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".. admonish them & speak to them a far-reaching word." (Al-Quran) Read & reflect. Repair, then share.
So many unanswered questions
By the time he had reached adulthood, it’s likely that Prophet Musa (Moses) was asking himself many of the same unanswered questions that some of us ask today in light of the horrors unfolding in Gaza.
“Why am I going through all of this?”
“Why was I born with a death warrant to my name?”
“Why were so many babies my age systematically killed by the regime?”
“Why was I, as a baby, separated from my mother’s arms, having placed me in a casket and cast me into the Nile?”
“Why was I raised in the palace of a tyrant?”
“Why did I end up accidentally taking a man’s life in Egypt?”
“Why did I have to become a fugitive, fearing for my life, again?”
“Why did I endure hunger, fatigue, and total uncertainty along the way?”
“Why was I always helping others while no one helped me?”
“Why did I have to work tirelessly for ten straight years just to get married?”
“Why did my wife and I wander the desert, not knowing where we were headed?”
"When will all of this stop?"
“Why has my life been so hard?”
No doubt, just before he was chosen as prophet, much of his life simply made no sense to him. But now, standing in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā, staring into the heavens and hearing the Majestic voice of Allah call him by name—Musa finally understood.
Suddenly, it all made perfect sense, as he heard Allah say:
وَاصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِي
“And I have prepared you for Myself.” (Qur’an 20:41)
There, in Palestine, you are witnessing a preparation.
All questions will be answered in due time, as they were for Musa.
We will look back at this
You’ve heard of the time when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions were besieged and boycotted in the valley of Banu Hāshim. For three long years, they were cut off, starving in isolation. But there’s a dimension we often overlook: the tarbiya—the intense nurturing that took place during that period of agony.
Characters were forged and Iman was refined. That period didn’t just test them—it prepared them to lead. Years later, one of the survivors, ʿUtbah ibn Ghazwān, recalled during a sermon:
ولقد رأَيْتُني سابعَ سبعةٍ مع رسولِ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم ما لنا طعامٌ إلَّا ورَقُ الشَّجرِ حتَّى قرِحَتْ منَّا أشداقُنا ولقدِ التقَطْتُ بُردةً فشقَقْتُها بَيْني وبَيْنَ سعدِ فاتَّزَرْتُ بنِصفِها واتَّزَر سعدٌ بنِصفِها ما منَّا أحَدٌ اليومَ حيٌّ إلَّا أصبَح أميرًا على مِصْرٍ مِن الأمصارِ
"I remember being one of seven with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ—we had nothing to eat except the leaves of trees, until the sides of our mouths cracked and bled. I found a single cloak, and I tore it in two, sharing it with Saʿd: I wrapped half around myself, and he wrapped the other half around himself. And now, every single one of us who was there and is still alive has become a governor over some land." (Narrated by Muslim)
What felt like the end was actually the beginning.
What looked like abandonment was actually preparation.
The people of Gaza will one day look back at these apocalyptic days and say:
“We were besieged, starved, and massacred while the world stood silent. There was no sign of relief on the horizon. But looking back, we were being prepared. And now—here we are: free, dignified, and leaders of the world.”
“Indeed, God is in full control of His affairs, but most people do not realize it.” (Al-Qur’an 12:21)
"If it weren’t for the fact that Allah uses the challenges and hardships as a way to heal His servants, they might become tyrannical and defiant. Indeed, when Allah wants the best for someone, He gives them a medicinal dose of trials and tests that suit their situation, cleansing them from harmful afflictions. Once He has refined and purified them, He prepares them for the noblest state of being in this world—worship of Him—and the greatest reward in the afterlife: seeing Him and being close to Him."
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim
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What pattern do you see?
"So whoever sees, then for himself" (al-Qur'an 6:104)
"Whoever does a good deed, it is for himself" (al-Qur'an 45:15)
"Whoever gives thanks, he does so for himself" (al-Qur'an 31:12)
"Whoever purifies himself, he purifies only for himself" (al-Qur'an 35:18)
"Whoever strives, he only strives for himself" (al-Qur'an 29:6)
"So whoever is guided, he is only guided for himself" (al-Qur'an 27:92)
"Whoever is stingy, he is only stingy against himself" (al-Qur'an 47:38)
"Whoever breaks a promise, he only breaks it against himself" (al-Qur'an 48:10)
"Whoever earns a sin, he earns it against himself" (al-Qur'an 4:111)
The message of the Qur’an is clear; you are not just a passive spectator of life's events, waiting for others to call the shots for you. Rather, you are the only player in shaping your future. You will not be excused by the shortcomings, failings or betrayals of others. Your home in the hereafter is nothing but the home that you attend to or neglect today, and our future as an Ummah rests on the shoulders of individually responsible men and women.
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✍🏼 Who are the ones most capable of connecting the meanings of the Qur'an to events in their everyday lives? Many would argue it is those who possess a deep knowledge of the Arabic language, Balagha (rhetoric), and the tools for Tafseer, among other disciplines. While this is certainly true, there is another dimension to this that is accessible to everyone, even those who have not yet delved into the sciences of the Qur'an.
Public opinion?
Across all societies, public opinion carries tremendous weight. When tyrannical systems lose it, they panic and turn to brutality.
When Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham) community wanted to make an example of him, they declared:
فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَى أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ
"Bring him before the eyes of the people so they may bear witness." (Qur’an 21:61)
They went into the open to control the narrative. But when they lost public opinion, they turned to brutality, and launched Ibrahim into the fire.
Likewise, when Pharaoh sought to undermine Prophet Musa (Moses), he too played the public card. He gathered the media and announced:
مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَنْ يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى
"Your appointment is on the Day of Adornment, and let the people be assembled at mid-morning." (Qur’an 20:59)
Again, the aim was to sway the masses. But when public opinion turned on him, they turned to brutality.
Today, Palestine has won the hearts of the public across the globe. And true to the pattern of tyrants past, this shift in public opinion explains much of the brutality now unleashed—not only on Palestinians, but on all those who dare to stand by them.
To be targeted by tyranny therefore is not a sign of defeat, but an admission from the tyrant that you’re winning.
To our scholars and teachers:
Approach the Islamic sciences with an Islāḥī mindset, that is – a mindset fixed on the Ummah’s reform and renewal. A mindset that ultimately seeks to unify the Ummah and prepare it to lead humanity with justice. This perspective will radically transform how you teach and engage with sacred knowledge.
For one, you will no longer view disciplines like ‘Aqīdah, Fiqh, and Tafsīr as separate from the Ummah’s challenges — as if Gaza or oppression are issues for another person, to be discussed in another space.
Secondly, you’ll move away from approaching Fiqhī aspects or even Sunni ‘Aqīdah positions as battlegrounds for intellectual dominance —where the goal is to crush the other side, no matter the cost.
Instead, you will teach with vision. You will recognise that these sciences are not dry or abstract academic genres, but living tools — tightly tied to the Ummah’s wounds, its realities, and its aspirations on the ground.
Islamic knowledge, then, becomes what it was always meant to be: a source of restoration, empowerment, and of unity — not division.
Any shaykh, preacher, scholar, "influencer", or student of knowledge who isn't concerned about Gaza and hasn't centralised it in his discourse during its hour of extermination, we're not interested in their lectures, sermons, posts, reels and speeches.
Thank you, but Gaza will suffice as our teacher.
Whoever assumes that the lives of Gaza’s children are being slain in vain, or that the savagery of the occupiers will last, or that their arrogance and terror will endure forever—is not only mistaken, but delusional. Such a person has a deplorably poor opinion of Allah, a misguided understanding of His laws in life, and a flawed foundation in their Iman in the promises of God and His Messenger.
People once thought the Syrian regime was untouchable—that the blood of its oppressed had been spilled for nothing, and that every sacrifice had faded into silence. But then, from where no one expected, oppression was struck. Fear gripped their hearts, the chambers of torture collapsed, and within a few hours, decades of tyranny were reduced to a dark memory lost to the past.
What we often forget is that not long before that moment, many saw Syria’s future as hopeless and as bleak as some now see the future of Palestine. But just as Allah’s laws of justice caught up with them then, they will surely catch up now—not with a far-off generation. Perhaps with this one. The time for unchecked oppression is over.
When we say all this, we’re not waiting for lightning to strike oppression from the sky nor for any supernatural event. Even in the Prophet’s ﷺ time, that didn’t happen. Nor are we ignoring the responsibility that lies on the shoulders of the Ummah, of Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and all those with capability and influence.
Instead, this is a message of hope, a nurturing of certainty, a calling for trust in Allah, an invitation for people to understand His Divine Laws, and urging that this struggle be treated as a central and defining cause in the lives of all those witnessing it.
When all is said and done, we are now closer than ever to all what we’ve been promised.
“Indeed, God is in full control of His affairs, but most people do not realize it.” (Al-Qur’an 12:21)
O Allah, tyranny has peaked, corruption has spilled over, and their behaviour is of invincibility. O Allah, they’ve crossed every line, they’ve thrown themselves headfirst into the causes of their own downfall and made themselves fully deserving of Your wrath.
O Allah, You are the truth, Your religion is the truth and Your promise is the truth.
O Allah, we harbour no doubt.
Today has been the deadliest since the war on Gaza started again, with nearly 100 people killed, and the day isn’t even over yet.
Allah is enough for us, and He is the best to handle our affairs.
If 2 million chimpanzees were besieged and starved in the forests of Africa, the world would explode in outrage. But when more than 2 million Palestinian human beings are left to starve, it's as if it’s just another day.
O Allah, we have no one but You, and You are the best in handling our affairs.
US bombs dropping on Yemen. Meanwhile, this Yemeni shopkeeper remains completely calm and unphased. Shop stays open, business as usual. The Prophet PBUH said: "Iman is Yemeni, understanding is Yemeni and wisdom is Yemeni"
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Today, where the massacre of over 500 people, predominantly women and children, in broad daylight and in a single day has become normalized, and amidst shameless threats of forced displacement or extermination, I am reminded of several fixed laws of Allah in life, one of which is the definite downfall of tyrants after they overstep all bounds.
Allah said, speaking about the Pharaoh’s intentions:
فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَفِزَّهُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ جَمِيعًا
"So he intended to drive them (the children of Israel) from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together" (Al-Qur’an 17:103).
The expression used in the verse "to drive them" (يستفزّهم) according to commentators means "to scare them and disturb them in a way that induces them to flee hastily," and "to provoke: to induce relocation."
Shaykh al-Sa’di said: "When God wishes to destroy a nation, their crime intensifies and becomes great, thus justifying God’s word against them and bringing upon them His punishment."
There can be no change to the laws of Allah.
A Mystery Solved 🇵🇸
How is it that, despite the brutality inflicted on Palestine, there's a unified response among them, regardless of age or education? In their smiles and tears, their reaction is almost always the same; a retreat to Allah in word and deed. What's their secret?
Ināba (returning to Allah often) is a trait that features heavily in the Qur’an, a trait that may provide us with answers.
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The monstrous killing machine of the occupation has officially resumed its aggression on Gaza. Children are being incinerated again and the death toll is rapidly rising.
Ya Allah, allow Your ease and aid to descend upon Palestine, and allow the aggressors to feel Your wrath this Ramadan.
What's Your Standard of Measure?
One of the main goals of prophets was to readjust people’s standards of measure, for them to see and assess life through a hereafter-centric lens. Similarly, one of the most crucial roles of a Muslih (reformer), whether a teacher, scholar or a parent, is to undertake this very task.
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The Goal-Led Life
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✍🏼 Imagine if the universe was devoid of order, a world that functioned under the same law of spontaneity that characterizes many of our lives. Picture a world where the sun unpredictably flickers across the sky, sometimes for mere minutes a day, followed by prolonged darkness, or blazing nearly all day before abruptly ceding to night.
Imagine the great disturbance and uncertainty—daily life besieged by unpredictability, leading to immense physical, biological and psychological turmoil.
If an unorganised universe disrupts our lives this much, why expect an unorganised Islamic life to yield different results in the afterlife?