What some call it an attack; others call it an advice-part-1
Ibrahim M Mead,
Political analyst
Ottawa, Canada
When some one is in the thick of wronging (his base) others and
drifting Somaliland off the rail, and his close advisors tell him,
“You are good, you are right, you are doing the right thing” the
recipient of this advice hates any one else telling him otherwise!
He hates any one else telling him, “Sir, what you are doing is not
right! You are travelling on the wrong path! You put Somaliland on
an undermined sand cliff! Stop this!”
The wrong doer usually takes it personal and his advisors do the
same, even more! Nothing can be corrected when such attitude of
defiance and denial is the preferable tool!
For the last three or four days, two brothers in particular were
more vocal in their criticism of Siilanyo’s administration than
others! I think it is so because it came from an unexpected coron er!
Brother Mohamed Ragi and Brother Yussuf Abdillahi Janale
(ref: Hadhwanaag and Qaran news successive interviews) are from the
same sub-clan of that of the president. The question is: did the
brothers attack the president’s administration as wel l as him self
in person or did they advise the president by warning him of the
corruption and the miss-management which crippled his
administration, in their own way!?
Did they tell him the truth so that he may heed and then correct the
wrong or did they attack him in person and for nothing!?
I, for one believe they were advising a man they like very much in
an honest and brave way! The difference is they simply followed what
the prophet of Allah (scw) advised the believers to do when coming
to the aid of a brother in need in which they have to come to his
aid when ne ed is warranted.
The prophet of Allah directed the believers that they should come to
the aid of a brother in ne ed. He (scw) said, “Come to the aid of
your brother when he is wronged as well as when he wr ongs others”
the prophet (scw) was asked, Oh the prophet of Allah, how can we
come to his aid when he wrongs others!? The Prophet said, “Stop him
wronging others. Tell him the truth” Along this prophetic advice the
Brothers Janale and Ragi were trying to tell their man, our man the
president the truth and the truth is not bad at all!
They were not attacking the man they love and helped him win the
election.
They wanted to help the man they made him President by telling him
the truth.
They wanted to help the man they wished him all the success in the
world.
They wanted to help the man they sacrificed so much so that he can
leave a legacy where by every generation utters the words: “God
bless him and forgive him for he left us a country in tact. We can
pass it to the next generation, and the next generation will pass it
to the next generation and so on and so forth”.
The brothers were fighting against a legacy the man they adored may
leave for the country where by the people will curse him and wish
for him to be in the hottest spot of the Hell in here after, when
ever his name is mentioned, for he will leave for them a fragmented
and divided people and country! For he will leave nothing for the
people of Somaliland! Nothing, nothing if he does not change
direction, vision and mission! That is what they do not want to
happen. They were helping the president in telling him the truth and
the truth some times hurts but in essence it is good, I believe.
I don’t believe a bit that they intend to attack the president. It
is how you take it. It is who yo u are! It is how one follows and
obeys and lives with the teachings of the prophet.(scw) It is how
much moral and conscience left in you. I believe the Brothers
mentioned above followed the prophet’s (scw) sayings. They also
followed their conscience. They are moral people, not mad people as
some goons put it!
“Allah guides not the snares of the false ones” we are told.
This is my take
However peace and prayers
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