Lately , I have been observing a very interesting trend in the online articles i come across. Specifically , the trend is related to the comments at the end of the article. I am pretty much interested in the articles written by liberals / Secularists / pseudo-intellectuals since they are forever maligning Islam and promoting it as a narrow , terrorist religion. A lot of articles are about counties where Muslims are being oppressed. It is interesting to note that one can go on and on about Islam being an evil , demonic religion and no one would complain . But as soon as someone decides to highlight the plight of Muslims , all hell breaks loose.
I have come across people on social media forums that were actually offended at the fact the sufferings of Muslims was being talked about. To them , the important issues are "Islamic terrorists " , "Minorities" , "Forced Marriages" , "Blasphemy" and of course "Qadyaanis" . Briefly , any issue that puts Islam in an unfavorable light is important to them. These "intellectuals" are of the view that "let us set our own house straight first". Oddly , this logic is absent when misguided Muslims are the oppressors . No one said "let's set our house straight first" when 911 occured , no one said it after Boko Haram incident in Nigeria but everyone talks about it when the world "Palestine" is mentioned. Why ? because we are looking at non-Muslim terrorists here. The Secularist Brigade can't stand Islam being the victim ; for them Islam has to represent something evil and oppressive. You should see the comments at the end of articles that highlight Muslims' plight and you'll see what I mean.
My advice to these "drawing room scholars" is that try to under stand Islam first before holding it responsible for your own lack of understanding of it. My own understanding is little but I do not blame Islam for the atrocities done "In the name of Islam". The atrocities are done "In the name of our lack of understanding of Islam". There is a huge difference between the two and we need to appreciate the difference.
I have come across people on social media forums that were actually offended at the fact the sufferings of Muslims was being talked about. To them , the important issues are "Islamic terrorists " , "Minorities" , "Forced Marriages" , "Blasphemy" and of course "Qadyaanis" . Briefly , any issue that puts Islam in an unfavorable light is important to them. These "intellectuals" are of the view that "let us set our own house straight first". Oddly , this logic is absent when misguided Muslims are the oppressors . No one said "let's set our house straight first" when 911 occured , no one said it after Boko Haram incident in Nigeria but everyone talks about it when the world "Palestine" is mentioned. Why ? because we are looking at non-Muslim terrorists here. The Secularist Brigade can't stand Islam being the victim ; for them Islam has to represent something evil and oppressive. You should see the comments at the end of articles that highlight Muslims' plight and you'll see what I mean.
My advice to these "drawing room scholars" is that try to under stand Islam first before holding it responsible for your own lack of understanding of it. My own understanding is little but I do not blame Islam for the atrocities done "In the name of Islam". The atrocities are done "In the name of our lack of understanding of Islam". There is a huge difference between the two and we need to appreciate the difference.
very keen observation on the recent trend and it irritates
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feedback . I am glad you agree , although disagreements are also welcome :) ...I visited your blog as well. It was pretty poetic ! I could definitely learn from you !
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