Muslim influencer from the United States explains why it is hypocritical to say that dying for God is terrorism
According to Daniel Haqiqatjou (The Muslim Skeptic), the West applies a double standard when it glorifies soldiers who die for the State but condemns as terrorists those who die for God.
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Haqiqatjou, known for his direct and uncompromising style, accuses the West of maintaining a double standard: “If a soldier says ‘I die for my country’, he is a hero. But if a Muslim says ‘I die for God and my people’, then he is a terrorist.”.
The YouTuber defends that Islam has not “outsourced” violence to the secular state., as other religions have done, and for that it is accused of being violent. According to him, every organised society—whether the UN or any modern state—has police forces, armies and courts that apply violence under the umbrella of the law. “Islam also has rules on war and criminal punishments.". It's not just private spirituality between you and God.”, he says. The discourse is very clear:
Any state has a police force, an army and courts that apply violence under the umbrella of the law. Islam also has rules on war and criminal punishments: it is not just private spirituality between you and God. We do not outsource violence to the secular state, and for that we are criticised. We are criticised because other religions have indeed made that renunciation, but Islam has not, and for that reason it is labelled violent. Islam has war; it has those aspects that are so offensive. But, at the same time, there are people who have no problem saying ‘we support our troops’ and justifying wars for their country, and don't even bat an eyelid at these violent sentiments, because it is their secular State's war. However, if a Muslim says ‘I want to die for God’ or ‘I want to die for my people’, then that is terrorism. That is a double standard.
Who is Daniel Haqiqatjou,
Daniel Haqiqatjou, known as The Muslim Skeptic, is an American Muslim influencer of Iranian origin, born in Houston, Texas, in 1985. He studied Physics and Philosophy at Harvard and later at Tufts University, combining his academic background with the study of traditional Islamic sciences. His project, Muslim Skeptic, is at the same time a YouTube channel with nearly 440,000 subscribers and a web portal where it publishes analyses and debates on philosophy, culture and religion
With a critical and provocative style, Haqiqatjou He argues that Islam is not just a private spirituality, but a complete system of life that includes politics, morality and jurisprudence.. He criticises liberalism, feminism and Islamic modernism, and is often accused of being a radical conservative. Despite the controversy, his message resonates with a young audience seeking alternatives to dominant narratives and who see in his discourse an unapologetic defence of traditional Islam.
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