Yanci na tunani wani abu ne da kowa ke ɗauka cewa yana da shi ta asali. Babu wanda yake tunanin tunaninsa ba nasa ba ne. A gaskiya kuwa, mafi yawan tunanin mutane ana ƙayyade shi sosai, kuma manyan ƙarfin al'umma ne ke sarrafa shi gaba ɗaya. Masu “’yancin tunani” na yau, waɗanda ke ihu da alfahari (kuma suna da wahalar jurewa), ba banda ba ne.

Freedom of thought is something all people assume they have by default. No one thinks his thoughts are not his own. In reality, the vast majority of people’s thoughts are heavily dictated and outright controlled by larger societal forces. Today’s loud and proud (and obnoxious) “free thinkers” are no exception.

Ina gaya maka cewa akwai bambance-bambance bayyanannu tsakanin Musulunci da dabi'un Amurka (da na Yamma)?

But here is a broader example. What if I were to tell you that there are clear conflicts between Islam and American (and Western) values?

Ba zan yi ƙarin bayani kan wannan iƙirari ba, domin ba shi ne batun ba. Batun shi ne cewa ko da tunanin cewa akwai rikici tsakanin kasancewa Musulmi da kasancewa Ba'amurke, ga yawancin Musulmin Amurka kusan kamar zagin addini ne.

I am not going to elaborate on this claim because that’s not the point. The point is that even the thought that there is a conflict between being Muslim and being American is considered all but blasphemy to many American Muslims.

Ka dakata na ɗan lokaci. Idan kana karanta abin da ke sama kuma kana jin fushi, ko mamaki, ko kuma kana tunanin hanyoyin da wannan magana ta yi kuskure, ka tsaya ka tambayi kanka: Me ya sa? Me ya sa wannan magana mai sauƙi za ta sa ka jin rashin jin daɗi haka? Ba kamar magana ce ta kafirci ko ta ilimin tauhidi ba. Idan aka duba ta a zahiri, ba ta da wani abin mamaki ko abin fushi, koda kuwa daga baya aka tabbatar da cewa ba gaskiya ba ce. Don fahimtar haka, ka tambayi kanka: Shin Musulunci yana karo da dabi'un Vietnam? Shin yana karo da al'adun ƙasar Chile? Wataƙila ba ka sani ba, amma yana yiwuwa, ko ba haka ba? Me zai hana ya yiwu? To me ya sa ake nuna kulawa mai tsanani idan aka yi maganar Amurka ko Yammaci musamman?

Now pause for a second. If you are reading the above and feel annoyance, anger, incredulity, or you’re just thinking about all the ways that that statement is wrong, stop and ask yourself: Why? Why should this simple claim cause you so much discomfort? It’s not like the claim is actually blasphemous or has anything to do with theology. Also, when you think about the claim in the abstract, it is hardly peculiar or worthy of outrage, even if it turns out to be wrong. To understand this, ask yourself: Does Islam conflict with Vietnamese values? Does Islam conflict with the cultural values of Chile? You probably don’t know, but it is possible, right? Why couldn’t it be? So why the sensitivity with America or the West in particular?

Na lura da wannan a cikin kaina. Na lura cewa na yi jinkiri ko da a cikin zuciyata wajen faɗin cewa Musulunci da dabi'un Amurka na iya yin karo da juna. Na ji wani ɗan damuwa da tsoro, kuma hakan ya dame ni game da kaina. Hakan ya nuna a fili yadda tunanina ke da tasiri sosai daga yanayin da nake ciki, ta hanyoyin da ni kaina ban ma sani ba.

I noticed this in myself. I noticed that I hesitated in even articlating to myself the claim that Islam and American values could potentially ever be in conflict. I felt a tinge of discomfort and trepidation and that bothered me about myself. It was a clear indication of how my thoughts are deeply influenced by my context in ways that I am not even aware of.

Ba nufin wani abu na relativistic, na hangen nesa, na postmodern ba irin su "Dukkanmu muna da son zuciya," da sauransu. Yana yiwuwa a rabu da wadannan son zuciyar hankali. Muna yin hakan ta hanyar daidaita tunaninmu da yanayin zuciyarmu da Gaskiya Mafi Girma, kuma muna yin hakan ta hanyar bin Sunnah.

Now my point is not some relativistic, perspectival, postmodern nonsense about how “We are all biased,” etc. It is possible to transcend these cognitive biases. We do this by bringing our thoughts and inner states in conformity with the Higher Truth. And we do that by following the Sunnah.

Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce,

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم is reported to have said,