Author: Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Al-Idreesi – Islamweb.net
Truth has signs that guide its seekers to it and paths that they travel to reach it. Likewise, falsehood also has twisted paths that lead to it and routes that end in its swamps, as mirrored in the following Hadeeth: “The Messenger of Allah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) drew a straight line with his hand then said: ‘This is the path of Allah, which is straight.’ Then he sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) drew other lines to the right and left of the first line and said: ‘These are paths on each of which there is a devil who invites to it.’ And then Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) recited the following verse of the Quran. Allah Says (what means): {And this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way} [ Quran 6:153] [As-Saheeh Al-Musnad by Al-Wadi‘i]
The search for truth is a painstaking path, as a person encounters a myriad of beliefs, doctrines and religions, scrutinizing one after the other. If he adopts the sound intellectual approach and logical reasoning, and adheres to impartiality and fairness, then Allah will undoubtedly guide him to His true religion. But if he fails to adhere to that methodology, he will be carried away by falsehood and Satan will adorn his actions for him, being the sworn enemy of mankind who pledged to mislead them, as stated in the Quran. Allah, the Exalted, Says (what means): {[Satan] said, “Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path. Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]”} [ Quran 7:16-17]
So, the methodical question that should be asked, yet many people fail to take notice of it, is: What are the distractors that divert people away from the truth?
These distractors can be summarized in the following manifestations:
Social oppression: it exists when a society is lagging behind in the procession of civilization and individuals have very low social status, being subjected to terrible marginalization, rampant unemployment, extreme poverty, and difficult social life conditions. This drives them to nurse hatred towards such society, even if it is equipped with an advanced culture and a huge regional heritage. Such hatred extends to the belief system of their social group and whatever is held sacrosanct by them.
So, the individual would defiantly go against them, embodying the principle: “Dissent and you will be known.” He develops his independent opinions that do not conform with those of his social group, follows other paths, strays from the straight one and objects to every idea introduced by this society. He thus becomes contemptuous of all the beliefs held by his social group, looks down on them and their beliefs, and perceives himself to be among the most knowledgeable people in his society! He does not listen to anyone, and were he to listen, he would be inattentive, and whenever he is invited to a debate, he neither understands nor is willing to contemplate!
Truth has signs that guide its seekers to it and paths that they travel to reach it. Likewise, falsehood also has twisted paths that lead to it and routes that end in its swamps, as mirrored in the following Hadeeth: “The Messenger of Allah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) drew a straight line with his hand then said: ‘This is the path of Allah, which is straight.’ Then he sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) drew other lines to the right and left of the first line and said: ‘These are paths on each of which there is a devil who invites to it.’ And then Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) recited the following verse of the Quran. Allah Says (what means): {And this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way} [ Quran 6:153] [As-Saheeh Al-Musnad by Al-Wadi‘i]
The search for truth is a painstaking path, as a person encounters a myriad of beliefs, doctrines and religions, scrutinizing one after the other. If he adopts the sound intellectual approach and logical reasoning, and adheres to impartiality and fairness, then Allah will undoubtedly guide him to His true religion. But if he fails to adhere to that methodology, he will be carried away by falsehood and Satan will adorn his actions for him, being the sworn enemy of mankind who pledged to mislead them, as stated in the Quran. Allah, the Exalted, Says (what means): {[Satan] said, “Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path. Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]”} [ Quran 7:16-17]
So, the methodical question that should be asked, yet many people fail to take notice of it, is: What are the distractors that divert people away from the truth?
These distractors can be summarized in the following manifestations:
Social oppression: it exists when a society is lagging behind in the procession of civilization and individuals have very low social status, being subjected to terrible marginalization, rampant unemployment, extreme poverty, and difficult social life conditions. This drives them to nurse hatred towards such society, even if it is equipped with an advanced culture and a huge regional heritage. Such hatred extends to the belief system of their social group and whatever is held sacrosanct by them.
So, the individual would defiantly go against them, embodying the principle: “Dissent and you will be known.” He develops his independent opinions that do not conform with those of his social group, follows other paths, strays from the straight one and objects to every idea introduced by this society. He thus becomes contemptuous of all the beliefs held by his social group, looks down on them and their beliefs, and perceives himself to be among the most knowledgeable people in his society! He does not listen to anyone, and were he to listen, he would be inattentive, and whenever he is invited to a debate, he neither understands nor is willing to contemplate!
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