Are we doing the enemy's job for them?
What if Muslims are unknowingly participating in their own destruction?
I recently wrote about one of the major roadblocks to Muslim betterment: not prioritising the right things.
Another serious roadblock we have to overcome is one we see online every single day…
Muslims are busy tearing each other down.
Let’s zoom out for a second.
Imagine you have two identical families.
Each family has a mother and father, two boys and two girls. For the purpose of this thought experiment, everything from the parents’ jobs to the children’s’ ages are identical.
Except one thing:
The parents of family A never utter a single negative word to their children. Everything they say is positive and encouraging and they support their children’s every effort. Even if one of them makes a mistake, the parents forgive them and show them a better way without making them feel guilty or ashamed.
Family B on the other hand does the exact opposite. The parents are constantly criticising the children and no matter what the children do it never seems to be good enough. They jump on every little mistake and never let them hear the end of it.
Assuming everything else stays the same… what type of people do you think each set of children will grow up to be?
Look… I shouldn’t need to explain further.
But there is a specific point I want to make…
Constantly sharing negative news or comments about each other online only harms us… and benefits no one but the enemy… regardless of your intention.
It doesn’t make any sense for Muslims to attack Muslims online or anywhere… let alone in full view of the enemy!
Did you ever consider the possibility many of the active Muslim looking accounts engaged in tearing Muslims down are most likely run by the enemy themselves?
Don’t believe me? Think about who benefits most from our online fighting.
It also means the many genuine Muslims who join in this nasty discourse (knowingly or unknowingly) have fallen into the enemies trap. Think about the two families… we are actively participating in our own destruction.
But what if we do the opposite?
What if we insisted on only posting, replying and sharing positive content about fellow Muslims? What if we committed to unfollowing, blocking and rejecting any and all negative content by Muslims about Muslims… regardless of how we feel… because we know it’s for the greater benefit of the Ummah?
Seriously… what would be the harm in trying!? What would you lose??
I know some of you are picturing popular Muslim pages and influencers while reading this. You’re probably hesitating to admit to yourself they’re guilty of what I’m describing…
You must ask yourself as a believer:
Do I want to help raise an Ummah like family A or Family B?
If we’re serious about Muslim betterment we must realise it cannot exist in the same space as Muslim deterioration. It’s that simple.
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