Information Warfare: How the Messenger of Allah ﷺ Combated Propaganda, Misinformation and False Narratives

Compiled & Prepared By ML Hakim Dr Latib

Before swords were drawn at Badr, Uhud, or the trench was dug at Khandaq, a fiercer and more subtle war was already underway — a war of words, perceptions, and narratives. The Seerah offers a remarkably sophisticated model for understanding and countering information warfare, that remains as relevant today as it was in the early days of Islam

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Fitnah that starts from within

Many are rightly concerned about the fitnahs appearing around us, and the fitnah of Dajjal approaching closer and closer, but the fitnah within our own ranks is not recognised, and yet this is the most dangerous and common type of fitnah, as many get caught up innocently in it without realizing

Such Fitnah in the ummah always began with an appearance of sincerity, disagreements with the decisions of the leadership/amir, that were weaponised and led to divisions & groups being formed, an agitator who saw an opportunity, and rallied others emotions and thereby broke the unity of the ummah, manipulating the innocent to achieve his/her aims.

The earliest manifestations of Shi‘ism and the Khawārij followed this pattern, and many later deviant movements repeated it.. This article serves as a warning to the ummah to recognise the hallmarks of such fitnahs, disguised as innocent reform, so that they may not be dragged into becoming an instrumental part of a fitnah from within, that destroys the deen.

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Let the shia dogs do their work...

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