THE ENLIGHTENED THINKER
We are witnessing the slow colonisation of young Muslim minds
under the guise of education. Schools promise knowledge, skills, and progress,
yet they strip the soul of guidance. Children spend hours memorising
information that shapes them into compliant citizens of a system that rejects
Allah swt. Their intellects are cultivated for material gain, not moral
discernment.
Their hearts are trained to admire wealth, status, and secular
authority, while the Laws of Allah swt are ignored. This is not education, it
is ideological colonisation. The system is designed to detach our youth from
Islam. Curricula teach moral relativism, glorify liberal ideas, and idolise
Western models. Skills are taught for economic survival, not spiritual growth.
Teachers, often unconsciously, reinforce man-made values:
Obedience to authority rather than Allah swt, individualism rather
than collective responsibility, and material ambition rather than service to
the Ummah. Our children are being prepared to inherit a society where the Haqq
is marginalised, and Batil dominates. This is the silent war against our
identity. Observe the consequences in Mauritius: Students idolise secular role
models over Islamic scholars. Critical thinking is confined to worldly matters,
not divine guidance.
Parents and elders are sidelined as the State becomes the moral
architect. Knowledge is fragmented, skills without ethics, facts without the
fear of Allah swt. Islam offers a radically different framework. Knowledge is
inseparable from guidance. Allah swt commands: "Say, "Are those who
know equal to those who do not know?" (TMQ S39 V9). The Prophet said:
"Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim" (Sunan Ibn
Majah).
But knowledge is not neutral; it is meant to serve the obedience
of Allah swt. Education under Islam trains the intellect, nurtures the Nafs,
and strengthens the bond with the Creator. It develops the ability to
distinguish Haqq from Batil in all areas of life. The secular system, by
contrast, divorces knowledge from faith. Students learn to prioritise worldly
success, efficiency, and conformity while Allah swt's Laws are relegated to personal
preference.
Morality becomes subjective, ethics relative, and obedience
optional. A child may excel in science or business but remain spiritually
hollow, morally vulnerable, and disconnected from the Ummah. This is deliberate;
the system produces not scholars, but followers of man-made ideologies. Islamic
education cultivates leaders, scholars, and citizens who anchor their life in
Shari'ah.
It safeguards Fitrah, instills responsibility, and builds
resilience against the pervasive Batil of secular thought. Every lesson, every
interaction, is a tool to strengthen Iman, Taqwa, and awareness of the Akhirah.
We must reflect urgently: are we raising students to serve Allah swt or to
serve the man-made system? Are our schools sanctuaries of guidance or factories
of ideological compliance?
The battle for the mind is ongoing, and neglecting it ensures the
Ummah will inherit weakness and spiritual bankruptcy. Awaken. Claim back the
intellect of our children. Reassert the authority of Allah swt over what they
learn, how they think, and whom they follow. The future of the Ummah depends
upon it
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