As the Gaza tragedy unfolds, it is increasingly becoming clear that it is the Muslim world, not Gaza, that is caged; that it is the Muslim world, not Gaza, that is controlled; and that it is the Muslim world that needs more help and remedy than Gaza.
Regardless of the extent of the monstrosity of the West-Israel axis of evil, Gaza and its valiant people will never give up their most valued assets: honor and dignity.
They live whatever form and amount of life they are given to the fullest. They possess their ideals, abide by them, and, when necessary, willing to protect and sacrifice their lives for them.
As such, the people of Gaza do exactly what Islam mandates us all to do. As an exemplary community, they are standard-setters. They are an inspiration to posterity.
People ought to rise above the confines of shallow worldly concerns and live for the draws of a higher plane of existence.
They must end their servitude to the demands of the material world and their vanity, dedicating, instead, their precious as well as short lives to the exigencies of a higher order of meaning and experience.
The people of Gaza are virtuous, principled, brave, steadfast, and self-respecting. They are everything the members of the so-called civilized world are not. They are the gem of the whole planet.
A person is to live more and better, not to die and be relegated to oblivion. Time and again, the case of Gaza has forced the international community to confront its sense of guilt and disgrace.
Unfortunately, the Muslim ummah (community) does not fare better. Historically, nobody took Palestine away from Muslims. They lost it to the jaws of Zionism and the West.
As per a more scathing assessment, Muslims – (mis)guided by their governments and other leaders – gave Palestine away.
Now that it is clear that there is yet a chance for atonement, that the present and unprecedentedly vicious tragedy in Gaza is the opportune moment to take action and regain a sense of honor, Muslims keep displaying that they made no progress whatsoever.
They are still incompetent, hypocritical, and useless when confronted with genuinely challenging situations.
The only thing they can muster is talking, lamenting, and accusing, which is embarrassing because, when facing existential crises such as the one in the brotherly Gaza, such is the level of a coward and those who are weak, vanquished, and not taken seriously.
Moreover, that is the behavioral pattern of one who is restrained and fully controlled – above all spiritually and mentally – and dares not go beyond what has been prescribed for him. The effects of the humiliating actions of such a one by no means can exceed the hedges of his mental and spiritual imprisonment.
That is why – again – it is Gaza that is free and honorably does what it has to do, not the rest of us who are the fugitives from their consciousness and are capable of dishonorably doing only what is commanded.
Honestly, everyone is tired of these reactions issued by Muslim governments, which yield no results whatsoever.
One wonders how they do not get tired of their ineptitudes and failures. As a maxim goes to the effect that insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
At any rate, if anybody needed a context to understand the profound meaning of the Prophet’s supplications to Almighty Allah to guard him against the iniquity of cowardice (al-jubn), apathy (al-kasal), and debilitation (al-jazz) – he needs not to look beyond Gaza and how the Muslim world responds to it.
Everyone knows that neither mere words – however “harsh” – nor condemnations of any kind mean anything to the evil of Israel and its cohorts in the West. They have become immune to any reasonableness and moral accountably.
Having been doing similar things for more than a century – the Britain-sponsored Balfour Declaration was issued in 1917, after which pandemonium was set in motion – theirs is a culture of oppression, history distortion, and bloodshed. Nobody can deny that more is needed to set the record straight in Gaza (in Palestine) and liberate the oppressed.
Now that the Gaza issue has reached the tipping point, the role of Muslim leaders (governments) will be critical. Without them, extremely little can be done. The scourge of Israel is sophisticatedly institutionalized; hence, dealing with it must be in a manner befitting its character.
The Muslim public has demonstrated, emotionally and to some extent intellectually as well as spiritually, that they are ready to be reborn and led into a better future. They have likewise shown that they have courage and strength of character. A sleeping giant is primed for revival.
Muslim governments, the ball is in your court – the time for meaningful change is now. Make amends for yourselves and those who have come before you, who have continually betrayed Palestine – and the Ummah. The clock is ticking. If not, the aroused Muslim sentiment could potentially be directed against you.
What can be done, we often wonder. The answer is straightforward: stop the rot by ending enslavement, or servitude, to the West.
Muslim governments, work on liberating yourselves and your people. It is only you who can legislate adequate reformist policies and implement comprehensive systems of change.
In a nutshell, abolish the paths and means that lead us to enslavement. Some of the most destructive means and paths, certainly, are Western education at home and abroad, Western media, Western values, and Western pop culture.
The Muslim world has become one of the safest havens for these alien-to-Islam domains, which nevertheless are loaded with infinite hedonistic, nihilistic, and agnostic tendencies.
Muslim governments, there is a lot to do if one wants to do something. We all agree that military confrontations are the last resort.
However, before that, what is needed is the liberation of minds, purification of souls, and establishing of life patterns whereby Muslim inspired identities, value systems, cultures, traditions, and histories are placed on the pedestal.
In short, save your sons and daughters. If the West through its proxy, Israel, keeps devouring Gaza, it does the same to the rest of us (our minds and souls) through its destructive ideas and inappropriate values which, at the end of the day, we willingly keep importing and consuming. Work on boycotting these and save, to some extent, your face.
SOURCE: https://aboutislam.net/muslim-issues/opinion-analysis/gaza-the-only-free-muslim-territory/2/
