Hamas is not a terrorist organization. Hamas soldiers are freedom fighters who picked up arms to fight apartheid Isreal, who killed their brothers & sisters & fathers & mothers.
You can't take away their families & destroy their homes & ration their food & restrict their freedom
The ḥadīth, "I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah..." (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), is one of the most misunderstood texts in Islam. Read in isolation, it appears troubling and even contradictory to other clear teachings of the Qur'ān. However, no text should be understood outside its historical and textual context.
The Prophet (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) was not speaking in a vacuum. For thirteen years in Makkah, Muslims were persecuted, tortured, expelled from their homes and denied the freedom to practise their faith. Even after migrating to Madinah, the Makkan pagan leadership continued to wage war against them. The ḥadīth therefore emerged within a context of armed conflict and state formation, not as a universal command to force every human being to become Muslim.
The Arabic word used in the narration means "to fight" in the context of armed confrontation, not "to kill everyone" indiscriminately. Furthermore, if the ḥadīth were a command to compel all non-Muslims to embrace Islam, it would directly contradict numerous Qur'ānic verses such as:
«"There is no compulsion in religion." (Qur'ān 2:256)»
«"Will you then compel people until they become believers?" (Qur'ān 10:99)»
«"To you your religion and to me mine." (Qur'ān 109:6)»
The Prophet's own conduct also disproves the extremist interpretation. He entered treaties with non-Muslims, maintained diplomatic relations with them, accepted the protection of Christian Abyssinia for Muslim refugees, received non-Muslim delegations and allowed Jewish and Christian communities to continue practising their faith under Muslim rule.
Classical scholars therefore understood the ḥadīth within the context of dealing with hostile forces that were actively fighting Islam and preventing its free practice, not as a licence for forced conversion. The mention of prayer and zakāh in the ḥadīth further indicates that it is discussing entry into and obligations within the Muslim community, not the treatment of all non-Muslims.
The mistake made by both critics of Islam and extremist Muslims is often the same: reading one text in isolation while ignoring the Qur'ān, the broader Sunnah and the historical reality of the Prophet's life.
When all the evidence is brought together, the meaning becomes clear: the ḥadīth concerns a specific context of conflict and political order, not a universal command to force people into Islam. The Prophet (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) invited people to Islam through preaching, dialogue, treaties, example and persuasion, not compulsion.
O Allah, I am grateful for every blessing You have bestowed upon me:
✨ The ones I know of and the ones I do not.
✨ The great and the small.
✨ My well-being, my loved ones, and my imaan.
Ya Allah, include us among the thankful.
Alhamdulillah for everything. ✨
I’m a muslim first and last. All other things are embedded within. Whatever ISLAM negates from yoruba culture is not permissible for me, and whatever it allows or encourages from it, i accept.
Just as my parent birthed me as a MUSLIM, May i breathe my last as a MUSLIM🤲.
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🚨A horrific scene of a child burning in the fire caused by an Israeli airstrike, as an entire family was killed overnight in Gaza.
Why do we not say "Muslim first"?
Because a Muslim can be truthful or deceitful.
A Muslim can be honest or dishonest.
A Muslim can be just or unjust.
A Muslim can be merciful or cruel.
A Muslim can be trustworthy or treacherous.
A Muslim can be humble or arrogant.
A Muslim can be righteous or sinful.
A Muslim can be peaceful or violent.
A Muslim can be law-abiding or criminal.
A Muslim can be a protector of life or a destroyer of life.
A Muslim can defend the innocent or oppress the innocent.
A Muslim can uphold justice or undermine justice.
A Muslim can unite people or divide people.
A Muslim can be guided or misguided.
A Muslim can be sincere or hypocritical.
A Muslim can be a source of benefit or a source of harm.
A Muslim can follow the teachings of Islam or violate the teachings of Islam.
A Muslim can be a victim of terrorism or a perpetrator of terrorism.
A Muslim can be a defender of society or an enemy of society.
That is why Islam does not teach us to support a person merely because he is Muslim.
Rather, Islam teaches us to support truth against falsehood.
Justice against injustice.
Honesty against dishonesty.
Mercy against cruelty.
Peace against violence.
Security against terror.
Integrity against corruption.
Goodness against evil.
Righteousness against sin.
The oppressed against the oppressor.
The innocent against the criminal.
The victim against the aggressor.
Therefore, Islam first does not mean Muslim first.
It means truth first, not falsehood.
Justice first, not injustice.
Honesty first, not deceit.
Peace first, not violence.
Security first, not terror.
Human dignity first, not oppression.
The guidance of Allah first, not the desires of men.
The measure in Islam is not the label a person carries.
The measure is whether he stands with what is right or what is wrong.
That is why we say:
Islam first IS NOT necessarily Muslim first.
I am a Muslim before being a Yoruba.
Islam comes before my tribe
I will hold on to my religion, even if it means denouncing my Yoruba Origin
In Islam, a non biological Muslim brother is dearer to me than a biological non Muslim brother.
Deal with IT
You never know how far you can go until you push yourself. I read Surah Al Baqarah for the first time ever in one sitting. It took me two hours.
I am soo proud of myself🥹🥹🥹
@Babatunde1718@IdrisAOni1 The interesting thing about this statement of yours is, it goes both ways. I know you're literally deceiving yourself & wasting your life away following taghut. So, in this case, our emotions don't really matter, only the truth. And that's Islam, total submission to the creator.
I am first and foremost a Muslim. I am an adherent of Islam, an Abrahamic believer, and a Hanif before anything else. Only then am I Yorùbá.
To those who have made it their mission to question the loyalty of Yorùbá Muslims, you may continue your attacks. But know this: for a true Muslim, Islam will always come first. It precedes ethnicity, culture, and nationality because it is the primordial covenant with our Creator.
A Yorùbá Muslim is not conflicted in his identity. He was a Muslim in the divine decree long before he was conceived, and he entered the world as Yorùbá the day he was born to Yorùbá parents. These two identities are not rivals—they are perfectly compatible. One defines his eternal soul and purpose; the other shapes his language, culture, and earthly heritage. Both have their rightful place.
If any Yorùbá Muslim chooses, for whatever reason, to place ethnicity above Islam, then that person has failed to grasp the most fundamental principle of our faith: La ilaha illallah (there is no god but Allah), and nothing has precedence over Him. Such a person's reckoning is with Allah alone.
My identity is clear and unapologetic: Islam first. Always. Everything else follows in its proper order.
@Babatunde1718@IdrisAOni1 You're on a win/lose path, meanwhile the Muslim is on a win/win path. Finally, just to let you know, we Muslims are 1000000% sure there's an afterlife & we have no iota of doubt about it, that's because the Quran tells us that & the Messenger of Allah told us that ..
@Babatunde1718@IdrisAOni1 But you should be worried cos when you die & there's no after life, well nothing happens to you either. But the problem starts when you die & then there's the afterlife awaiting you & you're not prepared to face it. So, stop sounding like you're on a higher pedestal here.