We are so deceived!

When I first came to know about English football, I did not know much about the teams and the players. Thanks to my father, who is a Liverpool fan, I get to know bit by bit about the game and eventually became a die hard fan of the Red Devils. However, initially, Man Utd was not even in my mind. It was Liverpool. Yes, it was but the love story was cut short because of one reason… Carlsberg.
Before I go far, let me remind you that this is not an article intended to defame Carlsberg. It is just when I like something, I would like to express such feeling. In this case, I would love to wear a Liverpool jersey as a sign of support to the team I love. Unfortunately, since the main sponsor for the team at that time was an alcoholic drink brand, it is inappropriate for a Muslim to wear the jersey as it bore the brand name in the middle of it. It is in fact prohibited in Islam as it considers promoting alcohol. There is a clear and direct prohibition regarding this in one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad which I do not intend to mention here. I believe such prohibition is common sense. Doing drugs is wrong but promoting it is right? Duh…
Anyway, as my love story went on, I had to forget about Liverpool because I couldn’t show my love to the team. So, the next team that came to my mind was another team in red. So, go Liverpool, come United. I bought the jersey. No liquor, check! Finally, a halal jersey!
The love blossomed between United and me until one day I just realized something odd on the jersey. I looked at the team’s crest. What the hell? Is that Satan? Sadly, it was too late to realize. I’m already married to the Red Devils. Oh, shoot! I’ve been literally deceived by the devil.
Well, Satan is good at deceiving people. People were so scared about hantu, black magic, santau, jangan pandang belakang, congkak, ju on and other things which are related to Satan but they forget about the one which always whispers inside our heart to do bad things. To make human inhumane. To make men satanic. We were so consumed with the scary portrayal of Satan; with horns and tail and sharp teeth and ugly face and so forth. Sadly, we don’t hear that he whisper something into our heart, the most vulnerable part of a creation called human. And you know when he whispers, he deceives.
Deception is his part and parcel. He cannot overthrow God from His throne. But he can do one thing; to deceive as much human as he can as his successors in Hell. Oh, how deceived we are! The proof is everywhere if we open our eyes, open our mind and take a moment to think.
To think about it, next season, Liverpool will change its main sponsor. I question myself, “Would there be any chance for me, for us, to get out of this deception?”
As I was sitting on my prayer mat after
tahajjud in the darkness of night, I believe I can see a ray of light at the end of the tunnel.

(Disclaimer: Forgive my bad English. This is my first time trying to post something in language other that my mother tongue)