Muhsin Ibrahim
@muhsin234
First, I use the word “ideology” in its broader sense to
include ‘non-ideological’ thoughts like agnosticism and atheism. These two are equally eerie on the rise among our people. It’s chilling, to say the least,
reading a typical Hausa man denying the existence of, and cursing, Allah and
His beloved Prophet. The case of one Mubarak Bala has recently made
headlines. Several others have yet to ‘come out of the closet’, or have not got the guts to declare their newfound ‘religion’ to the public. This is essentially, as I think, the failing of our Islamic scholars
for not widening the scope of their preaching to the contemporary, and very
troubling issues, such as atheism. They concentrate their efforts on Sunnah vs.
Shi’an; or Sunnah vs. Dariqah (Sufism), or the like. Agnosticism and atheism
pose a rather existentialist threat to all religions, not just Islam.
The wars in Syria and Iraq, and the emergence of ISIS, Boko Haram and
other bloodsucking so-called Jihadist groups, on the other hand, have exposed a
lot of ideologues, particularly on social media. While some are sympathetic
towards those perverts’ militancy and activism, others are not. The degree of support or opposition varies to the extent that it, perhaps unknown to those supporters or detractors, often discloses their hidden ideology.
To be blunt, I am what you may call a WAHHABIST, though a misnomer, but
that’s it. I, however, hate those murderers as I hate my death. I am 100% sure
that they are an aberration of Islam; my writings published on this blog and
elsewhere are living proofs. Second, I may be their victim like anyone else, for
to them, it is: “with us or against us”. It is only when you carry a weapon and start maiming, plundering and raping that you will be admitted into their circle. I am apparently
very unlike that, and, in sha Allah,
cannot be. Those people even slew some of our scholars, including Sheikh Ja’afar Mahmud Adam (Albani, Zaria), etc. So, there’s no association between us save what some
ignorant people create.
It’s more disheartening as many others increasingly reveal themselves as SHI’ITES. But for their ideologically encouraged and supported
deception (Taqiyya), the majority of them
hide under the facade of neutrality and disparage Sunnis, or Wahhabists, if you
like, defend everything the Assad regime does in Syria, back everything Iranian and disparage everything Saudi Arabian, etc. I personally detest double standards as I do a thief. That’s why I admire the candour of a Shi’ite young man named Aliyu Smith. Although he’s what he is, we still remain ‘friends’
on Facebook and respect each other.
Sincerely, our future doesn’t look as bright as the Middle East’s. Tolerance, cosmopolitanism and respect for one another are slowly but surely
dying. They started from this, and now they are where they are: sharply divided
along ideological lines, killing one another daily. I hope and pray we don’t
become like that. We are first of all humans, and then whatever way of life
one chooses to follow. I wish I had my way to make everyone follow the path of
the Rasool (S.A.W) and his trusted companions (R.A). Islam enjoins us to
correct wrongdoing in any of these three ways: (i) by hands (instituted
authorities do that); (ii) by words of mouth (which I do), and (iii) or to feel
sad about it, which is the weakest of the trio options (I also do that).
I call on parents and all to be more wary of who their kids, and younger ones, interact with on social media and what they read online. The
mention of the perverted ideologies is not exhausted. We recently had a
devastating experience in Kano when a renegade of Tijjaniyya (a Sufi sect)
openly cursed the Noble Prophet, Muhammad (S.A.W). Thus, vigilance must extend beyond the online realm. We should also be tirelessly prayerful. May Allah guide us all
to the straight path, amin.
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