Malcolm learned that rugs play in important role in Muslim culture. Name five ways Muslims use these rugs.

In chapter 16, Malcolm X writes in detail about the different uses of rugs in the cultural life of Muslims. Each individual, he writes, has a prayer rug, and each larger group of people has a bigger, communal rug. He then points out that after using the prayer rug to pray, Muslims would place a tablecloth over the rug so that "the rug became the dining room."
After eating, a Muslim family might sit on the rug, which would thus become their living room. They might then use the rug to sleep on at night, and thus the rug would become the bedroom.
When he was in Mecca, Malcolm X writes that he discovered yet another use for the rug. He writes that whenever a dispute arose, a neutral, respected witness would sit on a rug with the persons involved in the conflict around him, thus making the rug "a courtroom."
In summary, then, Muslims can use a rug in at least five ways. Firstly, and most importantly, a rug is used for prayer. Secondly, a rug, covered with a tablecloth, can function as a place to eat. Thirdly, a rug can be used to sit on during the day. Fourthly, a rug can be used to sleep on. And fifthly, a rug can be used as a sort of makeshift courtroom.