WHY IS ALLAH REFUSING TO SAVE BRITISH MUSLIMS FROM CORONAVIRUS?

British Muslims, who are overwhelmingly of South Asian origin, have more than their fair share of health problems. The many problems caused by cousin marriage have been well-documented, not to mention ailments caused by lack of sunshine that they have simply not been evolved for. 

Now the latest medical crisis to hit British Muslims is coronavirus! 

One unconfirmed figure I heard is that 25% of all British coronavirus deaths are British Muslims, even though they only make up around 5 to 7% of the population and are usually younger then the native British population. But whatever the exact numbers, which will probably be covered up, it is clear that British Muslims are being hit by the global pandemic at a much higher rate than native Brits. 

Shadim Hussain, a prominent Muslim writing in the Left-wing newspaper The Independent admitted as much:

Britain’s Muslims are amongst the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic – senior NHS officials [say] that Muslims are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus.

To those inside Muslim communities like me, this is shocking but not surprising. This needs to be recognised more broadly before it is too late. If Muslims feel let down, excluded or forgotten by the government response, there will be repercussions that last longer than the outbreak.

Interesting sentence:

"...there will be repercussions that last longer than the outbreak."

I hope that doesn't mean what I think it means.

Fingers crossed!

So, why is this nasty, racist virus picking on Muslims? After his veiled threats of terrorism, Hussain continues:

Many Muslims live in extended families, often, like my household, with three generations under one roof. This means there are a higher number of carriers who can (and often will) infect an elderly relative. An older person cannot effectively self-isolate when they are living in close quarters with their children, grand-children and perhaps even extended family.

We are all social creatures, but maybe Muslims are more social than most. We eat together – often from one plate, sharing utensils and side dishes. For many Muslims, social intimacy like handshakes and hugs are so hardwired into their behaviour that the week-old invention of “social distancing” is both alien and absurd to them.

This is particularly the case in Britain’s 1600 Mosques (there are 130 just in my home town of Bradford). Islam is a collective religion, and although prominent British Muslim organisations like the Muslim Council of Britain have – in line with Muslim-majority countries like Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt – instructed Muslims to pray at home, many of the UK’s mosques are likely to remain open. Thankfully most mosques have heeded the advice, but the prayer spaces that are still open may have even more people packed into them than usual, increasing the risk.

During Friday prayers (attendance at which is, under normal circumstances, an obligation for most Muslims), the close proximity of worshippers makes the spread of coronavirus a near certainty. We know this from events in the Muslim world: Malaysia’s spread of Covid-19 has been traced back to a single religious gathering at a Mosque, which allowed the virus to spread not only across that country, but to six others.

All this makes coronavirus particularly troubling in Muslim communities, some of which are, like Bradford, in the most deprived areas of the country, with poor health outcomes to match.

I would guess there are several other factors that may affect infection rates. For example, while Islam encourages hygiene to some degree, many South Asian cultures are not as "on board" with basic hygiene practices as normal English people, at least traditionally.

But the coronavirus also has a metaphysical and theological dimension.

If higher numbers of Muslims are dying from the coronavirus despite being the special "Chosen People of Allah," the simple lesson to take from this is that either (a) Allah does not exist or (b) He does not care about British Muslims. In fact, it looks like he prefers infidels!!! 

Wow, mind blown!

The only way for true Muslims to square the circle here would be to believe that Allah exists and loves them, but just doesn't approve of them living in the lands of the infidels. 

Some serious thoughts to ponder there for all serious British Muslims -- inshallah!

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