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In this first episode of Echoes of Erasure, Season 4, Imam Magid and Dalia Mogahed explore the writings of Fadwa Wazwaz on the surrender of the sorcerers — and the lessons this story offers for standing up to tyranny in all its forms. Mogahed often drew on her sister Yasmin Mogahed’s reflections: “Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall. The ground is where humility lives. Take it. Learn it. Breathe it in. And then come back stronger, humbler and more aware of your need for Him. Come back having seen your own nothingness and Read More …
We give what we carry. If someone’s ‘teaching’ or ‘charity’ ends up robbing others of their dignity, then it reflects the qualities they’re operating from, not the people they harm. If you haven’t cultivated dignity and faith within yourself, you can’t offer others anything from a place of dignity and faith. It is best not to give anything at all and cultivate dignity within oneself.
This is the very argument the Prophet Muhammad—peace and blessings be upon him—used when advising a man about harmful behavior. He asked him: “Would you accept this for your mother? Your aunt? Your sister?” When the man said no, the Prophet replied that just as he would not want such harm for his own family, others do not want it for theirs.
We act on risk assessment, not certainty; “certainty is earned, not inherited.” To apply a standard of absolute certainty to religious investigation that is never applied to science, medicine, or finance is a violation of basic human logic. In the journey of the soul, ignoring the possibility of accountability is equated to “playing Russian Roulette with existence.” The rational question for the individual is not “Is it certain?” but rather, “Why haven’t I researched it?”
We must refuse to normalize voices that exclude the suffering of civilians or the voices of those most impacted. We must demand a standard of communication that reflects the reality on the ground, not just the aspirations of the powerful.
What would the conversation sound like if the people most affected had equal access to the international platforms that decide their future?
