Daniel Haqiqatjou - islamic activist and social media warrior. For long his writing was the one I could identify with and agree most.
But then the differences he attacked started to become shorter and shorter. And now I can hardly agree with his emotion. Lastly he ended up flaming something that doesn't seem to me that much a big issue anyway.
The lesson here is when you are fighting against those who you deem wrong or you start to give dawah, you need to pause or stop at some moment and think only about yourself. That's the way you can hope to stay on path, and save yourself too.
For some people, specially the ones that God love, He Himself makes that happen for them. Think of Dr. Zakir Naik now. Getting silent after one's time up isn't a curse, it's a bless. Those that can't stop, end up somewhere unexpected. Like creating enmity with people he thought he was actually defending.
The other thing to learn is : Don't monetize your dawah. If you do, you will find it hard to stop when you need to, as giving dawah is now your job for a earning.
As the saying goes : you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Which is why Islamic idols and icons die early. Just when they have finished the job they were supposed to carry on. No one's job is too important to keep it running for long -- regardless of what he believes.
God is there to take care of the rest.
- Comments:
- The only reason I didn't mention the topic in the post was not to discuss it. Deleting my answer above.
- I didn't mention that issue here, to save ourselves from getting immersed into it.
- ^ dream on.