Imam al-Shafi'i remarked,
"There is a verse in the Quran that every tyrant should be terrified of."
He was asked, "Which verse is that?"
He replied, "And your Lord never forgets."
[Mary: 64]
Are you doing your part to save ALL children? Even the ones that are brown, from a different religion, different region?
The ones where billions are being spent to leave them under the rubble with no chance of a humanitarian pause.
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X
Peace can also happen when we humanize both sides and don't spend billions building walls, spreading media bias, equip one side to annihilate the other.
This genocide is an all time low for humanity,
I pray someone will be responsible for killing so many women and children.
Oh wait, they aren't considered humans. I have heard the children being called terrorist larvae, children of darkness, animals etc.
Genocide demands dehumanization.
There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except with You O GOD! I believe in Your Book (the Qur’an) which You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent).
This is a beautiful reminder. A prayer for every night.
اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ،
Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta wa bina-biyika-l ladhi arsalta”
(O GOD! I surrender to You and entrust all my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of You.
Bukhari
Channel your distress into something that will help yourself and others. What gives you joy is it volunteering, is it supporting your favourite charity or soup kitchen? Do the things you CAN do.
Many of us are so impacted by empathic distress that it's impacting our mental, emotional and physical health and well being.
Being dysfunctional is not helping anyone else.
'Blessed is the One in Whose Hands rests all authority. And He is Most Capable of everything.
He is the One˺ Who created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Almighty, All-Forgiving.'
(AlMulk: 1,2)
May Allah give us serene, kind hearts, filled with empathy. Qalbun Saleem.
I hope all of you are doing well. Life is indeed a test.
This verse that many read daily has more meaning now than ever.
https://t.co/fqIAYNxwXc
Movies vs reality...
We need accountability for those in power.
I have never ever seen more solidarity between Jewish and Palestinian peace activists, yet those in power are invested in continuing the carnage and they don't care.
Gaza: “9,000 civilians have died”
Joe Biden and Sky News: “the Palestinians are massively overstating deaths for media attention - their numbers aren’t credible”
The IDF: “we think we’ve killed 20,000 people”