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Feb28
Political-Hypocrisy: Ukraine-Edition
And never let your hatred, against any People, prevent you from behaving justly.(Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.8)
Russia, headed by Vladimir Putin, invaded/occupied Ukraine in Feb. of 2022. The World watched-on, as Putin postured very similarly to the likes of: Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, etc. sweeping across the Crimea. It’s literally like reliving 1939 all over again, as the 3rd-Reich mowed over Poland via World-War II. Russia has been condemned for this naturally. However, it’s in fact ironic who’s leading the Charge to condemn Russia in the 1st-Place: the US & Israel. Both these Nation-States have literally done the Same-Things via their Histories. The US annexing the Entirety of what’s now the United States via the “Indian-Wars”…Israel annexing of the Sinai-Peninsula, the West-Bank, the Golan-Heights, etc. via the “Arab-Israeli Wars” from the 1950’s-1970’s…the US invading/occupying: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Somalia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Also, assisting their Allies to drone/bomb Syria & Yemen to Death. This is supposed to be “tolerable/acceptable”, while they’ve the Audacity to judge the Actions of Russia?!!!
#MakeItMakeSense
You either judge everyone or no one…you either give everyone or no one a Pass.
Gareth Bryant 1443, A.H./2022, C.E.
Feb16
The Evil of Sexploitation
Allah states:
“Have you seen those whom take their Desires as their God? Are you then their Enabler?”
(Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.25, V.43)
Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated:
“Amongst the Initial-Revelation given to Prophetic-Individuals was the following: ‘Anyone who’s shameless does whatever they want.’.”
(an-Nawawī)
Sexual-Exploitation is a Time-In-Memorial Vice via the Human-Experience. Literally, for Millennia: Human-Societies have always either resisted or embraced, repelled or accepted, combated or tolerated, etc. az-Zinā/THOTery via Various-Sifāt/Manifestations. Nation-States have placed Bans/Regulations via Religio/Secular-Laws, Countries have legalized Certain Sexual-Vices, Countless-Persons have monetarily profitted handsomely (via the Pontification, Promotion, Proliferation, etc.) from using az-Zinā as a Modality of al-Matā`/Entertainment.
The Islāmic-Posture towards Sex-Crimes & the Damage they cause
Sexual-Abuse Awareness&Activism
The Irony is that there’s really a Sadistic-Agenda pushing to pontificate, promote, and even glorify “Sex-Work”. Yet, the Diabolical-Nature of the Sex-Industry is nothing short of obvious. Especially referring to the Porn-Industry: Pornography literally promotes Necrophilia, Bestiality, Child-Molestation, Rape, etc. And, in spite of this it’s still Secularly-Legal all across the Planet…how/why?!!!
Fake-Wokeness via the “Ethical-Porn” Mythos/Pseudo-Narrative
Sexploitation is the Human-Cause of Lots of Elements via Societies which’re barbaric, as well as equally diseased (figuratively & literally). Certain-Societies which literally use Sexploitation to influence/control Demographics, Politics, Morality, etc.
Sexual-Grooming Realities
We, as Human-Beings, must do better to free ourselved from Sexual-Addiction. Sexual-Addiction literally places Certain-People in Robot-Mode. It’s really as though all they think/feel about is Sexual-Material/Content. It’s like Sex is literally they discuss, share via Online/Social-Media, speak publicly about, etc. I, personally, know Scores of Countless-People: literally These-People go Above&Beyond to share the Most-Outlandish Sexual-Content via Online, Social-Media, etc.
Gareth Bryant
Jan9
The Covid-Vaccinated vs. the Covid-Variants
Jan7
America the Ugly
As per the Aforementioned, this is Reality. The United States is a Shithole-Country, disguised as a Utopia of Freedom&Justice via Democracy and Law&Order-Honestly, if I weren’t a US-Citizen via Birth, I’d never want to live within the United States. al-`Asabiyyah/Xenophobia, Islāmophobia, etc. which’re the Bedrock-Origins of the United States displays its utter Ugliness…again & again. This is the Khulq/Adab (Character/Behavior) of the US. There’s literally 0-Point as per how/why People continuously deny this. Freedom via Democracy is an Illusion.
Gareth Bryant
1442, A.H./2021, C.E.
Dec8
“Righteous Sinner” Film-Review: How sinful is a “Sinner” & how righteous is a “Righteous-Person”?!!!
Author’s-Note:
The Producer & Star of this Film, “Righteous Sinner”: Boonaa Mohammed had graciously allowed me to write an Article about his Film. The Movie is in every Sense direct, alluring, gritty, controversial, impactful, powerful, edgy, etc.(www.righteoussinnermovie.com)
The Film mainly focuses on the Inherent-Fragility of Humanity, and how when we have Position, Authority, Influence, Power, etc. Most-Humans don’t realize/care about the Reality that Muslim-Leaders, “Students-Of-Knowledge”, “Scholars”, “Imāms”, “Shaykhs”, etc. are more often than not just as Flawed/Sinful as anyone/everyone else. It indepthly explores & challenges the Tragedy of Muslims whom self-implode/self-destruct, resulting from Egotism/Narcissism via Muslim Celebrity-Culture.(Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.25, V.43)
One of the Great-Points which the Film additionally highlights is the Various-Levels of Addiction…Addiction to: Ego/Desires, Substances, Fame, Wealth, Power, Sexuality, etc.
It was easy to see that the Silver-Lining of the Movie stems from the Story of Barsīsah.(Wahb ibn-Munabbih, at-Tabarī, ibn-ul-Jawzī) And in spite of the Speculative-Nature surrounding the Mustalah/Authenticity of the Story, it however still contains Truth/Honesty.
The Mental-Health Elements via the Film are very Spot-On. Especially as Muslims: our Ignorance/Apathy towards Mental-Health Awareness drives us even further into the Depths of Darkness, as per Mental-Illness. Unfortunately via the Muslims: we automatically associate Mental-Illness with at-Tajnīn (Jinn-Influence/Possession), when in fact at-Tajnīn & Mental-Illness are Mutually-Exclusive.
A very Edgy-Component of the Film was that the Director literally combined the Story of Barsīsah with the Spike Lee Film “Jungle Fever”. The Ethnocentric Sexual-Tension/Intensity between the 2 Main-Characters are very apparent. The Film also gives Great-Scope into al-`Asabiyyah/Xenophobia, particularly in Terms of one of the most common Elephants-In-Room amongst Muslims: Interethnic-Relationships/Marriage. These Dynamics within the film cause the Intensity between the two Main-Characters that much more intimate, complex, as well as complicated.
The Tug-Of-War, between the Main-Character & the Voices which they constantly hear throughout this Film, represent the Struggle to maintain their Spiritual-Integrity, also their Sanity. As the Movie evolves, so does the Intensity of Tragedy-Shocking for some, yet unsurprising for others how Things unfold. This, to me, is very near & dear to me. As I’m in the Healthcare/Mental-Health Field, being a Chaplain (Counselor/Therapist). The Struggles very accurately/honestly portrayed via this Film are what I engage daily, via my Profession. I’ve even presented Research to MSU (Michigan State University: Dept. of Psychiatry) & lectured at Cambridge University (Clare College), regarding all the Subject-Matter display in this Movie pertaining to Mental-Health/Illness, as well as at-Tajnīn.(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2019/07/08/attajninvsmentalillness)
This is a Film which I’d recommend anyone/everyone to watch, with an Open-Mind/Heart…looking past one’s Shyness or Bias, regarding the Subject-Matter detailed within it.
Gareth Bryant
1442, A.H./2020, C.E.
Dec7
The “People-Of-Knowledge” Pseudo-Narrative & Pseudo-Monopoly according to Muslims
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LDswNrz1CaEZSiu/?mibextid=TRmnTU
I personally know Muslims, who’ve basically the Same-Kinds/Types of Islāmic-Knowledge as I’ve amassed. Yet, immediately they’ve been granted Titles like, “Ustādh”, “Imām”, “Shaykh”, etc. Now, let me make myself very clear: I despise Titles, because they make People Arrogant. However, staying On-Point: one of the Reasons how/why this is the Case is because they’re not from me & I’m not from them. Meaning, they’re Arab…I’m not, they’re Desi…I’m not, they’re European/Euro-American (“White”)…I’m not, they’re African…I’m not, they’re Asian…I’m not, etc. Also, I don’t even consider myself to be a “Person-Of-Knowledge”. It’s simply that I know Game if/when I see it. Even as per Muslims whom’re of me & I of them-Persons who’ve literally dedicated their Entire-Lives to Islāmic-Academia/Scholarship…those whose Islāmic-Knowledge so greatly surpasses my own by far: even Those-Persons aren’t recognized as “Scholars”, “Shaykhs”, etc.
But, instead, they’re religio-academically disrespected via the Imposition of the Title “Student-Of-Knowledge” placed upon them. And, what I know for a Fact: that Title “Student-Of-Knowledge” is a Muslim Religio-Scholastic Euphemism for “Lil-Nigga”. I’ve observed/witnessed These-Realities my Entire-Duration as a Muslim. It took me a Long-Time, however, to self-develop the Courage to recognize/accept & call the Religio-Bullshit out if/whenever I see it. And anytime/everytime I’ve actually called this out, I get Sided-Eyed as though I’m the One who’s Buggin.
It’s basically a Control-Mechanism, because via Things such as al-Hizbiyyah/Religio-Sectarianism, al-`Asabiyyah/Xenophobia, the Pseudo-Narrative of Bilāl ibn-Rabāh (May Allah be pleased with him): the Muslim-Slave Narrative, Sexual-Access to Women, etc. Muslims Native/Indigenous to the Western-World/Hemisphere (especially Muslim Afro-Americans from Canada to Chile) predicates/dictates that we can’t be Muslim Religio-Scholars unless/until these Clown-Asses from Muslim/Muslim-Majority Countries “declare” us to be so. News-Flash: that’s never going to happen. These Persons will never recognize/accept the Vast-Majority of Persons-Of-Knowledge amongst Muslim Afro-Americans, because for us to be Academically-Autonomous/Independent thus means that we’ll no longer be their Religio-Slaves. Ironically, the Worst-Part is that Muslim Afro-Americans absolutely love to be and/or remain Religio-Shackled to the Same-People who’ll never truly respect any of their Religio-Academia/Scholarship. This is the Case, simply due to the Fact that, statistically, demographically: instead of using al-Islām as the Ultimate-Tool to correct the Human-Condition, we’ve merely used al-Islām to switch Slave-Masters. We literally enjoy being NWA (Niggas With `Aqīdah/Theology).
Romance of the 3-`Aqīdahs
How much longer are Muslims of our Generations going to continue to tolerate/accept Muslim-Foreigner Influences, which does little2no Good and/or mostly2complete Harm?!!! Just to give you Context…NASA (the Scientific-Research/Discovery Wing of the U.S.-DOD) invented the James Webb Telescope, which was $50Billion & detected (via the Will-Of-Allah) Multiple-Galaxies that’re estimated as being the Same-Age as (if not older than) the Previous-Age that the Seen-Universe had been estimated as…about 14Billion-Years old. Ironically though, here on Earth: there’s Muslims whom still pontificate/claim that the Earth is “Flat”. Literally, till This-Day, it’s an “accepted” Religio-Geological “Fatwā/Ruling” dictated by someone whom:
a. Was Blind since they were a Teenager.
b. Never received any Official/Formal Secular-Education.
c. Never lived externally of the Arabian-Peninsula.
There’s been more than enough “Persons-Of-Knowledge”, who’ve sat with Fulāns-Fulāns/These-Niggas&Those-Niggas. There’s an Unlimited-Plethora of Islāmic-University Graduates, from Multiple-Institutions via “Overseas”…
…honestly it’s to the Point that why do People still go “Overseas” to “study”. I’ll tell you how/why: it’s because al-Ijtimā`/Unity scares&confuses so/too many People. And, this is exclusively because so/too many People don’t want to be responsible nor accountable. So, upon that: it’s easy&convenient to stay separated, so People can operate as if they’re practicing Bastard-Fuedalism…their own Religio-Regions/Fiefdoms.
The Ambition/Vision: to free us from Muslim-Foreigner Influence.
The Focus/Plan: to connect with Liked-Minds whom’re tired of being Religio-Academically bitched via Muslim-Foreigner Influence & that we work together in order to pattern an Authentic Religio-Destiny of us based upon al-Islām & no longer based upon Muslim-Foreigner Sucka-Shit.
The Drive/Work: It’s going to be an Uphill-Dogfight from Start2Finish. And, realistically, we may not live long enough to see it manifested. But, we must still aim for it.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m not saying “Fuck the Scholars.”. However, what I’m authoritatively saying is that we’ll never be Religio-Demographically Autonomous, if we continue to allow ourselves to be Religio-Academically Shackled to “Overseas-Scholarship”. Islāmic-Knowledge has always been capable/able to be transformative for any/all Peoples who’ve been exposed to it. If/when we look all across the Planet, all over the Muslim-World, etc. Various-Demographics of Muslims have acquired Sufficient Religio-Academia/Scholarship…thanked those whom brought it to them…and they kept it pushin. We da Only-Niggas who act like 15-Year Olds with a Full-Set of Permanent-Teeth still trying to get Religio-Academically Breastfed.
For example…literally, as per any/all the Islāmic-Institutions of Higher-Learning any of These-Dudes went to (both the Graduates & Drop-Outs alike):
1. Where’s the Qur’ān-Schools?!!!
2. Where’s the Tafsīr/Commentary-Schools?!!!
3. Where’s the Hadīth/Narration-Schools?!!!
4. Where’s the Fiqh/Legal-Analysis Schools?!!!
5. Where’s the Madhab/Religio-Legal Schools?!!!
6. Where’s the Sharī`ah/Islāmic-Law Schools?!!!
7. Where’s the Iftā/Religio-Research Schools?!!!
Gareth Bryant
Nov16
MuslimPro’s Islāmophobic-Agenda
(https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqm5x/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x)
Ironically, one of the most popular Muslimcentric-Apps has been exposed, for deliberately & systematically leaking User-Info. to: Marketers, Brockers, and most sinisterly, Intelligence/Military-Entities. All of this thus detailed, via an article published via Vice. This Exposé clearly indicates just how low Islāmophobes really go.(https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-11-23/muslim-pro-data-location-sales-military-contractors)
There’s absolutely 0-Way that this was incidental/accidental…this was Islāmophobically-Methodical. Also, just as equally ironic: the MuslimPro App-Creator is a Non-Muslim Frenchman. The History-Of-Islāmophobia is Mutawātir/Common-Knowledge.(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2020/11/03/francethechinaofeurope)
So, via Hindsight, it actually makes Perfect-Sense as per how/why a Non-Muslim from France would be at the Helm of this Religio-App which has literally deceived & setup every single User of this app, including myself. I, personally, without any Hesitation-Once learning of this, I immediately uninstalled that MuslimPro-App. I command, encourage, implore, beg, etc. any/all MuslimPro-App Users to also do the same. It’s crystal-clear what this actually means. Apps such as this, leaking Personal-Information as it does, by design, is an Act-Of-Espionage, Digital-Clarations of War against al-Islām&Muslims. Things like this: the Intersectional-Relationship between Telecommunication & Governance is directly predicated upon the Provisions within the US-Patriot Act. What Allah has chosen to reveal is yet Another-Plot, attempting to extinguish the Light-Of-Allah: Guidance via al-Islām.
Gareth Bryant
1442, A.H./2020, C.E.
Nov3
as-Suwād fī Amrīkā/Blackness in America
https://share.newsbreak.com/566ltn31
This is the Type/Kind of Goofy-Shit which Afro-Americans must still fight against via the United States:
During the 2020 US-Presidential Election-Cycle, the most Controversial-Election in US-History to date: I was requested to be interviewed, concerning the Effects of this Presidential-Election on Muslims as well as Afro-Americans within the United States. In addition to that, I was interviewed also about the Human-Condition of the Afro-American both historically & contemporaneously.
http://www.wisconsinmuslimjournal.org/gareth-bryant-on-being-a-black-muslim-man-in-america/
(As per the Conditions) there’s many Things which absolutely must always be at the Forefronts of a Discussion such as this to address…the Following-Topics: Colonization, Slavery, White-Supremacy, White-Privilege, the 13th-Amendment: the US-Prison Industrial-Complex, Black-Codes: the Prelude to Jim-Crow & Segregation, War-On-Drugs, Welfare, Crime&Poverty/Poverty&Crime, Hypersexuality, Self-Hate, etc. And these are just Universial-Issues which affect Afro-Americans holistically.
Then, there’s the Conditions of Muslim Afro-Americans which’re Toxic-Remnants of the Negative Historical-Issues facing Muslim Afro-Peoples holistically & globally, both historically & contemporaneously:
a. The Muslim-Caste System which Muslims have established as an Unwritten-Rule for the Past-Millennium
(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2020/03/16/muslimcastesystem)
b. The Bilāl-Mythos
(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2018/02/04/bilalmoviereinforcesslavenarrative)
c. al-`Asabiyyah (Xenophobia via White-Supremacy/Anti-Black ness) via Muslim Religio-Scholarship
(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2020/09/08/antiblacknessandtextualdistortion)
d. Religio-Rejection of “Black-Lives Matter”
(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/islamophobiaviaxenophobia)
e. Anti-Blackness amongst Muslim Afro-Peoples
(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/muslim-hatemonger)
f. Muslim-Coonery
(https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2021/11/29/mymuslimlifetime)
The Trump-Administration forced People to recognize/accept the Reality that the “Colorless-America” which was pontificated/claimed&promoted via the Obama-Years was a Complete-Fiction…al-`Asabiyyah/Xenophobia never vanished from the US-Landscape when Barack Obama was a POTUS, it simply became more covert. However, when Donald Trump became a POTUS it became very overt, and it resulted in the US revisting Tumultuous-Times not seen since the 1960’s, C.E. Moving forward though: it honestly doesn’t matter whom wins Presidential-Elections…I tell People all the Time, “The Dems & the GOP are 2-Wings of the Same-Bird: the Vulture…the United States is a Vulture.” & “Freedom via Democracy is an Illusion.”. Dem-Presidents & GOP-Presidents have come&gone, yet Afro-Americans are still largely an Oppressed-People…manipulated & sold Political Pipe-Dreams by both Political-Parties…urged, pressured in Many-Ways even, to submit their Support/Votes without any such Human-Guarantees in Return…etc. Plato’s “The Republic”, alone, affirms/confirms precisely what I’ve mentioned…keep in Mind that Plato was the Number-1 Student of the Inceptor/Inventor of Western-World Philosophy: Socrates.
Gareth Bryant
Nov1
al-Imma`tiyyah/Groupie-Culture
(Literally) I was this Years old, when I found-out that it’s Mahrūm/Islāmically-Prohibited to be a Lackey, a Groupie, a Dick-Rider, etc. Muhammad (Peace be upon him) stated, Word4Word, “Don’t be an Imma`ah (Lackey, Groupie, Dick-Rider, etc.).”.(at-Tirmidhī) This Hadīth/Narration is listed/cited as Hadīth# 2007 via the Musnad (Hadīth/Narration-Collection) of at-Tirmidhī. The Irony, as per my Personal Life-Experience, is that I abandoned my Allegiance to a Hizb/Religio-Sectarian Group in “2007”, C.E./1428, AH.
Now…keep in Mind: this Clown-Ass Nigga Shamsi Bensafi literally pontificated/claimed publicly, that MBS (Muhammad ibn-Salman) is a “Salafī”. Da Fuck Part o da Minhāj is this?!!! Make that Goofy-Shit make Sense.
https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/hujjahagainstsaudiarabia/
https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2022/12/16/muslimpolitics/
https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2019/09/23/toxicleadership/
My Personal-Experience being an Adherent to a Hizb taught me that any/all Ahzāb/Religio-Sectarian Groups are Inherently-Similar in that:
a. All-Ahzāb lay Unwarranted/Unjustified-Claims to Religio-Monopolies/Superiority, predicated upon Islāmic-Concepts which ironically existed prior to the Revelation of The Qur’ān.
b. All-Ahzāb, in order to sustain their Survival, must rely upon (almost exclusively) al-Imma`tiyyah (Lackey/Dick-Rider Culture).
“My Imām/Leader”…”My Shaykh/Teacher”…”My Tarīqah/Path”…”My Minhāj/Methodology”…”My Madhab/Religio-Legal School”…”My `Aqīdah/Religio-Theological School”…”My Political-Party”…”My Gang”…”My Hood”…”My Clique”…”My Country”…”My City”…”My Tribe”…etc.: any/all of this literally spawns&incubates, facilitates, etc. al-Imma`tiyyah.
Why bring this up…#Anwer: the Entire-World, via the Entirety of Human-History almost, has been immersed in al-Immatiyyah, particularly/especially relative to the Revelation of The Qur’ān. There’s even Ahādīth/Narrations like those found via Abī-Dāwud, which Muhammad had stated, “Whomever imitates any People are of them.”. This Issue of al-Immatiyyah directly is addressed via that Aforementioned-Hadīth/Narration. We, as Muslims, must pay Close-Attention to the Clear&Present-Dangers of al-Imma`tiyyah, or else we will be destroyed by it, just like the Umum/Nations before us were destroyed because of it.
Gareth Bryant
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