📣The New Orleans Attack: Skip Past the Propaganda and Just Give Daʿwah


A man drives into a crowd of people: Islamist.

A man blows up a car at a hotel: mental health challenges.

The reality is that anyone who seeks to murder innocent people in the name of religion, politics or any other ideology is a maniac. The western world has seen a sharp uptick in violence, from people being set ablaze or shoved onto tracks at train stations, to Muslims being run over by a car in London, Ontario to revellers being rolled over in New Orleans, Louisiana. Islam condemns all acts of indiscriminate murder and violence. Allah mentions in the Qurʾān concerning those who kill the innocent:

"It would be as if he killed the whole of mankind; and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the whole of mankind." (5:32)

In times like this, propaganda swirls and those with agendas slither from the woodwork. Labelling a mass murderer as an ‘Islamist’ is one of the great lies of our time. Social media is filled with hyperbole, seeking to stir emotions and promote extremist views. On one hand, kharajis piggyback indiscriminate acts of murder, on the other hand Islam haters scream out: Religion of Peace!!! (seeking to taint the public perception of Muslims). Both factions seeking to drive the people apart further.

In reality, this is a time for calm, civil discourse, that invites to Islām with wisdom and intelligence. Allah does not order us to be divisive, to troll and antagonise, but to be resolute in giving daʿwah, He says:

“Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allāh, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allāh.” (3:64)

Unfortunately, those lacking the requisite Islamic wisdom and intelligence tend to get lippy, lapping up the controversy. Muhammad Hijab and other Muslim “influencers” (or jesters) have instead began engaging in bickering and trolling, serving up a back and forth tennis match with other “influencers” who wish to attack Islām. Instead of promoting the justice and balance of Islam citing ayat and hadith and condemning extremism (amongst Muslim and non-Muslim factions alike), they foolishly waste the opportunity to engage people in a polite and modest discussion about Islamic: beliefs, manners, morals and behaviour.

We remember on 9/11, we took the corner of Weston and Lawrence (in Toronto) mere hours after the event. We set up a table and some leaflets and began engaging our fellow Canadians. We found them interested, sympathetic even, and they applauded our willingness to stand up and engage their fellow citizens. On one hand it showed that we cared. On the other hand it showed that we wouldn’t stand for extremism. Most importantly, we clarified the Islamic belief. This is quite contrary to the sons and daughters of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Canada (MAC et al.), poisoned with ikhwanī principles, who now form the splintered reminiscence of the Qutbi/Kharaji movement of the 80s and 90s in Canada (pre-9/11), those who remain silent about many extremist factions as they agree with them in principle (sharing the same methodology of takfir and revolution in the Middle East) whilst they simply plot out a more political (Bannawī) path for their objectives (infiltrating masjid shurahs and seeking secular election in boarder society).

So take this time to speak to your neighbours, colleagues etc. and share with the many leaflets on Islam produced and distributed by @salafipubs, @germantownmasjid and @troidorg. We ask Allah for safety.

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