I remember those moments when I used to stare at my computer monitor in sorrow watching endless hours of the plight of our Palestinian people. I still remember when my mother would come into my room and see me either near tears or extremely upset and ask me, Why do you watch these videos? They only make you more sad! May Allāh bless her; she always wanted her children to be in a joyful state. I would tell her, I want to be upset [at the Israeli’s]. The more upset I get, the more I want to do something practical for the Ummah. She couldn’t understand my mentality; when I would drag her to watch a few seconds of a depressing clip from Palestine – such as the young girl who saw the aftermath of her entire family slaughtered on a Palestinian beach – her question was always towards why I would watch such mind-shattering clips if I already knew what was going on. I told her frankly, These clips remind me of the reality of what is happening in Palestine. I may know what’s going on there, but I want my heart to be a part of it. If I disconnect my soul from their plight, by turning my face away from their sufferings, then I become like everyone else: Do nothing but hope.” I was not in search of grief or sorrow; nor was I hoping to achieve a state of constant sorrowfulness. Our religion does not permit this. Rather, I was attempting to be true to my Lord and myself on the plight of our nation. I wanted to shed those tears so that I would feel guilty not doing anything about our nation’s dilemma. Samir Khan.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:16:15 +0000
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