:bism:(In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful)
:sl: (Peace be upon you)
Tbh, I think there should be more
khutbas (sermons) on this issue, though not because the government is paying the mosques because do we really need to be paid to say and do the right things? If so, that's just disgusting. To the credit of many Muslim scholars and/or speakers - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, Shaykh Haithim Al-Hadad, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Yasir Qadhi, Nouman Ali Khan - they have patently spoken out against
Daesh and illegitimate
jihad. However, I truly feel that famous Muslim figures should not be the ones only speaking on this issue but rather the everyday imams in mosques because are they are there to lead the prayer and provide spiritual edification. For example, the mosque that is nearest to my home covered this subject of how Muslims should know terrorism is
haram (forbidden); more mosques should start doing this because we cannot just say that we're doing our best and keep failing in averting disasters like this attack. I would think these things are common sense, but due to the sophisticated presence of terrorist ideology on the Internet, I'd say these things are no longer common sense, especially to Muslims who are newly attuned to their shortcomings as a nonpracticing Muslim and want to become a better Muslim and end up being radicalized online because they have no idea of the true teachings of Islam and end up on sites propagandizing violence.
I'd also want the government in U.S. to offer free mental health services to all peoples or at least at a low cost because we do not have any system currently in place to deal with people who feel alienated and are thinking that the way to go up in history is through committing mass shootings - non-Muslim or Muslim - because unfortunately in U.S. both kinds commit atrocities and non-Muslim ones were Sandy Hook and Aurora shooting. And it's frustrating because the issue of mental health is not addressed at all, not to mention that I also think the government should offer free deradicalization or deescalation programs in which persons of their own free will can go if they feel they're heading in a bad direction. Tbh, I also think it's a reflection on society any time an a mass shooting or attack regardless happens because somewhere we're failing to reach out to alienated persons and make them feel as if it's okay to seek counseling: Mental health issues are still stigmatized in our society - because hey, a crazy person is still at the end of the day a crazy person! Yet a person can feel crazy and not be crazy in the sense of being mental and we need to build a society that actually wants to make people safe about self-reporting these mental health issues so that they can get the help they require.
Tbh, I do believe Muslim scholars for the longest time were not speaking about
jihad and the reason from my understanding is that after 9/11 it became a sensitive issue and they didn't want their mosques marked for peddling terrorism; yet this matter should have been addressed, because the Internet has had no such qualms and there are in fact
jihad-type manifestos available online that do talk about this issue. Basically, if there's a vacuum left by good people (scholars/speakers) not explaining what is and what is not
jihad so as to make sure that the gullible do not engage in terrorism in the guise of
jihad, then the bad people are able to fill that vacuum with distortions and half-truths. Also, tbh, the other issue that I think is of just as much importance, though naysayers would deny is that Salafism in the West has allowed for the gullible to be brainwashed into believing that
jihad can be done in a cherry-picking way, and the fact of
Daesh considering themselves oriented in Salafism and intelligence agencies knowing them to be Salafi is entirely lost on non-violent Salafis in the West who are trying to bury their heads in the sand like ostriches in regards to this issue. As Muslims, we should know this type of burying-our-heads-in-the-sand never works, because the reality of the situation remains.
I do agree with you that we're currently living in the Last Days before Armageddon, because many big signs have appeared and only some signs still need to appear, after which there will be no doubt WWIII happening just as predicted in all holy books and then begins the return of Jesus
(peace and blessings be upon him) joining forces with Mahdi
(peace be upon him) to defeat
Dajjal (Anti-Christ) and his satanic forces.
I suppose as Muslims the only thing we can do is resist all winds for bad changes and evil like a mountain and stand our stance because no harm can come to us without the will of God, and if it truly is the will of God, then we have to bear with patience things that are to come to our way regardless of what happens.
:wa: (And peace be upon you)
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I agree, we will never hear about it on the news, even if we are part of victims we are still the enemy in their eyes, and its sad and almost heartbreaking, that our beautiful religion has been hijacked by senseless clowns & idiots who are fueld by hatred & misery nothing more and people believe that our religion is somehow full of hatred, barbaric towards non-muslims and just wants them dead, which is the furthers thing from the truth its unbelievable.
Due to all of this drama i have been attacked, assulted, abuse hurled at me by ignorants mainly white men but do i paint them with the same brush NO i dont, so i dont see why people cant do the same and stop painting everyone with the same brush.
There have always been people who have been against the wars, against the wests foreign policys and even the governments, but get absolutely no air time on the news, neither any attention payed to them, they are sweeped under the rug, almost like they are "conspiracy theory nutcases" when in reality its not a theory but reality lol.
I have noticed that whenever say a story with something good about muslims or Islam comes out and maybe people start to re-think their stance on us, a new story will immediately follow tarnishing our name in the most henious way.
I definitely think imams do need to speak more about these issues and take a more direct approach against the "radicalisation" of these silly people and prevent it from happening. There isnt alot of khutbas on this issue at all, which ks becoming a widespread problem among the muslims, and its like no-one wants to speak out as much as they should, we really need our imams, scholars to really step up and take control of the situation and spread true knowledge.
In london a few masjids have taken money from the government to be able to run, so arent donations only, and when they become apart of this scheme the government tells them what they can and cant say in the masjid and those particular ones many people have complained that they have changed and are extremely different from before they accpeted it.
Yes they all seem to be "angry" jobless, no motivation in life, not practising properly, judgemental attitudes that everything is black and white no inbetween,
Yesss i have spoken to my fair share of those douchebags, i was called a kaffiir, a dirty pig and a non muslim sympathizer ooo i was also called a jew lover LOL as i didnt agree with harming innocent civilians wether non-muslims or muslims who have absolutely no say in what the government does, as much as the government say "your votes count".. i didnt agree all jews were zionists and are against islam & muslims.. its like talking to a brick wall with no common sense, or empathy, or regard for life, they are totally brainwashed and consumed with rage & anger with no direction of where & how to realse this anger in a benificial way.
Theres still people who vouch for isis/deash (whatever their name is) and claim that any muslim who does not agree with them is a kaffir and deserves to die as one, [emoji19] i mean how sick are these people, they need to be locked up in a mental house and never released, i think theyre past help, no matter how many hadeeths or Quran you show them, you show them the laws of warefare, they disregard it and think that this disgusting merciless way of doing things is gaining them the pleasure of Allah, jannah & status of a martyr, when in actuall fact they will be thrown into jahhanumm like in the lovely hadeeth you used.
The amount of people who they have harmed & killed will be witnesses against them on the day of judgement and those who led people astray through this madness they will receive the sin of those who followed them.
This world has gone absolutely crazy, and the hour is becoming closer and closer, its absolutely terrifying