I could say a lot of things about Seksualiti Merdeka if I want to. But I won't. Because enough has been said by people with more religious and cultural knowledge than me. And also because, what is wrong is wrong, plain and simple. No matter how twisted, how clever, how perfect your arguments may seem, but those with the inner eye (iman and taqwa), will see that what is wrong is wrong.
A lot of people give out many opinions (and fatwas) about homosexual issues on FB and Twitter, but the thing is, are we good enough to say what we say? These people, they argue for what THEY think is within their rights to argue, no matter how twisted that may be. On the other hand, religious scholars, ulama' and other people of religious knowledge and authority counter-argue with what they have learned from their own studies. But what about us normal people? How do we argue? How do we stand up against this wrong and practice 'amr ma'ruf wa nahi munkar? Apparently, a lot of us curse and blaspheme our way around this. Maybe because we are angry at such ridiculousness of this whole fiasco, maybe because we are shocked by such audacity. So we resort to the best way to get our message across. We use strong language.
Emotional, yes. Intellectual, no.
This sickness in our society stems from us, the individuals who make up the society itself. It's like a tumor in the brain. One small tumor ruins the whole function of the brain. Within our society, when there are too many tumors, the society fails. Then ironically, we act surprised. Look at ourselves, first and foremost. How many of us pray on time? Wait, how many of us actually pray the five daily prayers? How many of us adhere to the five tenets of Islam wholeheartedly? How many of us do something for Allah? How many of us love Allah and the Prophet more than we love our families and friends? These are the foundation of our faith and religion yet, so so many of us close one eyes to developing our own iman and taqwa. Maher Zain, in his song 'Awakening' said that the focus to improve our society and makes Islam stronger should be on ourselves. And he couldn't be more right.
Yes, it's easy to blame the West, the non-Muslims and the kafirs for all the accusations they throw against Islam and Muslims, as well as the predicaments they cause in our ummah, but do you think that they would dare to do what they do and say what they say if we had been a stronger ummah? Remember that the ummah during the Prophet's and his companions' times was not isolated. They had non-Muslims living among them. The Muslim army fought against the Roman and Byzantine empires during the expansion of the Muslim world. But why was it that the Muslim ummah, which was so few in numbers, was so admired and feared by these much bigger and stronger empires? Now, we are many in numbers but we are stepped on by the Jews, who are fewer in number. And we are mocked by the West, other non-Muslims and even those who call themselves 'modernist' or 'liberal' Muslims. Why?
Because we don't have the same iman and taqwa that the Prophet and his companions had.
Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) had a son who was still a non-Muslim during the early stages of Islam. In the Battle of Badr, he was in the Muslim army while his son was in the Quraisy army. A few years after the battle and after his son had accepted Islam, his son told him that during the battle, his father was within view for him to strike and kill Abu Bakr but he couldn't. Abu Bakr told him that if it had been the other way around, he would have definitely killed his own son because his love for Allah and the Prophet went beyond his fatherly (worldly) love for his son.
That is pure and true love. That is iman and taqwa. That is success.
So stop cursing those who don't know and those who are in the wrong. Instead, improve ourselves so that we can stand against these transgressors and wrong-doers. The Muslim ummah is strong because of our faith.
And that is more than enough.
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