Unmodern Aspects of Islam (45): The Tyranny of Algorithms
Did you know that algorithms predict what you’ll click on better than your closest friends know you? Every scroll is designed to keep you hooked—until your desires, opinions, even your mood, are quietly programmed by a feed.
But Islam teaches us not to be slaves of what others choose for us.
Allah commands:
“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them.” (Quran 24:30).
Guarding the gaze isn’t just about modesty—it’s about protecting the heart from being led by whatever flashes on a screen.
The Prophet ﷺ trained his companions to control what they looked at, because every glance plants a seed in the heart. They didn’t allow outside forces to decide their inner state—they chose discipline over manipulation.
Algorithms thrive on distraction and desire. The Sunnah thrives on clarity and self-mastery. The difference is freedom.
In a modern world, the Sunnah is our way back to what truly matters.
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