#Hanafi is home, but for now we’ll return to our regularly scheduled spiritual programming.
#egothink (1) The “mafhūm al-mukhālafa” ego principle.
When we speak against something, the underlying premise is,
If I SAY -x, then I must be BE/DOING x
I call it counter-boasting
#egothink (1) The “mafhūm al-mukhālafa” ego principle.
When we speak against something, the underlying premise is,
If I SAY -x, then I must be BE/DOING x
I call it counter-boasting
https://twitter.com/imanmbadawi/status/1453361786816802816
How many times have you liked/retweeted/followed while thinking,
“He said it doesn’t make sense. He must be smart.”
“He said it’s haram. He must be pious.”
“He used the word ‘non-expert’. He must be an expert.”
Um, not exactly.
It’s a logical fallacy.
It’s #egothink
“He said it doesn’t make sense. He must be smart.”
“He said it’s haram. He must be pious.”
“He used the word ‘non-expert’. He must be an expert.”
Um, not exactly.
It’s a logical fallacy.
It’s #egothink
The danger is in the false reassurance this provides the speaker and follower.
Reality check — there are plenty of people who speak out against the very things they do,
even more who have distorted conceptual understandings,
and a great deal more who are just…not very smart.
Reality check — there are plenty of people who speak out against the very things they do,
even more who have distorted conceptual understandings,
and a great deal more who are just…not very smart.
Switch to spiritually intelligent thinking.
Seek out real benefit, based on where *you* are in your journey to Allah, without focus on personalities, and only take religious advise and concepts from a reputable scholar of knowledge and practice.
Counter-boasting is nonsense.
Seek out real benefit, based on where *you* are in your journey to Allah, without focus on personalities, and only take religious advise and concepts from a reputable scholar of knowledge and practice.
Counter-boasting is nonsense.
Note that this switch is not easy. It’s an entire attitude change.
#egothink is so pervasive because the vast majority of people are not ***spiritually critical thinkers***
Yes, that’s a thing. A great thing, in fact. The ego doesn’t want you to know about it. I wonder why…
#egothink is so pervasive because the vast majority of people are not ***spiritually critical thinkers***
Yes, that’s a thing. A great thing, in fact. The ego doesn’t want you to know about it. I wonder why…
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