02: Anti-Racism

Whether you choose to believe it or not, Islam has condemned the core concept of racism ever since the very beginning of existence. In the Quran, Allah(SWT) explains to us the beauty and the purpose of the diversity of mankind. Rather than all of us being from the same race, we all come from various backgrounds, races, and nations. And there are so many beautiful stories from the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) that demonstrate Islam’s strong objection against racism. In today’s world, racism is a word that is used so often by people today that it is very difficult to understand its meaning as different people define the word differently. If we want to play our role in collectively combating racism as Muslims, we have to understand what racism actually is and clarify any misconceptions, how it affects society, and what we can do to annihilate it. In this episode, I will explain what racism is and clarify some general misconceptions and then I’ll talk about what it really means to be anti-racist. After this, I’ll dive deeper into how important the message of anti-racism is in Islam. Sources: -https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/racism-101.html -https://www.dismantlingracism.org/ -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wosF_z2RNDU -https://www.islamstory.com/en/artical/3408729/Bilal-ibn-Rabah -https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_articles/single2/en_Bilal_Ibn_Rabah.pdf. -https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGQ04GHxgV/?igshid=1eewo4w67g3z5 -https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism - https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7qEy1HS6R/?igshid=vu935vxlfa8d - https://www.instagram.com/p/CBAvzZVHByU/?igshid=1aa2uhnefaepy