I just heard on the radio that the radical zionist settler movement of israel is going to continue to go unrestrained. I’ve been silent with my friends at school on the political situation because I'm lost for words. I’m enraged beyond recognition. However, I’m not enraged at the Palestinians. I’m not even enraged at the Israelis.
I'm enraged with us.
Gaza once again represents a catastrophic failure on the part of humanity. What people don’t seem to recognize is that innocent Palestinian being killed is YOU. The Israeli Civilian being killed by a rocket is YOU. No, I’m not using ‘YOU’ in a metaphorical sense but a literal sense. Humanity cannot be divided up into socio-ethnic groups because of the sheer fact that it is illegitimate and morally deplorable.
The Jew cries when his friend is blown to pieces. The Muslim father cries when his only son is blown to pieces. And I cry because my brothers and sisters in creation are killing one another.
There is NOTHING in existence that separates you from any other individual.
Humans are all born as equals in life.
We come from the same source,
We breathe,
We cry,
We laugh,
We hate,
We die,
And most importantly,
We love.
Stare at an infant in the eyes from America. Stare at an infant in the eyes from Africa and than from the Middle East. Are there any differences? No, we're one big family.
What could be more tragic? My family is committing fratricide. My heart is bleeding in sorrow. Why can't we realize this important fact that there is only one family that truly matters? That family is called humanity.
A wise man by the name of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) taught that the only thing that separates people in this life are their piety and that we should not judge one another on economic-status, ethnicity, or nationality; but we should be judged on our moral conduct to humanity.
Maybe if we just sat down for a minute and looked around at our surroundings, we would realize something.
There are no Jews. There are no Christians. There are no Muslims.
We are all brothers. Sadly, we have forgotten this..
" [5:32] anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people. And anyone who spares a life, it shall be as if he spared the lives of all the people"- The Quran
Life is being able to walk in love, sleep in love, and live in love.
Peace be with you and keep both sides of the conflict in your prayers.
~Samir