One thing that seems to unite the various strands of Islam over the last century is their vehement critiques of Marxism.
Deobandis, the Syrian Ulema, the Azharis, the West African scholars, the Salafis and even the Shia all have strident arguments based on theory and practice
Deobandis, the Syrian Ulema, the Azharis, the West African scholars, the Salafis and even the Shia all have strident arguments based on theory and practice
That's not to deny the benefit one can still find in Marx's writings including his input on power-relations, dissection of industrial capitalism, critique of bourgeoisie exploitation and even some of his theory on material causes of historical change
Nevertheless, the Marxists slaughtered Muslims and Islamic institutions, Marx (as a pseudo-Prophet) got most of his predictions wildly wrong wrong and also his blatant racism and xenophobia need to be taken into account when reading his material
Shaykh Ul Islam Mustafa Sabri saw Marx as one of the 6 modern thinkers who would be most damaging to human interests. Marxist attempts to out-Marx the man himself led to some of the most catastrophic and avoidable disasters in human history
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