To MyMuslim brethren who went out on the 29th May, stood in lengthyqueues to make their mark, and then threw it all away by voting in favour of theANC, I have but 1 question to ask you:

Were you dependenton this same ANC for education for your children as opposed to some model C orprivate school, dependent on this ANC to provide safety and security instead ofa privately contracted company, dependent on the ANC’s clinics and hospitalsfor healthcare instead of some grossly exploitative private hospital, would youstill have voted for them?

I doubt so.But because we’re insulated by our wealth from the harsh reality of life inSouth Africa, we could happily throw away our vote on a party that has broughtuntold misery on millions of poor South Africans. All because our ulema ignorethis hadith:

“May the curse of Allah be upon the one who pays a bribe andthe one who takes it.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah (2313); classed as saheeh byal-Albani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah – and encouraged us to vote for the ruling party,knowing full well, that through their corrupt shenanigans, these are peopleconstantly under Allah’s curse.

 Truth is, the ANC weresmart enough to play us, and we in turn were dumb enough to be played by themwhen they pulled their ICJ stunt in a bid to hold on to their majority vote, astunt which has done nothing to better lives for Palestinians, nor diminish thetrade ties between South Africa and Israel that are in excess of $200 millionper annum in each direction, nor even help the rotten ruling elite to hold onto their majority.

Yes, our hearts bleed for the Palestinian people. Not justbecause they’re Muslim, but because NO HUMAN BEING should ever be subjected towhat they’re enduring.
Yes, we weep for them when we see the video evidence of a genocide unfolding withthe full blessing of western governments.
Yes, we wake up in the wee hours of the morning and read two raka’ahespecially for their freedom from oppression.
But our vote, here, in South Africa, was supposed to be for South Africanpeople. Was supposed to be one that could ensure dignity for the poorest andmost vulnerable among us. THAT is the core of Islamic teaching. Our neighbourshave the greatest right over us and we did them a grave injustice by voting forparty that has not built one new University or hospital in the 30 years thatthey have ruled over us.

I maintain that no believer with even the lightest conscience could havehappily voted ANC. Even a vote for the Zionist DA would have been betterbecause at least they have shown accountability in their governance of the WesternCape, so a vote for them would have been a vote for South Africa , even if itwas a vote against our beloved Palestinian people (yes, that’s an unpopularopinion, and you can lynch me for it later).

So when DA counsellors make statements like these:

And Zionist, racist ‘journos’ write drivel like this , you know, as a band of believing South Africans we are alaughing stock of the religious community at home and have totally lost the plot. Our leadership is stumblingin the dark because they have failed to speak truth to corrupt power, something no righteousscholar from the golden age of Islam would have shied away from, even at the costof their lives.

When your chance comes in the next election to contribute tomaking the lives of ALL South Africans better, think carefully. Vote with yourconscience. And if you still vote ANC then, well… check your faith. Because,you, my friend, are in deeper trouble than you imagined.