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Opinion | Blind Support For Pakistan Is Not Ummah: It’s Thuggery In The Name Of Islam

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11.05.2025

Blind loyalty is not piety—it’s betrayal dressed as brotherhood. When Muslims across the world support Pakistan simply because it claims to speak for the Ummah, they’re not upholding Islam—they’re enabling a state that shelters terrorists, kills fellow Muslims, and weaponises faith for geopolitical thuggery. True Islam, as taught by the Prophet and upheld by the righteous Caliphs, demands justice—even if it’s against our own.

When Prophet Muhammad delivered justice, he did so based on truth—not tribalism, not identity, not religion. In one famous instance, a dispute between a Jew and a Muslim came before him. After hearing both sides, the Prophet ruled in favour of the Jew because he was right. The Muslim, unhappy with the verdict, approached Umar ibn al-Khattab, hoping for a more favourable judgment. But instead of gaining sympathy, he was met with fierce rebuke. Umar confirmed the Prophet’s decision and condemned the man for seeking favouritism under the guise of brotherhood.

This example from Islamic history is not a storybook tale—it’s a moral compass. A lesson. Islam commands us to stand with the truth, even if it’s against ourselves or our own people. Blind loyalty to someone just because of their faith or nationality, at the cost of truth, is not piety. It’s thuggery. It’s gangism. And it’s a betrayal of the justice that Islam upholds.

Yet today, we see this principle trampled when countries, institutions, and influencers blindly support Pakistan just because it claims to represent the “Muslim cause." Let’s call it what it is—dangerous hypocrisy.

Pakistan, in the name of Islam, has harboured, nurtured, and exported terrorism across borders. It has become a safe haven for........

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