- The Awakening – 7th October 2023
The day I woke up to a genocide unfolding in real time on my phone. Hamas had launched an attack, and Israel responded with a massacre. I had never followed the Palestine issue deeply before—but this was different. Short clips started flooding my feed—raw, brutal, and impossible to ignore.
“They bomb us, but we raise our hands to thank Allah.”
- A Genocide on My Screen
By God, I have never seen such disregard for human life. Babies with missing limbs. Corpses stacked in freezers. Hospitals full. Streets drenched in blood. What haunted me more was their courage—Palestinians rejoicing in martyrdom, thanking Allah even in grief.
How are they so brave?
Because I am not.
“I am weak, but I will not be silent.”
- A Deeper Dive Into History
I began to read—really read. I discovered that Palestine shares borders with Egypt and Jordan, two Muslim nations. And yet—nothing. There are around 50 Muslim-majority countries in the world, and Palestine stands alone. And here is Pakistan, a nuclear power—watching in silence.
“How much money and power is enough? Perhaps only the sand of the grave will fill their endless hunger.”
Even those who speak out—like Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmad (Pakistan’s Save Gaza Movement)—are pushed down by our own systems. Brutalized for peaceful protest. And we wonder why the Ummah is broken.
What scares me even more is this: Palestine is being aired. But what about the genocides we never saw? Our leaders have aided and abetted so many others—in Yemen, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Congo… and how many more? Just because they weren’t broadcasted doesn’t mean they didn’t happen.
- The Decay Within
I look around and see a nation in moral decay. Our youth, consumed by comfort and greed. Our leaders are obsessed with power. We build careers, not character. Zina, deception, arrogance, betrayal—this is the new normal. And we wonder why we are ruled by cowards? Because we have become them.
“Are we not Muslims? Do we not believe we’ll stand before Allah?”
- Wake Up Before It’s Too Late
The trials ahead terrify me. I am a weak Muslim—I ask Allah not to test me with more than I can bear. But I cannot be a bystander either. I may not fight with weapons—but I will fight with words.
“Wake up, before Allah wakes us up.”
You can speak too. We all can. On social media, in gatherings, through donations, through awareness.
Let us stand up for the oppressed—before Allah holds us accountable.
And from today, I vow to educate myself—to understand what’s really happening, not just what biased media outlets feed me. I will question what doesn’t make sense.
Because silence is complicity, and ignorance is no longer an excuse.
May He guide us, forgive us, and make us brave. Ameen.
During the last 10 days of Ramadan, let us turn to Allah with sincerity and seek His divine help for our oppressed brothers and sisters across the world. Let us seek forgiveness for our silence and sins and beg Him for unity, dignity, and the return of honour to this Ummah.
Yours truly,
قلبٌ يقظان
Qalbun Yaqzaan
(A heart that can no longer sleep)
