I read a news article a while ago which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on the portrayal of muslims in the media especially, the entertainment industry. If one reflects for a moment they will realise that in most cases in the media, such as the movie industry, muslims are often represented in two ways. They are either shown to have an extreme mentality whereby, they misinterpret the teachings of Islam in order to harm innocent people. Or they are shown as care-free people who are only muslim by name while their actions clearly contradict Islamic teachings. For example, they are often shown as alcohol drinkers and clubbers. It is very rare to see muslims being portrayed correctly such as a balanced rightly-guided muslim who fulfils their obligatory duties and takes part in the material world without compromising on their faith. This incorrect portrayal of muslims should not fool muslims into believing that the vast majority of the Islamic nation fit into these two extreme categories. In fact, the vast majority are balanced muslims and those who possess an extreme mentality are the minority. A muslim who observes this should therefore not give up their modesty and compromise on their faith believing that everyone else is doing the same so it is therefore acceptable for them to do so to. Unfortunately, this incorrect belief has already infected many muslims who use this poor excuse to take part in major sins, such as backbiting. This is an extremely immature attitude which fails to justify one’s actions in a worldly court how then can this excuse hold up in the court of Allah, the Exalted, on Judgement Day?
A Muslim should therefore, not be fooled and remain steadfast on the obedience of Allah, the Exalted, and not follow the behaviour of what the entertainment industry shows them. If a muslim chooses misguidance then they should know for certain that claiming everyone else was also misguided will not save them from the punishment of Allah, the Exalted. And if they remain steadfast on right guidance then the misguidance of others will not harm them in this world or the next. Chapter 5 Al Ma’idah, verse 105:
“O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided…”
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