By Safi Abdi
She is a poor refugee and a by-product of a nation gone mad. The poor refugee is Ayan Hirsi, and that nation is
This is a woman who shares with countless vulnerable refugees and impressionable youth a history that’s anything but pretty.
She looks at the lives of her brethren, watches her starving disheveled folk on TV, and is filled with self-loathing. The men who are doing this to her are none other than her fellow countrymen -- brothers, cousins, uncles, and neighbors; in short, the very people who were supposed to be her guardians have thrown her to the dogs.
These same monsters call themselves Muslims, and are proud bearers of every conceivable name recorded in the annals of belief. Is it any wonder then that Ayan is bitter and bewildered? In her confused mind, Islam is ‘the Establishment’.
Ayan’s story is sad, her bewilderment is real, and I for one wouldn’t be surprised in the least if the young woman was found to be mentally unfit. But since Ayan is not housed in a mental institution, then we have no choice but to deal with her as though she were sane.
They say she ‘lied’ on her claims when seeking asylum, and was subsequently thrown out of her safe haven by a respectable parliament that doesn’t blink an eye when the same woman lies on God.
No sooner has she been publicly disgraced by the very people she entertained with her confusion, the poor refugee was once again up for grabs by anyone who wanted a laugh at the expense of God. Her saviors this time around were none other than the American Enterprise Institute (AEI); ironically an organization that supposedly champions good wholesome American values.
With the publication of her fabrications, the self proclaimed atheist is pocketing the fruits of her hard earned labors, and is undeniably the latest kid on the block -- recycling tired garbage under the patronage of a very friendly camera. For how long this poor refugee will be allowed to run these errands, until another poor soul darkens the horizon, is hard to tell.
This is most unfortunate, but there are those in the West that are blinded to the Truth, and are veiled by virtue of their arrogance, from the Beauty of Islam.
This poor refugee is neither the first nor will she be the last instrument for this blind mindset. Fortunately for humanity, the light of Islam is here to stay and God’s last messenger, through the God-given teachings he left behind, shall be guiding all God-conscious humans until the end of times.
In the four corners of the world, multitudes of humanity are looking at life, studying the signs around them, and are making good decisions every day the sun rises.
When such God conscious people see the light, God says, their eyes ‘overflow with tears’ as they recognize the truth. These believers long for
Even though born and raised in the midst of religious cynicism, pessimism, and spiritual-stagnation, they choose to grow and are brave enough to step out of the darkness. God’s light shines upon them and good fortune visits them. That’s why God will forgive their past sins and change their state of doubt and depression to one of tranquility and happiness.
Some are further gladdened by witnessing in their life time members of their hitherto skeptical loved ones join them in the peaceful state of Islam.
Little did her parents know when they named their little girl Ayan (Luck), that they would one day be faced with the opposite of what they had hoped for.
Today, a purportedly Muslim nation has become a breeding ground for murderers, criminals, thieves, hypocrites, and unrepentant sinners who, even after two decades of carnage and corruption, have yet to admit their crimes against humanity.
Let it be known to all that any entity whose behaviors and activities had contributed to this woman’s confusion will one day be held accountable.
Before more souls are lost to the kind of humiliation and disgrace that’s our lot today as Somalis, and Ayaan Hirsi is merely a tiny speck, Somalis will need to prove that they are just as capable of loving each other as they had been in hating one another..
Copyright . Safi Abdi 2005, edited 2007