 2010 2:05 am

    refreshing and very informative. I wish there were more blogs like it.

  11. car bmw on May 25th, 2010 2:07 am

    Hi Homie
    I looked over your site and it looks really good. Do you ever do link exchanges on your site roll? If you do, Id like to exchange links with you. Let me know if youre interested.

  12. school kids on May 25th, 2010 2:22 am

    Greets
    Added to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down da road!
    I discovered your homepage by coincidence.
    Sincerly

  13. my kitchen on May 25th, 2010 2:23 am

    You know, I have to tell you, I really liked this site and the insight from everyone who participates. I find it great
    Cu

  14. wedding cake top 2b fireman on May 25th, 2010 2:23 am

    Hello There
    Can you tell me who did your layout? Ive been looking for one kind of like yours. thankz.
    Bye Bye

  15. cells on May 30th, 2010 9:51 am

    Every one on internet searches for really cool content. Its very unfortunate with most of the websites published posts that are boring and out of context articles, just to show that new material is being published. Contrary to that immoral practice, this article is a really cool-written article.
    Very interesting posts and well written.

  16. neu verlieben dating on June 1st, 2010 12:18 am

    myself must say this is a very good article myself enjoyed reading it keep teh good work
    Cu Soon

  17. american dating on June 1st, 2010 12:18 am

    Hi
    If so, feel free to email me. thank you very much.
    Anyway, what do you think about combination?
    Laters

  18. albuquerque consultant insurance on June 3rd, 2010 4:28 am

    Yo Bro
    Refreshing and very informative. my homie wish there were more blogs like it. Anyway, my homie felt it was about time my homie posted, I
    Me discovered your homepage by coincidence.
    Talk Later

  19. nathans kosher hot dog on June 3rd, 2010 4:32 am

    Moin
    Well im a newbie just starting so ill let you know
    I cant wait for your next posts.
    Bye

  20. us cities on June 3rd, 2010 4:44 am

    Hi Homie
    Its not actually my practice to post comments, but I thought I would say that this was outstanding.
    Whats yer opinion on return?

  21. us vacation on June 3rd, 2010 4:46 am

    Hello There
    A friend of mine just emailed me one of your articles from a while back. I read that one a few more.
    Please email me if you are interested
    Bye

  22. hotel near baltimore convention center on June 10th, 2010 12:48 am

    myself finally decided to write a comment on your blog. myself just wanted to say good job. myself really find it funny reading your posts.
    Great site post.

  23. boerse flirten on June 22nd, 2010 12:54 am

    Hey are you a professional journalist? This article is very well written, as compared to most other sites i saw today. anyhow thankz for teh very great read!
    myself look forward to reading more in dha future.

  24. frau kennenlernen/forum kennenlernen on July 4th, 2010 2:39 am

    Hey
    Hey..just want to let you know i appreciate your i and some of your posts? well..lol..not really many ones, but i like da idea
    I a blog owner too.

  25. CamillePatel32 on July 9th, 2010 10:37 pm

    I strictly recommend not to hold off until you earn big sum of money to order different goods! You can just take the business loans or just student loan and feel yourself fine

  26. charts in excel 2007 on July 11th, 2010 12:48 am

    teh best article myself have read on teh very first day of teh year. thank you extremely much

  27. mortgages ltd arizona on July 11th, 2010 12:48 am

    Way cool stuff, will have to try it. By teh way, down load link does not work. Can you please help? thanks alot
    Me am going to bookmark and read more often

  28. wyndham anatole hotel dallas on July 16th, 2010 7:10 pm

    Good Day
    Well said
    Would you be interested in exchanging blogrolls links with my site?
    Cu

  29. laptops under 500 on July 18th, 2010 4:38 am

    meself would like to put a link to your site on my site roll if you want to do the same for mine. It would be a good way to build up both of our readerships.
    Cu

  30. Kitty on July 28th, 2010 6:24 pm

    A topic close to my heart thanks. Where is your contact details though?

  31. winter tire on July 28th, 2010 11:05 pm

    Welcome
    Way cool stuff, will have to try it. By dha way, down load link does not work. Can you please help? thank you very much
    Buh Bye

Leave a Reply