Freedom Without Morality: The Liberal Dilemma
- Muiz As-Siddeeqi
- May 28
- 1 min read
Freedom Without Morality: The Liberal Dilemma
They say:
“As long as it doesn’t hurt anyone, do whatever you want.”
But who decides what “hurt” means?
Who defines “right” and “wrong”?
Who draws the line — and what happens when everyone draws it differently?
That’s the liberal dilemma:
A world full of freedom — but no fixed morality.
Freedom becomes an idol.
Morality becomes “judgmental.”
Truth becomes “relative.”
And society collapses into chaos masked as “progress.”
When morality is untied from revelation,
— modesty becomes “oppression,”
— zina becomes “consent,”
— LGBTQ becomes “love,”
— and murder of unborn children becomes a “choice.”
In the name of freedom,
they silence the voice of fitrah and erase the boundaries of decency.
But deep inside, the soul still cries.
The heart still knows.
The fitrah still whispers:
“This isn’t right.”
Islam offers the balance that liberalism cannot.
Freedom? Yes — but with purpose.
Choice? Yes — but guided by revelation.
Rights? Yes — but not at the expense of the rights of the Creator.
“Have you seen he who takes his desire as his god?”
— Surah al-Jāthiyah 45:23
True freedom is not the right to do evil without guilt.
It’s the ability to do good — even when it’s hard.
And that comes not from man-made slogans,
but from divine guidance.
Liberalism can’t solve this dilemma.
Only Islam can — because morality in Islam is from the One who created morality.
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