The World Cup via Qatar was a Rollercoaster of a Ride within he FIFA-Realm. This was probably the Most-Unpredicable World Cup in ots Entire-History. It was very exciting to witness, to say he least. Yet, in spite of the Controversies, Disappointments, Islāmophobia/Xenophobia surrounding the Host-Country (Qatar) & how the Moroccan National-Team was treated via Media: the Atmosphere of the World Cup 2022 will definitely be memorable for Decades to come. One Particular-Highlight, perhaps one which eclipsed everything else, was when Argentina won the World Cup. With Messi leading Argentina…let’s face it: they got it done. But, when the Dust settled, immediately, People started labeling/claiming that Messi is the GOAT of Football.
Pele lead the Brazilian National-Team to win 3/4 Tiles via the World Cup (1958/1962/1970, C.E.) during their Football/Soccer-Career.
In my Mind, I was like: “Wait…how dare These-People just forget about Pele?!!! How does anyone whom knows, thinks/feels they know, anytning about Football/Soccer just bypass Pele & audaciously place Messi above them?!!!”. Messi was never named “Athlete of the Century”, by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…Pele was. Messi was never named as one of the “💯 Most-Important People of the 20th-Century, C.E.” via Time Magazine…Pele was. Messi was never named “World-Player of the Century” by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)…Pele was. Messi never averaged 1-Goal per Game throughout their Football/Soccer-Career…Pele did. Messi was never named “The Greatest” by FIFA…Pele was. Messi’s Football/Soccer-Career will never be a Guiness World-Record…Pele’s Career was & still is. Messi was never capable/able to use Sports to pause any Military-Conflicts, including initiating a Ceasefire during a Civil-War via Nigeria…Yeah, Pele did that.
I find it truly disrespectful, to even place Lionel Messi in he Same-Category as Pele. That’s literally like attempting to put Michael Jordan in the Same-Category as Bill Russell…Russell was literally the Pele of Baskeball/the NBA. And, much like Pele: Russells Entire-Career via the NBA is a Guiness World-Record. There’s literally nothing in Football/Soccer that can be named that Pele hadn’t accomplished, in terms of Prestige, Class, Principle, Integrity, Accolades, Victory, etc. As an Individual-Player & as well as a Teammate/Team-Leader: they acually set a Diamond-Standard for Sportsmanship. The FIFA-World & everything the World knows it to be wouldn’t be what it’s evolved to become, without Pele’s Contributions. This isn’t Opinion…this is Stone-Cold Fact.
Allah states: “Men are Responsible for Women.”. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.4, V.34)
This-Article is predicated upon a Public-Post, which was shared with me, authored by someone whom I personally know: Ayhan Aslam. The Post itself details the Necessity of Muslim-Men to be more protective over Women, as per securing the Rights of Women, Feminine-Dignity, etc.
Allah states: “And never let your hatred, against any People, prevent you from behaving justly.”. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.8)
Tariq Ramadan served Detention-Time in Prison, via France, for Falsified/Unproven Rape-Allegations.
My Response to the Simpism of Persons like Rudolph Ware:
As I always tell People: It’s easy to judge People, when our Sins aren’t Public-Knowledge.
Ayhan Aslam copied/pasted the Rhetoric of Rudolph Ware. Rudolph Ware, similar to Countless Pro-Feminist Panderists, immediately dick-rode the Accusation-Narrative against Andrew Tate as per them being accused of al-Ightisāb/Sexual-Abuse via Human/Sex-Trafficking. Andrew Tate was officially cleared of any/all Human/Sex-Trafficking Allegations & released by Romanian-Authorities. But, of course, People (without knowing/caring about any of the Facts) jumped to Assumptions/Conclusions which’re untrue/dishonest. And, this is precisely how/why al-Buhtān/al-Humazah (Slander/Defamation) is a Kibār/Major-Sin. This is precisely how/why I always tell People: Apathy is worse than Ignorance. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.49, V.6&12; Chpt.104; al-Kabā’ir/The Major-Sins, adh-Dhahabī)
The Author of the Aforementioned-Post & I have discussed This-Subject/Topic at length. The Issue itself is predicated upon Misandrist-Type Cancel-Culture. Cancel-Culture, by default, is truly a Hideous-Endeavor. There’s 0-Objectivity & 0-Justice, as per Cancel-Culture. Its very own Nature is clearly meant to pontificate/promote 2-Kibār (Infamnias/Major-Sins): an-Namīmah (Backbiting) as well as al-Buhtān/al-Humazah (Slander/Defamation). Ayhan Aslam actually blocked me, because I refused to co-sign/dick-ride this Sucka-Shit.
But, as I always tell People:
a. You’ll never truly know anyone, unless/until you observe their Reaction to you telling them “No”.
b. If they blocked you firstly, then you won the Argument.
Humans via Human-Nature hate being refused anything by anyone. Anytime/everytime any Human is refused anything, our True-Character automatically reveals/Manifests itself & there’s 0-Way to hide/conceal this.
I deliberately/strategically make it my Personal-Business to combat Cancel-Culture any Chance/Opportunity I can get, because Cancel-Culture is Purely-Evil. Cancel-Culture is the Most-Biased/Judgmental Thing I’ve ever witnessed via the Fake-Wokeness Era/Age:
The Post is honestly full of Simpism&Pandering. There’s Several-Screenshots added to the Post itself, which places every Hujjah/Indictment upon Men, yet ironically 0-Hujjah upon Women. This is a Serious-Problem. It insenuates that a Woman can literally live their Best-Lies & not only not face any Consequences as per their own Character/Behavior, but as well they can/should get “rewarded/praised” as per their own Negativity.
The Post also highlighted & alluded to the Proliferation of al-Ightisāb/Sexual-Abuse against Women via Men:
The Same-Types/Kinds of Muslim-Male Simps, as well as Muslim-Women whom share these Kinds/Types of Sentiments, etc. pertaining to Muslim-Men needing to “protect Women” say/do nothing if/when Muslim-Women:
THOTery-Fail…THOTery isn’t a “Flex”. This is Typical/Classic “Damsel-In-Distress/Woe-Is-Me” Character/Behavior. The Person via the Video literally wants to be given a “Pass” for their Negative/Toxic-Choices. They saw the Red-Flags way prior to this. This-Woman literally admitted that they refused to listen to their own Father, concerning the Fatherly-Warning to stay away from That-Man.
Certain-Women want both Feminism & Male-Protection. Realistically, they can’t have both. Male-Protection is a Sifah/Manifestation of Patriarchy by default. But, Certain-Women reject Patriarchy & try to compare it to Misogyny, as though Patriarchy & Misogyny are the same. And, as soon as this is detailed as Reality, here comes the Feminism Flag-Wavers. It’s so moronic really, that Certain-Women actually/audaciously expect to be protected via Men & in the Same-Breath refuse to respect, obey, listen to Men. When Men require Women to conduct themselves via Certain-Ways, then Women want to attempt pulling the “Toxic-Masculinity” Card. But, if/when any Man disrespects them, manipulates them, scars/breaks their Hearts, etc. then the Same-Men they don’t listen to, obey, etc. are now supposed to come to their Rescue?!!! Make that Goofy-Shit make Sense. It’s both Pathologically-Hypocritical & equally Morally-Unintelligent. This “Modern-World” is literally the Only-Duration, via Human-History, that Women are given the Secular-Greenlight to do whatever the Fuck they want with 0-Responsibility/Accountability.
Ben Shapiro, Socio-Political Pundit, a Euro-Version of Candace Owens, known for their Controversial-Views on everything just about…they were speaking at a Panel and were questioned regarding the Income&Wealth-Gap between the Average Euro-American & Average Afro-American. Ben Shapiro of course deflected the Actual-Issue & pontificated/claimed that it’s 0 to do with al-`Asabiyyah & everything to do with al-`Urf/Culture. The Video speaks for itself:
It’s a Combo of al-`Asabiyyah/Xenophobia & Culture
Ben Shapirio was clearly triggered, resulting from their Weak-Ego via the Video, when Persons laughed as they stated that it’s not about Racism but about Culture. So, they began to conduct a Stat-Rant, to acquire Leverage over their Fellow-Panalists. Now, as per the Stats they’ve mentioned…I honestly can’t argue Those-Stats. Yet, at the Same-Time: none of the Stats which were mentioned via Ben Shapiro exists within a Vacuum. It’s 💯% predicated upon Several-Things which’re Culminations of Events via American/U.S.-History & Global-History. I’ll detail some of Those-Things.
Since Ben Shapiro brought-up “Black-On-Black Crime”:
1. 81% of Crimes commited against Euro-Americans are done by Euro-Americans. And 89% of Crimes against Afro-Americans are done by Afro-Americans. So, realistically, it’s not that much of a Significant-Difference.
2. At least 90% of Mass-Shooters via the U.S. are Non-Muslim/Euro Males.
3. The Average Sex-Offender, the Average Registered Sex-Offender, etc. via the U.S. are always Non-Muslim/Euro Males.
Since Ben Shapiro brought-up Single-Motherhood amongst Afro-Americans:
Afro-American Men are 80% more probable of being in the Lives of their Children, as opposed to any other U.S.-Demographic. The Mythos/Pseudo-Narrative of the “Absentee Black-Father” was initially incepted/invented in 1959, C.E. Its Purpose was to deliberately/strategically tarnish/destroy the Image of the Afro-American Father & attack Afro-American Fatherhood/Male-Parenthood. This-Fact is directly detailed quite accurately/honestly via the Film “Claudine”. That-Movie directly/overtly details how Governmental-Agencies were granted the Greenlight to seperate Afro-American Men from their Families via the Welfare-System.
For Ben Shapiro to pontificate/claim that Income&Wealth-Inequality/Inequity between Euro-Americans & Afro-Americans has 0 to do with `al-`Asabiyyah…it’s a Complete-Deflection of the Following-Things:
1. 13th-Amendment of the U.S.-Constitution
2. Black-Codes
3. Vagrancy-Laws
4. Jim-Crow System
5. The Disallowance of Afro-Americans to benefit from Land-Grab Opportunities Post Civil-War, like the Homestead-Act for example.
6. The Governmental-Allowance for Xenophobic-Attacks against “Black Wall-Streets” like: Tulsa, Rosewood, etc.
7. The Iran-Contra Affair & the Cocaine-Age which was the Progenitor of the Crack-Era & caused Gang-Violence via the U.S. to astronomically spike from the 1980’s-2000’s, C.E.
8. The Anti-Crime Bill passed via the U.S.-Congress in the 1990’s, C.E. which specifically targeted imposing Hasher/Higher-Sentences for selling Crack-Cocaine as opposed to selling Pure-Cocaine.
Persons like Ben Shapiro, much like their Biaded-Peers, are exclusively & pathologically 1-Sided&Subjective, oftentimes when they utter anything. The Aforementioned-Video proves this mightily. Of course, there’s going to be Persons whom agree with Persons like Ben Shapiro regardless, because Humans are Dick-Riders via Human-Nature. Most-People will agree with Certain-Persons only for the Sake of Agreeability. This is precisely how/why Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “Don’t be an Imma`ah/Dick-Rider.”. (Abū-Dāwud)
The 3-Pillars of Success are: Ambition, Focus, Drive.
“Verily, Allah doesn’t change what’s within any People unless/until they change what’s within themselves.” (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.13, V.11)
There’s never been any Moment (via Human-History) when People got Things in their Socities/Civilizations without shaking the Machines which influence, control, rule, etc. Every Society, Civilization, etc. has had its Share of Dissent. And, it’s both normal & necessary to always have a Revolutionary-Mindset. Without a at-Takhrīj/Revolution: Complacency, Status-Quo, etc. becomes/remains the Order of the Day. There must always exists Revolutionary-Mentality, because it keeps Human-Societies searching for Ways to pursue at-Tahsīn (Evolution/Improvement) & it keeps Persons with al-Amr/al-Wilāyah (Power/Authority) on their Toes: making them careful to not violate those whom entrust them to rule over them. Mulūk/Rulers must/should never think nor feel “comfortable” enjoying al-Mulk (Dominion/Rulership). Disrupting/rupturing the Normalcy-Of-Rule via Elites is always the Greatest-Form of Struggle. For Eons, Millennia, Centuries, etc. Raging against the Machine is literally one of the Most-Important Dimensions of our Humanity. This is precisely how/why Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated that the Greatest-Jihād/Resistance is telling the Truth to a Tyrant. (at-Tirmidhī, Ahmad, an-Nawawī)
In our World, the Power-Of-Jihād is essential to keep Tyrants in check.
Maturity is an Important-Thing, yet very challenging to amass & retain. It’s simply so natural&normal for Humans to react exclusively via Impulse. Also, Maturity is never on our Terms: we must go through Real-Shit, in order to respect/appreciate the Necessity to evolve, improve, etc. Maturity has nothing to do with Chronology, yet it has everything to do with Personal-Experience.
This occured Years ago. The Above-Scenario…I really wanted to fuck This-Nigga up. Via Hinddight, I’m grateful I didn’t though. Only Allah knows what could’ve/would’ve resulted, as per me hurting the Dude I was referring to. It truly takes Immense Personal-Power to not lash-out against Others. It’s easy to just go Upside a Nigga’s-Forehead. That’s simply a Human Kneejerk-Reaction to Aggression. Howerver, the Power-Of-Restraint is a Force which eclipses any/all Primal-Strength.
The Issue of Muslim-Politics is very controversial. It’s mainly due to the Fact that Muslim Political-History (relative to the Revelation of The Qur’ān) has been & still is very treacherous, violent, bloody, unforgiving, relentless, merciless, etc. I’ll specifically be focusing on Specific-Examples of Muslim Political-History. These-Examples are very important to hone in on, because of their Long-Lasting Effects which has eclipsed the Effects of Other-Examples of Muslim-Politics.
There’s always Muslim-Persons whom attempt to deflect the Discourse of Muslim-Politics, via the Famous False-Flag Idiom: “There’s no Politics in Islām”. Not only is That-Statement proven to be a Religio-Historical Fallacy, it makes Muslims look Stupid if/whenever we say and/or tolerate Fellow-Muslims to say Dumb-Shit like that.
Muslim-Politics 101:
1. The Power-Shift of al-Khilāfah/Islāmic-Governance from Banī-Hāshim2Banī-Umayyah
The Death of Muhammad (Peace be upon them) sparked Political-Uncertainty amongst Muslim-Leadership. So much so that when the 1st-Khalīfah/Islāmic-Ruler assumed Power, they had to crush 3 Seperate-Rebellions against those whom dared to question/contest their Khilāfah/Islāmic-Rulership…this has been famously known as Hurūb-ur-Riddah/the Apostasy-Wars. This was a 2-Year Ordeal. Afterwards there was a Massive-Expansion of al-Khilāfah/Islāmic-Governance, over a 3-Decade Duration. This-Duration is known as the Rāshidī-Period.
The Khulafā’/Islāmic-Rulers of This-Period had Several-Things in common:
a. They were all Companions of Muhammad (May Allah be pleased with them).
b. They were all Members of Qabīlah-Quraysh/the Quraysh-Tribe amongst the Arabs.
c. They were all related directly to Muhammad either via Common/Tribal-Ancestry, Familial-Relation, Marriage, etc.
2. Banū-Hāshim vs. Banū-Umayyah
a. During the Rāshidī-Era there were 2-Factions which held most of the Bureaucratic/Authoritative-Positions within al-Khilāfah: Banū-Hāshim/Children/Family-Of-`Amr/Hāshim & Banū-Umayyah/Children/Family-Of-Umayyah. These 2 Familial-Clans were Bitter-Rivals before & during the Prophetic-Lifetime of Muhammad. The Rivalry between Banī-Hāshim & Banī-Umayyah originally began via the Birth of Muhammad, when `Abdallah & Shaybah/`Abd-al-Muttalib had died. Their Deaths created a Power-Vacuum within Banī-Hāshim which `Imrān/Abū-Tālib had taken helm of.
b. However, unlike their Brother & Father: they never wielded the Same-Prestige as them. As a Result of this: Banū-Umayyah had been able to acquire the Position of Custodians of al-Ka`bah. The Ka`bah (via Makkah) is the Most-Sacred Space on Earth via Human-History. It’s the 1st-Space/Place on Earth where the Human-Worship of Allah was established, as well as the 1st-Masjid/Mosque via Human-History. The Ka`bah was originally an Alter constructed by Adam: the Patriarch-Of-Humanity (Peace be upon them). After the Destruction of the People-Of-Noah (via the Great-Flood) the Original-Alter via the Valley of Bakah (Part of what’s known as the Hijāz-Region of the Arabian-Peninsula): Abraham&Ishmael (Peace be upon them both) had Father-Son built what we know today as the Ka`bah which was a Muqaddimah/Prelude to al-Masjid-il-Harām/the Sacred-Mosque.
c. As per the Revelation of The Qur’ān: naturally the Khātim/Seal of an-Nubuwwah (Prophecy/Prophethood) meant that Banū-Umayyah felt Some-Type/Kind of Way, being that (prior to the Conquest-Of-Makkah) Banū-Umayyah profitted rather handsomely from Tribal-Prestige as being the Gatekeepers of Makkah as well as acquiring Mass-Revenue via al-Hajj/Pilgrimage to Makkah by the Arab-Tribes, acquiring Tribal/Regional-Tributes from Fellow Pagan-Arabs for housing their Tribal/Regional-Gods with the Ka`bah, etc. ash-Shirk/Association (via Arab-Paganism) had been making the Quraysh-Tribe Astronomically-Affluent&Powerful via the Arab-World for 6-Centuries prior to the Revelation of The Qur’ān. So, it makes Sense how/why Banū-Umayyah would reignite/intensify Intertribal-Tensions between Banī-Umayyah & Banī-Hāshim.
d. at-Tawhīd/Islāmic-Monotheism was their Opposition in terms of maintaining the Shirk-Bag. Furthermore, as a Result of the Muslim vs. Pagan-Arab Wars via the Lifetime of Muhammad: there were Members of Both-Families (those whom were Muslims & Non-Muslims) had fallen at the Hands of each other via Military-Conflicts between the Muslims & the Pagan-Arabs. Sadly, these Familial-Rivalries never completely died-out & by the End of the Rāshidī-Era their Rivalry became that much more intense.
The Khulafā’ whom were Companions from Banī-Hāshim:
`Alī ibn-`Imrān & al-Hasan ibn-`Alī (Allah be pleased with them both)
The Khulafā’ whom were Companions from Banī-Umayyah:
`Uthmān ibn-`Affān, Mu`āwiyah ibn-Sakhr/Mu`āwiyah I & Marwān ibn-il-Hakam ibn Abil-`Ās/Marwān I (May Allah be pleased with them)…we’ll talk more about Mu`āwiyah later.
The Rāshidī-Period ended with Mu`āwiyah I. Mu`āwiyah had pressed `Alī for the Assassins of `Uthmān ibn-`Affān to be eliminated. `Alī (surrounded by Treachery via al-Madīnah when they became Khalīfah after `Uthmān) found it impossible to correctly seek Justice for `Uthmān, so they refused to act against the Opposition of `Uthmān immediately. This angered Lots of Factions amongst the Muslims, including `Ā’ishah bint-`Abdillah (May Allah be pleased with them) whom eventually aligned themselves with Mu`āwiyah against `Alī. This transformed into a Civil-War titularly dubbed as the “1st-Fitnah/Drama”. The Civil-War between `Alī & Mu`āwiyah/`Ā’ishah ended as a Stalemate of a Conflict. After the Defeat of `Ā’ishah via the Battle of the Camel & the Draw between `Alī & Mu`āwiyah via the Battle-Of-Siffīn: both `Alī & Mu`āwiyah agreed to then jointly administer the Territories of the Khilāfah with `Alī still as the Recognized/Accepted Political-Head of the Islāmic-World. All the Territories North&West of the Arabian-Peninsula were administered by Mu`āwiyah & all the Territories South&East of the Levant were administered by `Alī.
After the Assassination of `Alī & the Abdication of al-Hasan: Mu`āwiyah in turn became the Founder/Progenitor of the Umayyī-Period. Subsequent-Members of Banī-Umayyah ruled the Islāmic-World, for nearly 2-Centuries (at it’s Peak), from Mordern-Day Portugal to Modern-Day Pakistan:
For the Record, the 7th/Last-Companion to have ever been a Khalīfah was Marwān ibn-ul-Hakam ibn Abil-`Ās. Prior to being a Khalifah, they were once most-known/notorious for killing a Fellow-Companion by the Name of Talhah ibn-`Ubaydillah via the Battle of the Camel, during the Civil-War of `Alī ibn-`Imrān vs. `Ā’ishah bint-`Abdillah & Mu`awiyah ibn-Sakhr, known titularly as the “1st-Fitnah/Conflict”. Marwan basically picked-up directly where Mu`āwiyah left-off. They reestablished much-needed Religio-Political Stability after Geo-Political Conflicts (during the Reigns of Yazīd ibn-Mu`āwiyah/Yazīd I) which caused the Death of al-Husayn ibn-`Alī. Also, they reset a Religio-Political Trend initiated via Mu`awiyah, which the Khalīfah was appointed within Family-Ties (essentially mimicking a Mamlakah/Monarchy). And, Marwān predicated the most Influential/Powerful-Stretch within the Entire-History of al-Khilāfah. One of their Sons, six of their Grandsons, three of their Great-Grandsons, became Khulafā’. Marwān & their Descendants ruled the Islāmic-World at the Height the Khilāfah’s Global-Influence&Reach:
Going back to Mu`āwiyah I: they left behind a Religio-Political Legacy which sadly has been marred in Controversy from the Time they decided to war against `Alī till the Present-Day. And, because Mu`āwiyah had achieved Khilāfah the Manner which they did, it has emboldened a Particular-Hizb/Sect amongst Muslims to attempt legitimizing Muslim-Governments whom don’t rule via ash-Sharī`ah/Islāmic-Law. The Way this is done is by extracting a Mistranslation/Misinterpretation of a Statement from Mu`āwiyah…their Statement is as follows:
“أنا أوَّل الملوك”
“I’m the 1st of the Rulers.”
(at-Tabarī, as-Suyūtī, ibn-Kathīr)
This Mistranslated/Misinterpreted-Statement of Mu`āwiyah is also backed via Mistranslations/Misinterpretations of Several-Ahādīth/Narrations of Muhammad…this being one of them:
5. Let’s examine the Word/Term “Monarch/King”
According to the Arabic-Language: there’s 2 Interchangeable-Words: “Mālik” & “Malik”…they both mean “Ruler”. Yet, at the Same-Time, they could apply to anyone whom possesses al-Wilāyah/Authority anywhere over anyone/anything & presides over a Mulk (Dominion/Domain). (Lisān-ul-`Arab: Lexicon of the Arabic-Language, ibn-Manzhūr)
Now, for those whom’re attempting to paint Mu`āwiyah as a “Monarch/King”:
a. Mu`āwiyah never pontificated/claimed to be a Mālik as in a “Monarch/King”.
b. Mu`āwiyah never ruled the Islāmic-World as a “Mālik/King”, rather they actually ruled it as a Khalīfah.
c. Even via the Aforementioned-Hadīth/Narration…nowhere does it state “Mamlakah”. Rather, it states “Mulk (Dominion/Domain)”. Mulk & Mamlakah/Kingdom are most definitely Mutually-Exclusive, just like there’s a Difference between a Kingdom & an Empire.
d. All of the Rulers of the Umayyī-Period ruled the Islāmic-World as Khulafā’.
e. Mu`āwiyah stating that they’re the “1st of the Rulers” was exclusively due to the Fact that their Khilāfah was highly-influenced via the Bureaucratic-Structure of the Roman-Empire/Byzantium. Mu`āwiyah’s Political-Career started-off as being an Envoy of the Khilāfah to Byzantium during the Times of `Abdillah ibn-`Uthmān ibn-`Āmir/Abī-Bakr & `Umar ibn-il-Khattāb/`Umar I (May Allah be pleased with them both). Mu`āwiyah in no Way meant that they were a Monarch/King.
Much like how the Political-Legacy of `Alī has been hijacked/monopolized via Shī`ism for Centuries-The Political-Legacy of Mu`āwiyah I has been hijacked/monoplized almost exclusively via Salafism, since the Founding of these Various-States via the Mid-East after the Collapse of al-Khilāfah in 1922, C.E. It’s been perpetually weaponized to attempt legitimizing the Mamlakāt/Kingdoms of Saudi&Co. (KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Jordan, Morocco, etc.), and/or their Muslim-Country Allies, because these’re the Nation-States which governmentally sanction Salafism. There’s been Religio-Political Symbiocity between Salafism & these Muslim-Countries, because they desperately need each other for Survival amongst the Masses. The Religio-Political Intimacy between Salafism & these Muslim-Countries was established exclusively via Muslim-Arab Takhrīj/Rebellion against the Ottoman-Empire, fueled by Arab vs. Non-Arab `Asabiyyah/Xenophobia & directly instigated/supported by Non-Muslim/Western Powers during World-War I.
Keep in Mind, that their Geo-Political Ancestor Sharīf Husayn ibn-`Alī was amongst the Leaders of the Muslim-Arabs whom directly colluded with Non-Muslim Powers against al-Khilāfah/Islāmic-Governance via the Ottoman-Empire), in the Name of al-`Asabiyyah/Xenophobia against Muslim Non-Arabs during World-War I.
Ironically, there’s Lots of Religio-Political Similarities between Non-Shī`īs vs. Shī`īs & the Roman-Catholic Church vs. Othrodox-Church:
Peep the Irony, via the Statement of al-`Uthaymīn: it completely deflects the Fact that these same Muslim-Governments whom (employed Muslim-Clerics like them) have historically befriended & aligned themselves directly with Non-Muslim Countries against Muslim-Countries. Make that Goofy-Shit make Sense.
#KSA & #Israel are 2-Wings of the Same-Bird, as per Religio-Politics. And, their Geo-Political Come-Ups result from the exact same Historical-Realities. Both #SaudiArabia & the #StateOfIsrael evolved from the Direct-Collapse of al-Khilāfah/Islāmic-Governance, during World-War-Muslim-Arabs aided Non-Muslim Governments, Western-Powers, etc. to fight against the Ottoman-Empire, thereby eliminating Islāmic-Authority over the Arabian-Peninsula & Palestine.
UCBerkley’s MSA (Muslim Student Association) had basically issued a Religio-Political Hujjah/Refutation against Mark Hanson (AKA Hamzah Yūsuf), for being silent about the Carnage which began in Gaza on Oct. 7th, 2023 as well as for Criticism against Muslims who’ve joined Anti-Zionism Protests. The Reason how/why Mark Hanson hasn’t said anything against the Actions of the Israeli-Government is because they’d be Religio-Politically Hypocritical to do so. Mark Hanson is known to be a Proponent/Supporter of UAE/United Arab Emirates (a Muslim-Country with Normalized/Diplomatic-Relations with Israel by the way). UAE has (amongst Other-Nations like the U.S.) directly aided KSA/Saudi Arabia turning Yemen into the New-Palestine.
This Political-Game known to Muslims as “Obey the Muslim-Ruler” ironically stems from an actual Islāmic-Concept. But, That-Concept has been grossly misinterpreted. The Concept is known as “al-Walā’ wal-Barā’/Loyalty&Disloyalty”. Originally, This-Term is exclusively referring to being loyal to the Obedience-Of-Allah & disloyal to the Disobedience-Of- Allah. Since World-War I till the Present-Day, there’s Certain-Muslims whom interpret it as being a Religio-Political Dick-Rider. Moreover, it’s obvious that even the Misinterpretation of al-Walā wal-Barā’ is only used when it’s convenient for Saudi&Co. But, if/whenever their Geo-Political Big-Homies (Non-Muslim/Western Powers) compel/call-upon them to assist invading, occupyIng, destroying any Fellow-Muslim Country…they’re all for it & History has blatantly proven as such.
There’s a Particular-Term which Muslims whom’re Salafīs love to just throw-around, to attack&marginalize any/all those whom aren’t Team-Saudi nor in Support of any of these Muslim-Countries who’s Governmental-Structures are 💯% predicated upon Non-Islāmic/Secular-Principles. This-Term is known as “Khurūj” which is akin to the Word “Takhrīj”. They do this exclusively to shut-down/marginalize any and every Opposition/Resistance to their Pontification/Promotion of the Countries which they love to dick-ride. Meanwhile, as long as People aren’t advocating al-Khurūj against Saudi&Co. then it’s OK to support anyone/every who’s opposed to the Pro-Saudi Kalām/Rhetoric. The Incredible-Irony though is that:
a. None of these Present-Day Muslim-Countries via the Arab-World/Middle-East are Islāmically-Legitimate anyway. Literally, all of the Founders/Progenitors of these Nation-States aligned themselves with Non-Muslim Countries (the Allied-Powers against the Central-Powers), against al-Khilāfah via the Ottoman-Empire, during World-War I. .
b. Had the Central-Powers defeated the Allied-Powers during World-War I: all of the Founders/Progenitors of these Muslim/Arab-World Kingdoms, Emirates, etc. would’ve gotten executed as per al-Khurūj & their Executions would’ve been 💯% Islāmically-Justified.
Allah warns us, that annually Humanity is tested/challenged via Calamities (regardless of whether they’re Natural or Manmade). This includes: Plagues (Disease-Epidemics/Pandemics), Famines, Wars, Crime-Rates, Mass-Shootings, Terrorist-Attacks, Military-Invasions, Weather-Disasters, Economic-Turmoil, Socio-Political Unrest, etc. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.9, V.126)
Noticing this, it wasn’t until the Covid-Era that this actually hit me so hard. Literally, this is something revealed by Allah (in the 7th-Century, C.E.), telling us what They’ve always done, but we’re Completely-Heedless. And, there’s absolutely 0-Way that Allah hadn’t revealed this to Peoples prior to the Revelation of The Qur’ān.
This alone is a Hujjah/Proof that al-Islām has always been Pure-Guidance & contains the Solutions to any/all Issues which plague (No Pun Intended) Humanity. It’s simply that, as Muslims, we’re Morally-Obligated to look deeper than Surface-Level as per what Allah has sent via at-Tanzīl/Revelation.
Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “Always speak Truth, even if it’s bitter (even if it rubs People the Wrong-Way).”. (ibn-Hibbān, al-Bayhaqī)
I don’t pontificate/claim to be a “Person of the Sunnah/Prophetic-Tradition”, by any Means. However, when it comes to this Aforementioned-Hadīth/Narration rite here: I make it my Personal-Business, to follow This-Hadīth to the utmost. Now, obviously, there’s Certain-Things which I could/should convey better. But, Fuck-It…I say it how I say it. There’s Persons whom complain all the Time, referring to what my Post-Wording is. Well…guess what?!!! I exist to make the Uncomfortable comfortable. Most-People whom’re in Opposition to what I post: it’s a lot more to do with them opposing what I’ve actually mentioned, instead of the Wording itself. It’s really not the Message, but rather the Messenger. 9/10 Most-Persons whom reject whatever we convey: it’s not what’s being conveyed that’s being rejected, but us as the Conveyor.
I’ve come to the Clear-Conclusion, that the Way which I’ve fashioned my Persona bothers Lots of People. It bothers them, simply because I’m not shy to express/verbalized what’s truly upon the Minds&Hearts of Others. And, in All-Reality: I’ve often been afraid of the Pushback, the Backlash, the Consequences, etc. of projecting what I have/still do. Yet, also, what I always tell People: Courage isn’t the Absence-Of-Fear, rather it’s the Willingness&Ability to confront Fear. This Courage of mine has yielded both Positive&Negative-Results. Especially, since being a Muslim-Male Chaplain, which professionally has been classified as being at the Same-Level of being an Imām (Religio-Spiritual Leader): my Chaplaincy-Position has been used by Countless-Persons (as Pseudo-Justifications) to complain, attack, criticize, etc. anything which I’ve publicly posted via Online, Social-Media, my Writing-Blog, etc.
For the Record, by the way: I’m only a “Chaplain” while I’m at Work and/or professionally functioning as a “Chaplain”. And, the Only-Reason how/why Muslim-Male Chaplains are automatically-classified as “Imāms” is exclusively due to Professional-Respect/Courtesy via the Chaplaincy-Profession. External of my Actual-Job…once I’m not on the Clock, etc. I’m not the “Imām” of anyone. Furthermore, I’m grateful that I’m not an “Imām”, or a “Shaykh”, or an “Ustādh”, or an “`Ālim”, etc. or any other Religio-Labels/Titles which’re pontificated/claimed by People and/or imposed upon People which represents “Religio-Academic/Scholar”, “Religio-Spiritual Leader”, etc. Not having to deal with any of Those-Labels/Titles actually grants me Freedom: my Matā`/Enjoyment to remain my Authentic-Self. It’s easy to move how one wants to move, when they’re not responsible for/to anyone. But, if/once one is responsible to/for Others then they’re obligated to operate differently. Just as Muhammad (Peace be upon them) mentioned: “Whomever self-imposes Judgment/Rule, or is made a Judge/Ruler between has been slaughtered without even a Weapon.”. (Abū-Dāwud)
In fact, that’s literally what’s been constantly/consistently mentioned as per any of my Critics: “You’re supposed to be a ‘Chaplain’.”…”You’re supposed to be an ‘Imām’.”…etc. Also, there’s Persons whom try to come at me from This-Angle: “You’re supposed to be a ‘Person-Of-Knowledge’, a ‘Learned-Person’ (Blah…Blah…Blah).”. Oh…now all of a sudden a Nigga is “Knowledgeable”, huh?!!! Now, all of a sudden I’m a “Somebody”?!!! Literally, ironically, this Kalām/Rhetoric stems from the Same-Persons whom would be bothered if I ever gave Khutub (Jumu`ah/Friday-Sermons), and/or Durūs (Islāmic-Classes/Lectures), at their Masājid/Mosques & Islāmic-Centers. Even that “You’re supposed to be This-Or-That/This&That.”: it’s exclusively due to a Sifah/Manifestation of Marginalization. And, this is the Direct-Result of Persons attempting to use my Chaplaincy-Profession or my Islāmic-Knowledge as “Leverage”…this is in fact their Way to attempt to apply “Pressure” on me, to “silence” me. And, it frustrates/intimidates them that it hasn’t worked, that I’ve never folded.
When you possess any Type/Kind of Potential, it makes Certain-People do 1 of 2-Things: either envy you or attempt to exploit you. So, in my Case: I’ve personally experienced both. There’s Persons whom wish they were in the Position which I’m in & there’re Persons whom want to manipulate me to their Liking. Well…I can’t actually prevent anyone from envying me, but I can & must prevent who manipulates me. And on That-Basis: I’ll never allow those whom oppose me anyway to control me. The Things which I choose to discuss/voice is something which I’ve had to confront, deal with, etc. for Years. This is very improbable to stop or change, because I’m improbable to allow myself to give Way to anyone’s Unrealistic-Expectations about me. Moreover, I’m completely uninterested in conforming to anyone trying to pigeonhole me into their Character/Behavior-Molds which they wish to force me into.
Gareth Bryant 