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Old School Islam vs the Social Media Islam Today

(A message from one of the early Millennials…)

A lot of people wonder why older Muslims—especially Gen X and early Millennials—tend to lean more toward Sufi-influenced, scholar-respecting Islam… while today’s Gen Z crowd on social media is often louder, more opinionated, and sometimes disrespectful to the ulama.

Let me explain the difference we lived:

1. Seeking knowledge back then was a struggle.

We didn’t have YouTube or TikTok da’wah. If we wanted a lecture, we had to buy tapes, order CDs, or wait hours just to download a lecture on dial-up—then burn it to CD. We paid for books, read full texts, and traveled to attend a scholar’s talk. Knowledge was earned, not just swiped.

2. We knew our place.

We respected the scholars and sat with adab. We didn’t correct ulema in the comments. We didn’t act like we knew better because we read a quote card or watched a 1-minute reel. We learned slowly and deeply—not loudly and quickly.

3. Worship was private, not performative.

We didn’t take selfies in front of the Kaaba or post ourselves making salat in public for likes. Our ibadah wasn’t for the algorithm. It was for Allah. Even Umrah photos weren’t a thing. Worship felt real—and often quiet.

4. Islam was holistic, not branded.

We didn’t mix deen with hustle culture, Red Pill ideology, or clout chasing. We weren’t trying to “go viral” off Islam. We were trying to transform ourselves, not market ourselves.

5. The new generation skips the scholars.

Too many now try to become influencers instead of students. They dismiss traditional scholars and start making bold statements as if they’re qualified. But no scholar in history ever became learned through reels and threads alone.

This isn’t hate. It’s naseeha.

We’re not perfect—but we come from a time where sincerity mattered more than visibility.

May Allah guide this generation to balance—and protect us all from ego dressed up as da’wah

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"The Barakah Effect: More With Less" by Mohammed Faris -

"If the blessings you enjoy take you away from Allah, then there is no Barakah in them."

Start reading this book for free: https://a.co/1vgd8I9

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"Rumi thinks so: When you have fled for refuge to the Quran of God, You have mingled with the spirits of the prophets."

"Meeting of Two Seas: Where the heart leads the mind" by Saeed Malik

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Studies show using social media can increase depression and anxiety. In this dunya full of stressors, why should we increase our struggle? As Ramadan comes to a close, remember that you are capable of self discipline, you are capable of time management, and of doing better and being better.

Don't let your good habits end with Ramadan. Continue to do good and be good.

I was reading this book and it had information about social media, so I thought I'd share.

Healing the Emptiness: A guide to emotional and spiritual well-being-- by Yasmin Mogahed

"One study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that the group who spent the most hours per day on social media had 3 times the risk of developing depression. Another study published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology randomly assigned one group to reduce their social media usage to only 30 mins (10 mins Facebook, 10 mins Instagram, 10 mins Snapchat). The study found that reducing social media usage decreased depression, anxiety and loneliness. Jordyn Young, a co-author of the paper from the University of Pennsylvania wrote: “What we found overall is that if you use less social media, you are actually less depressed and less lonely–meaning that the decreased social media use is what causes that qualitative shift in your well-being.” This was the first study to establish a causal link between social media usage and depression, anxiety, and loneliness."

It's ironic that I'm using social media to market against it, but we should know the truth about the apps were using.

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This ayat really spoke to me today so I wanted to share it. We should marinate these thoughts within us. This is the purpose of our lives. And alhamdulillah for it. I pray that people can find the peace and gratitude from these words.

These are screenshots from an app I read the Quran on. It's literally just called The Holy Quran.

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Sahih Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 57, Number 14:

Narrated 'Amr bin Al-As:

The Prophet deputed me to read the Army of Dhat-as-Salasil. I came to him and said, "Who is the most beloved person to you?"

He said, " 'Aisha."

I asked, "Among the men?"

He said, "Her father."

Subhanallah what a romantic.

We should love our Prophet (SAW). And how will we do so without knowing him? Hadeeths help us to better know him, and this one does a very loving side to him (SAW).

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"We tried reasoning our way to Him: it did not work; but the moment we gave up, no obstacle remained.

Here Hakim [Sanai] shows that the use of the intellect alone to deduce and reason the existence of the oneness of truth is impossible.

The moment that we surrender the ego intellect to a higher knowing we can then realize the preceding Saying."

My husband and I were discussing a similar topic today. We need to accept, surrender and give our all to our Lord. Only then can we allow Him and His ultimate guidance within us.

Trying to decipher the why's and how's of the world and our life isn't always the right way. Sometimes it's just is what it is. We are who we are. When will you accept that? When will you accept your true self? All the darkness which resides within you?

You are who you are. Accept. Surrender. And love.

"Understanding the Sufi Masters" by Brackley Publishers, Elena Godden -

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I thought of you when I read this quote from "A Perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: Through the prism of the heart" by Saeed Malik -

"The equivalency to the Quran does not mean another book equivalent in words or verses or chapters, or rhythm or grammar. It must meet the equivalency of beauty, inspiration, living relevance, and a million other intangibles. It must make grown men break down and cry, make violent men drop their swords, make young and old women want to cover their heads and kiss it, and it must make you want to wash your hands and rinse your soul before you touch it. The equivalent book must transform hearts and change the world as the Quran did, is doing, and will continue to do. The equivalent book must be miraculously committed to the heart of its unlettered reciter and it must inspire other words and books and deeds until the seven seas, and then some more, if they were ink, could bear no more."

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I thought of you when I read this quote from "A Perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: Through the prism of the heart" by Saeed Malik -

"The spiritual spark resides in the innermost niche of the heart disqualifying us from questioning another person’s spiritual quest. The spiritual-center and the spiritual struggle are within. One’s earnest conscientiousness must therefore turn its focus within one’s own “Straight and Sincere Path”."

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"A Perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: Through the prism of the heart" by Saeed Malik -

"There are many Holy Scriptures as there are many Holy messengers. It follows therefore that the spiritual highway has many lanes."

Start reading this book for free: https://a.co/dwpJOlO

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"A Perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: Through the prism of the heart" by Saeed Malik -

"Islamic Spirituality, as we shall see is about Sincerity [[Ikhlas]] –Sincerity of thought, sincerity of purpose and sincerity of action. Sincerity eases the struggle"

Start reading this book for free: https://a.co/0IyzQ1f

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"Conversations with Nature (A Way of Life Book 2)" by Mushin Ru -

"By now I know that ‘thinking’ is not in the same dimension where experiencing take place; thinking is having a little world in our minds, while experiencing is being aware of life, but with no conditions or attachments, in relation to time and space.."

Start reading this book for free: https://a.co/d4MG41T

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“Silence and solitude aren't just quiet rooms, they're like graveyards where the pretenses of your life are laid to rest and the real, raw you is unearthed. It's confronting, almost like meeting yourself for the first time. But what if leaning into this discomfort, this deafening silence, is actually what you need? In that stillness, something miraculous happens.”

in To Hell with the Hustle by Jefferson Bethke on Blinkist.

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One of Best lectures of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf | Finding Balance in life

This was a very knowledgeable lecture. But it was also really funny.

So at one point the real Mark Hanson really showed. Cuz he was like some people have faces that should be covered. So that was kind of funny. That wasn't very Islamic but it was funny.

And then another point he said that we are aliens. And I just feel like that's really something that my husband could relate to.

There was one other point that I wanted to know but I forgot it now so and now I'm tired so I'm just going to post this

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Allah created:

1. Angels- innocent and sinless

2. Satan and his progeny- evil

3. Jinns- evil dominated over good

4. Mankind- the best of creation; equally mixed good and evil, try to conquer evil within themselves and to grow in goodness to seek and attain pleasure of Allah

#maarifulquran