Suhaib Webb – Cover me!
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The transcript describes a situation where a man named Khadija spoke at a wedding, but it is unclear what the topic is. The transcript also discusses the danger of language and lack of political frameworks for Muslims, which can lead to muted voices and negative impact on society.
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And he came to his wife, say the
Khadija, we talked about her last time,
and
he said cover me cover me cover me.
The ulema, they noticed something really important here,
and that is that it is important at
times to share things that happened in our
lives that are monumental with those who are
closest to us.
There's nothing wrong with that. Number 2, the
statement
cover me cover me
is an attempt, a, what we call, a
to seek a remedy for a situation.
So they said this is an evidence that
a person should seek remedies for any type
of disturbances,
And, of course, in a greater in a
in a in a in a higher,
level of intensity would be for illnesses.
Sometimes we find Muslims and this is the
danger of where we are as a community,
lacking language on issues, as we'll talk about
later. Lacking language on issues. So So when
a community doesn't have a language for things,
and what I mean here is, like, knowledge
that provides contemporary frameworks
for Muslims to navigate the challenges of life.
You can't you can't bash young Muslims
if you haven't provided them with a framework
to live.
You can't bash activists if you haven't gotten
to, like, what is Islamic activism?
You can't bash Muslims who are trying to
get involved in politics if you haven't provided
a
a a
a a political, a theological,
set of frameworks
or a a a a political theology, if
you will.
Right? That's gonna help them map things out,
and that's kind of the danger of where
we are sometimes with our our teachers
is that they are not speaking to the
issues. And when you don't speak to the
issues, then it's gonna be muted. And if
there's no voice there,
if the hitab of Allah isn't there, right,
metaphorically,
then you can't fault Muslims for finding other
voices.