Yan ƙoƙarin bayyana Musulunci da kalmomin ƙungiyar 'yanci (liberalism) a mafi kyau ba shi da amfani, kuma yana iya cutar da manufar. A ce wani abu "yana 'yantarwa" ko "yana ba da 'yanci" magana ce marar ma'ana, domin kowane abu za a iya ganin cewa yana 'yantarwa ga wani. Wasu suna jin 'yanci da abu X, wasu kuma da abu Y. Abin dogaro ne ga ra'ayin mutum, don haka ba ka faɗi wani abu mai muhimmanci ba ta hanyar amfani da waɗannan kalmomi marasa zurfi. Musamman ma ga Musulmai, wannan ya fi cutarwa, domin ana da ma'ana mai yawa da za a isar a cikin addininmu da al'adunmu. Don me ba za mu zana daga wannan tekun ma'ana mai zurfi da fadi domin mu yi magana da maƙwabtanmu, abokanmu da iyalanmu ba? Don me muke ci gaba da kwasar ƙaramin tafkin 'yanci maimakon haka?

Explaining Islam using the vocabulary of liberalism is, at best, counterproductive. Saying that something is “freeing” or “liberating” is an empty claim because anything and everything can be conceived by someone as liberating. Some people feel liberated by X and others feel liberated by Y. It’s entirely subjective, so you’re not saying anything meaningful by resorting to these empty terms (especially when people’s understanding of liberty is so heavily influenced by contemporary cultural sensibilities and hence they aren’t inclined to believe Muslims when they say the hijab or whatever else is liberating or empowering, etc.). It is especially counterproductive for us as Muslims to use this vocabulary because there is so much meaning to convey in our deen and our tradition. Why don’t we tap into that expansive, deep reservoir of meaning to talk to our neighbors, our friends, our family? Why do we insist on scraping the shallow puddle of liberalism instead?