{"id":5891,"date":"2026-06-30T02:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:59:40","slug":"a-passport-and-nationality-do-not-define-a-muslim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/a-passport-and-nationality-do-not-define-a-muslim\/","title":{"rendered":"A passport and nationality do not define a Muslim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mufti Usamah Dockrat<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> warns that calls for South African Muslims to abandon \u201cforeign\u201d Muslims reflect a dangerous nationalism that has no place in Islam.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A disturbing message has recently circulated on social media suggesting that the \u201cMuslims of South Africa\u201d should make it clear to \u201cforeign\u201d Muslims that they will neither defend nor shelter them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The message is short, but its implications are serious. Beyond its striking similarity to the rhetoric of the mun\u0101fiq\u016bn in Mad\u012bnah after the migration of Ras\u016blull\u0101h \ufdfa, it reflects a number of dangerous assumptions that must be addressed clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At its core, the message appears to have internalised un-Islamic ideas of nationalism, citizenship and loyalty to the modern nation-state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Muslim does not become more deserving of loyalty, protection and concern because he possesses a particular passport. Nor does another Muslim become less deserving because he lacks one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muslim brotherhood is not determined by borders, documents or legal categories created by the state. It is determined by \u012bm\u0101n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationalism is not an Islamic measure of loyalty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first problem with the message is its framing. By dividing Muslims into \u201cSouth African\u201d and \u201cforeign\u201d Muslims in a way that affects who should be defended, sheltered or abandoned, the author places state identity above Islamic brotherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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