By Abdulmumin Giwa What surprises me most is why the anxious scholars are afraid of having a debate session with Sheikh Abduljabbar, a fellow scholar like themselves, and resort to seeking the help of a politician that will only exploit them to achieve his political gains all in effort to silence a dedicated researcher and knowledge seeker. I expect the scholars to show scholarly traits, bring out their books and challenge him to put the matter to rest. It would have been the most intellectual thing to do. But nay, from their actions, he is not probably their march and are afraid of the outcome of an intellectual session with him, loosing credibility in the eyes of the public, especially with the acclaimed positions they have successfully placed themselves. But what is wrong with research and why would one, no matter how conservative, be afraid of research? Is an embarrassment to scholarship and an insult on the religion of Islam. This is just a matter of reading history and traditions and setting them straight which is something the disturbed scholars should challenge with intellectual evidence and not suppressive mights as they have done, bowing before a politician seeking popularity, trade their credibility by barter in lure of wiping out a scholar that is a threat to their personal interests. Already, by this action Sheikh Abduljabbar has been uplifted, and those who have not even heard his name before would want to listen to what he is saying and might end up agreeing with him. After all his clips are all over the social media. This is more like advertising him for free. So he benefits either way. On the other hand, the politicians involved also have their benefit. They will now use the scholars to sway public support to them and enhance their lost popularity, which is exactly what is happening. Already he had instructed them to make an issue of it at the sermons on Friday. But what would the disturbed scholars seeking an end to their fellow scholar benefit, the beginning of the end for them?