An Exposé on One of the Greatest Destroyers of Modern Day Discourse
âWe have been forbidden to search for faults, we can take note only of that which is overtâ (Ibn Masâood)
Perhaps one of the greatest trials for those who discuss issues of contention today is context. Understanding the context of a personâs speech can set a person totally against another, or totally in agreement with him. It can cull hate in our hearts, or love. If I tell you - âThe solution to our problems is to love Allahâ - the context in which one recieves that statement will determine whether I am perceived as a passive, do-nothing, extreme sufi who believes that no organized hard work is required to solve problemsâŠ.or as one who believes in sincere, dedicated work to help society, but remembers that nearness to Allah (swt) is the end goal of all work and of our existence. The assumption that I am a simpleton who has no further thought than that statement, or that I may have more thoughts going on behind the scenes but that this is a conclusion that I have come to is in the ear and eye of the beholder.
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