You wonder why there is so much hate for Islam? You wonder why when Islam comes into the picture, double standards set in?
I will tell you today.
Let’s look at how the world treats women. The loudest voices shout "her body, her choice" all year round. That rule applies to everyone until a Muslim woman decides to cover her body.
A Catholic nun walks down the street in a full habit and society praises her pure devotion. A Muslim woman wears a hijab and suddenly politicians call it a symbol of oppression. The government steps in to police her wardrobe and they have the nerve to call it liberation. You cannot liberate a woman by forcing her to uncover against her will.
The same script plays out for the men. A guy grows a large beard for fashion or for another religion and he is just expressing his personal style. A Muslim man grows his beard out of devotion and overnight society labels him a security threat.
Why does this happen?
The modern secular world demands that your ultimate submission must be to the state and its cultural norms. Religion is only tolerated if it is kept hidden in your heart or inside a building on the weekend.
Islam rejects that. Islam is a complete system of life that says your ultimate submission is only to God. That level of unshakeable, public conviction terrifies a system built on shifting trends.
When a far-right party in France tries to ban the hijab, they are not trying to protect women. They are trying to erase a visible reminder of a faith they cannot control. They preach freedom of expression but they panic when a Muslim expresses their faith. That is not freedom. That is forced compliance masquerading as liberty.
And for every far-right ideology, this is only the beginning of a much bigger agenda to strip away Islamic identity piece by piece. Banning a piece of cloth is just their testing ground.
The real goal is to push Muslims completely out of the public square, dictate how we live, and force us to choose between our faith and our basic right to exist in society.
The solidarity movement we are seeing in France right now shows that everyday people are starting to see through the hypocrisy. But we have to keep calling it out. The double standard thrives when we stay quiet.
This is a very serious question that troubles many conscious Muslims in Nigeria today. We are dealing with a secular system where the political frontrunners carry heavy baggage. The fear of being complicit in corruption and risking your hereafter is a valid concern. I agree.
When it comes to Muslims participating in democratic elections in a secular state, contemporary Islamic scholarship generally falls into two distinct camps. You have to understand both to make an informed choice.
The first position argued for total abstention. The scholars who hold this view build their argument on the concept of Hakimiyyah, emphasizing that legislation belongs solely to Allah. They argue that participating in a democratic process is an endorsement of man made laws over divine laws.
Beyond the system itself, there is the fundamental issue of how candidates emerge. The Prophet (peace be upon him) , just like he did for Abd al-Rahman ibn Samura and Abu Dharr, sternly warned against asking for authority or actively seeking leadership.
Yet in a democracy, politicians aggressively campaign, boast about their capabilities, sometimes lie about what they cannot do, and demand to be made leaders.
More than that, the Quran warns against aiding wrongdoers. From this perspective, if a candidate forces their way into power and has a known record of corruption, casting a vote for them makes you complicit in their worldly ambition and their future sins.
For those who adopt this stance, staying away from the ballot box is a necessary safeguard for their faith.
The second position, held by major heavyweights such as Shaykh Ibn Baz and Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen, takes a pragmatic approach. They draw a clear line between the ideology of democracy and the mechanism of an election.
The ideology claims supreme legislative power belongs to the people, which Islam rejects. But an election itself is just a modern administrative tool. It operates as Tawkil, appointing a representative to manage public affairs.
Their reasoning is that the secular system will run whether Muslims vote or not. If conscious people abstain out of piety, the most ruthless individuals will effortlessly seize power, and the harm to society will multiply.
Voting here is not an endorsement of a candidate's past sins or a submission to man made laws. It is a practical necessity built on the principle Irtikab Akhaff al-Dararayn, which means choosing the lesser of two evils.
In this framework like I said earlier, voting is an administrative necessity to reduce harm. This aligns with Maslahah Mursalah, the consideration of public interest. You vote to secure the stability of the state and protect the masses from the worst possible outcome.
Looking at the candidates you mentioned, you are staring at flawed options. I will not tell you to vote or to stay home. That burden is yours.
If you lean towards the first scholarly position, you withhold your vote and accept whatever leadership emerges. If you lean towards the second, you must objectively evaluate who among them will cause the least damage to the lives of Nigerians.
If you choose to vote, your intention must be strictly to ward off greater harm, not out of tribalism or blind defense of their character flaws.
Weigh these scholarly frameworks against your conscience and let your intention be clear before Allah.
Allah knows best.
Good morning Arojinle @arojinle1
I saw your message and I noticed you have blocked me. I am addressing you because I find it important to do so I can clear some of the misgivings you held against me in your heart. Thank God you finally let them out.
My first time engaging your tweets was about cats, where I agreed and said I have over 50 cats on my street. I also remember when you talked about how complex and superior the Yoruba language is in handling large numbers.
I concurred with you and gave more analysis as to why I go with Yoruba mathematics in numbers over Arabic. Ifesola, who is among the traditionalists, even noted that it was the first time he had seen me talk good about Yoruba. That is not true, but it shows my initial engagements with you were never hostile.
My grouse with you only started when you tried to import what does not belong to Islam into the religion. That is where I draw the line. In every rejoinder I did, there was nowhere I attacked your personality. My rejoinders are strictly on the topic.
You claiming my intention was not pure is an overstretch. You took offense to a comment, but does me saying "He thinks it is goat and sheep" mean I have committed a crime?
You claimed I sneaked the word "sex" into the Garden of Eden post to suit a narrative. That’s not true. I was directly addressing the very euphemism you were implying in your own tweet.
Maybe you should go and read my rejoinder again. My analysis is well in line with scholarship. If you had anything contrary, or if you felt I sneaked the word "sex" into the conversation, you could have raised the issue then.
Let me use this medium to explain why I refute what you say regarding my faith. The answer is straightforward. You are a big account here. People know you are well grounded in research. It means people are highly likely to run away with what you say.
If you post something inaccurate about Islam, people can unintentionally consume it as facts. You may not even know you are making an error. I have nothing against you. It is strictly in defense of the truth.
Let it be known that you are not fair to me. Like other people, you waited for the right time to strike. I saw your tweet yesterday. You set me up for drags and tropes. Now this? Thank God you did.
Thank you for your attention on this matter.
Let’s talk about Ilham.
İlham in its true Islamic definition, is a divine inspiration or a clear thought Allah places in the heart of a believer to guide them toward what is right.
However, in our local context, charlatans hijacked this concept and turned it into a dark commodity known as "iso-ye" or a spiritual brain booster.
The process usually involves writing specific obscure texts on a wooden slate, washing it off, and drinking the ink. The texts are usually fractured portions of the Quran mixed with Talsam, which are mystical symbols, numbers, and geometric grids. These symbols are heavily pulled from esoteric occult books. E.g: Shams al-Ma'arif.
In doing this, they involve the Jinn. The practitioners try to invoke specific servant Jinn known as Khodam. So, when they use specific talismans and chanting hidden names, they aim is to bind these Jinn to aid the person's memory.
Sometimes they call upon Jinn associated with specific planets or days of the week. One of them is Shamhurosh, who is usually called upon to act as the spiritual engine for the charm.
Note that the physical process is quite dangerous. Like I said earlier, they write these sigils on a wooden slate, usually called a Wallo, using a specific ink.
The ink is a mixture of saffron, rose water, and sometimes native elements like ewe iyeye. They wash these writings off the slate with water and the person drinks it. This concoction is what is locally called hantu.
The street myth claims that if you consume a dose of this charm that surpasses your physical age, your brain will short-circuit and you will go mad. This is what the guy was subtly attributing to me. lol 😂
The truth is that the madness comes from the spiritual ruin. Inviting Jinn into your mental space shatters your natural cognitive balance. It is pure shirk. You are handing your intellect over to dark arts instead of relying on the One who created the mind.
People who are intimidated by a sharp intellect often look for a supernatural excuse to explain it away. The great Islamic scholars who memorized thousands of narrations did so through intense discipline, abandoning sins, and relentless revision. They did not hack their brains with magic ink.
By Allah, I didn't use ilham.
To the anonymous guy who wrote this: my mental capacity is the result of the grace of Allah, brutal intellectual labor, late nights reading, and my mother’s efforts (I will share this someday).
Stop attributing nonsense to me. May the Almighty heal you and others like you of envy.
Allah knows best.
I asked a question some days ago. Why are we stressing ourselves trying to figure out how to live when we can just take the blueprint?
They will call the Sunnah primitive until a medical expert says it on a podcast. We have been taught to squat or sit to pee for over 1400 years. Now they are discovering the health benefits for the prostate and treating it like a brand new revelation.
Over and over again, time has revealed the truth. We do not need a lab coat to validate the guidance. Science is just doing what it always does. It will eventually catch up.
I kuku saw it. He claimed he doesn’t know me 🤣🤣😅. This is someone we both shared a space (as speakers) together last Saturday o.
You see in this life, you must Datiemo 😅. I will not say more than that.
@olhaoluwa@Adamthallith Haaa… you people just hate Islam. You think someone can form all this on his own? Why not make your own research according to what he said.