This doesn’t mean to be apathetic or stoic, but to be cognizant that verbal attacks on Islam and Muslims are merely distractions to our mission of delivering the message of peace, justice, equality and coexistence. When we respond constantly to every verbal attack on Islam and Muslims, we leave ourselves at the mercy of others to set the narrative for us and speak on our behalf. I am not at a loss for a response but rather, it does not befit the lion to answer the dogs. ‘Say what you wish in abuse of me, for my silence towards the idiot is indeed an answer. Imam Shafi’I (R) one of the greatest scholars of Islamic history said: The lesson from this is to let the haters hate. In fact, if you study the seerah and the Quran, you’ll see that the Prophet Muhammad was defended time after time by Allah. However, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not spend the majority of his time trying to convince Abu Jahal of his message, nor did he consume much of his time, energy and efforts into responding to the personal attacks, ridicule and mockery. Abu Jahal’s opposition to the Prophet’s message was so intense that he ordered extreme torture and oppression of all Muslims who followed the Prophet. The Prophet’s message was one of socio-economic justice, equality, peace, environmentalism, rights for women, feeding of the poor and coexistence amongst many other universal values. Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated.”Ību Jahal was one of the staunchest opponents of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and fought fiercely to silence the message of the Prophet. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you. Miyamoto Musashi, an expert Japanese swordsman and rōnin said: “Anger. This doesn’t mean never to get angry, but don’t get angry to a point where you lose your decision-making abilities. We know the Prophet Muhammad advised us not to get angry. One way to control a person or to disorient them is to get them angry. If we let Islamophobes and religious extremists get under our skin, then we’ve allowed them to control us. He also did not let his emotions get the best of him. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) received immense ridicule, mockery and personal attacks, but in the end all the attacks were fruitless because of his superior character and his ability to stick to his message. He Didn’t Let His Emotions Control His Decisions Now at a practical level what does this mean? We must begin emphasizing what Islam is and who Muslims are rather than saying who we aren’t. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had a message of peace, equality, justice and coexistence, which he stuck to through his entire life. Here are a couple of tips from the seerah of the Prophet Muhammad:
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When we study his biography we can learn strategies and lessons of how to solve the problem of Islamophobia and extremism. The solution to this is seen in the seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
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