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Oct 2025
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Why Some Scholars Critique Resistance | ...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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Scholars who defend order over justice don’t emerge by accident. They are products of Western philosophy that have conditioned generations to prize compliance over courage. Imam Tom breaks down how colonial and modern powers molded Muslim scholarship to value control over truth and highlights how we can move beyond these ideologies to revive integrity and pr ... Show More
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