The Madmen: Accusation and Counter-Accusation (Loss Is One)* _Captain Mohamed Hassan Al-Tahir

 

Date: October 18, 2025

 

Whoever looks with wisdom at the overwhelming chaos in our beloved country—where events accelerate and narratives intertwine—will see that accusations have become:

– Weapons brandished before thought,

– Arrows loosed before proof.

 

This compels every person of insight and foresight to ask:

*Can a discerning mind truly hurl accusations recklessly and master the art of slander?*

 

The legal and moral principle that “a person is innocent until proven guilty” is not a mere slogan. It is a safeguard that preserves human dignity and prevents societies from descending into disorder.

 

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*🧠 When Reason Is Absent*

 

Accusation does not stem from a discerning mind, for it:

– Violates the logic of fairness,

– Contradicts the golden rule established by civilizations: _“Innocent until proven guilty.”_

 

A discerning mind does not condemn before verifying, nor does it draw its sword before seeking clarity.

 

As for the *counter-accusation*, it is a further descent. It does not elevate the self but diminishes it, revealing a state of confusion, haste, and a thirst for reaction rather than a principled stance.

True distinction is not in shouting, but in composure; not in agitation, but in elevating the intellectual and moral reference frame. _Let one speak good or remain silent_, for silence can sometimes speak louder than a thousand retorts.

 

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*⚰️ Speak Well of Your Dead: Between Narrative and Reverence*

 

Amid the prevailing chaos, it is noticeable that with every death, tongues race and narratives clash.

 

_“Each claims Layla’s love,

But Layla acknowledges none.”_

 

Some echo the words of “Raya” mourning her father, Abu Kabs—the crown and guide of the tribe—pleading for a year of mourning. She once said of herself:

“I am the daughter of the noble houses from over there.”

And the Arabs said of her father:

“Abu Kabs, the ornament of men and my pride; among men, he is counted, not the lesser.”

 

Proper response to death is not in tearing garments or striking cheeks, but in the Prophet’s words: _“Mention the virtues of your dead.”_

Grief is permissible—for the heart grieves and the eyes shed tears for every lost soul—but sorrow is not masculine or feminine. As the poet said:

_“If women were like those we lost, women would be preferred over men,”_

for their ability to give life meaning.

 

Honoring the deceased is a duty embraced by the noble and dignified among the people of Islam. The Sudanese spoke truth when they said, _“Loss is one,”_ a testament to solidarity and a witness to the spontaneous surge of compassion in every hardship.

 

And here arises the question: *What of prevention and protection?*

 

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*🛡️ The Jurisprudence of Prevention: Between Discernment and Narrative*

 

Prevention is not limited to masks in times of pandemics—it is discernment in times of tribulation.

When narratives and counter-narratives spread, truth is lost, and reason is assassinated.

So how do we protect ourselves?

 

The answer lies in discernment, verification, and returning to credible sources—not to platforms of slander.

– A narrative is not mere storytelling; it is a responsibility.

– A counter-narrative is not always a defense; it may be an escape or a deception.

 

This demands adherence to the inherited wisdom: _“Seek knowledge from its sources.”_

 

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*🏛️ *Where Is Wisdom?*

Is There Not Among You a Right-Minded Man?*

 

Amid this fluidity, a series of legitimate questions arise:

– Where are the legal and policing institutions?

– What is their role now in ending this slander?

– What is their future role in protecting human capital?

 

True capital is not money—it is the human being.

– If dignity is lost, the nation is lost.

– If the arena is left to accusations and counter-accusations, then reason has perished.

 

*Is there not among you a right-minded man?*

– A man who halts this chaos, this fluidity, this recklessness with innocent lives;

– A man who raises the banner of reason and restores the stature of moral reference?

– A man who does not flatter, does not appease, but is just, reforming, and wise?

 

In times of chaos and fluidity:

– Reason becomes a rare currency,

– And wisdom becomes a revolution.

 

Let us be revolutionaries against disorder.

Let us revive the jurisprudence of prevention.

Let us speak well of our dead—

So that we may rise one day, at the very least, among the wise.

Go to Sudan—for in it is a king under whom no one is wronged.