‎ وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ

Allahumma-ja’lni khayran mima yadhunoon wa-ghfir li ma la ya’lamoon wa la tu’akhidhni bi ma yaquloon.

How can we continue with our lives as normal when the lives of our Palestinian brothers and sisters are being taken in such heinous ways.

When one side cuts off water, food and electricity on another then it’s not war.

When one side has nuclear weapons then it’s not war.

When one side is getting funded with billions of dollars then it’s not war.

When one side uses AI pictures to spread misinformation about another then it’s not war.

When social media is censoring the content of one side and not the other then it’s not war.

This isn’t a conflict and it’s not war.

This is genocide and mass destruction and we’re witnessing it happen live.

The ones that have been forced out those places they've called home,

The ones that have woken screams of 'Ya Raabi! Have Mercy!'

As chaos flows through what was once a beautiful city,

A beautiful city that has been forced to its knees

What happened to humanity? Where is humanity?

When lifeless bodies are left scattered on the streets,

Once a soul with dreams just like you and me,

Aspiring to succeed,

Whether that was to find a cure for the diseases that infects our society,

Or to teach what it means to have compassion, love and mercy,

Only to be shattered in seconds.

What happened to humanity? Where is humanity?

When instead of waking to the beautiful sounds of birds tweeting,

They awake to the sounds of bombs dropping and people fleeing.

What happened to humanity? Where is humanity?

When the children should be flying kites in the sky,

But instead planes fly high, dropping yet another airstrike.

What happened to humanity? Where is humanity?

When they should be wrapping presents for the celebration for Eid,

But instead a mother is wrapping her children in white sheets.

What happened to humanity? Where is humanity?

When a boy is chasing his father down the streets,

In what should of been a game, but instead pain and anguish fills his heart as he watches on helplessly as his father gets carried away.

What happened to humanity? Where is humanity?

When in Al-Aqsa they pray only to have a flame thrown their way,

And on the other side they celebrate.

Are they not listening? Are they not seeing?

While the rest of the world turns a blind eye,

We hear your cries our brothers and sisters in Palestine.

Ya Allah, bring ease to the beautiful city of Falasteen. Bring peace to a land that has yet to experience a single day of peace💔

Allahumma Ameen🤲🏼