Deconstructing Common Excuses

Author: Muhammad Qasim Among Muslims today, one slogan has become increasingly common: “The Ummah doesn’t even pray Fajr, how can we talk about politics?” It sounds profound. It sounds pious. But upon closer inspection, it is neither accurate nor Islamic. It is a false dilemma, unsupported by the Qur’ān, Sunnah, or the positions of classical […]

Author: Arooj Fatima Claim: “Jihad al-Nafs (struggle against the self) is the Greater Jihad; therefore, we don’t need to fightinjustice, oppression, or external enemies. Reforming the self is enough.” Premise: Logical Weakness: 1. False Premise (Fabricated Hadith) The hadith “We have returned from the lesser Jihad to the greater Jihad — the Jihadagainst the self”