“And never let your hatred, against any People, prevent you from behaving justly.”
(Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.8)
2-Muslims…both High-Profile Individuals: Different-Positions in Life & within the Muslim-Community, Different-Ethnicities, Different-Genders, etc. But, what places them in the Same-Space is Sexual-Scandal. At the Same-Time, clearly, they’ve been judged via the Muslim-Community (particularly/especially via the United States) significantly differently. The Fact that they’ve been judged differently, in spite of almost Identical-Scenarios relative to their own Sexual-Scandals, aren’t important: the Reasons how/why are important. There’s an Unlimited-Plethora of Reasons, as per how/why Nouman Ali Khan & Ilhan Omar have been viewed, judged, etc. differently. And, discussing those Reasons would literally take All-Day…I don’t have All-Day. What I do have is Islāmic-Principle. And, as per Islāmic-Principle: when it comes to Morality the Rules apply to all of us, irrespective of whom we are and/or whom we think/feel that we are. None of us, as Muslims, have any Islāmic-Entitlement/Justification to favor/disfavor those whom’re investigated, exposed, etc. concerning the Same-Sins or just Sinful-Character/Behavior period. Now, to be 💯%-Truthful/Honest: when it comes to the Actual-Evidence against either Nouman Ali Khan or Ilhan Omar it’s: 1-Sided, subjective, exaggerated, inflated, circumstantial, sketchy, unconfirmed, speculative, etc. Also, it’s very obvious that Socio-Political Trends such as: Feminism, Misogyny, Pseudo-Masculinity, Pseudo-Patriarchy, etc. greatly influence/doninate the Landscape-Of-Discourse, surrounding Sex-Scandals which occur amongst Muslims and/or via Muslim-Communities. This occurs so much so, that Objectivity, Truth-Based Conclusions, etc. are replaced by Favortism/Bias. If someone/anyone commits Sinning: nothing superficial about them is supposed to influence whether or not we judge them, or pardon them. Judgment/Pardon is to be exclusively predicated upon Principle, Objectivity, Evidence, etc. & not Personality-Worship. You either judge everyone or no one…you either give everyone or no one a Pass.
Gareth Bryant
1442, A.H./2020, C.E.
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