Air Canada, sxb Tafsiir of the Qur'an should be left to qualified scholars. Maybe Shariif shaved his beard and discarded his qamiis in public so he could rally Western financial support to help sustain his new government, since he knew there was no chance any cheques would be written for a man in a thowb with a beard, particularly in this Islamophobic climate. Only Allah SWT Knows his intentions, and it's possible Shariif sees a greater good worth putting that attire down for.
At the treaty of Hudaybiya, Rasuulullah SAW wrote "This is an agreement with Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah"...but the pagan Arabs refused to sign the document and told him to take out the part about being the messenger of Allah. So Rasuulullah SAW told Ali RA (who was writing the draft) to take that part out and just leave "Muhammad"...so he could temporarily appease the enemy, but for a greater good.
