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How the West Distorted Shahada into Savagery
When a Palestinian mother holds her shrouded child and smiles through her tears, the Western world does not know what to do with that image. That smile is not madness. It is the faith of a woman who knows her child is alive with their Lord. The Western distortion of martyrdom is not a cultural misunderstanding. It is deliberate infrastructure, fused at every level with the Zionist project, designed to sever Palestinians from the spiritual foundation that has made them unbreakable. This piece traces how that distortion was built, who built it, and why reclaiming shahada is essential to the survival of the struggle itself.
49th Land Day
Land Day marks March 30, 1976, when Palestinians rose up in mass strike and protest against the Zionist seizure of thousands of dunams of land in the Galilee. Six Palestinians were martyred because they refused to accept land theft. That day exposed the truth that Zionism was never just an occupation of 1967. It was always a settler colonial project built on the erasure of an Indigenous people from their own homeland. In Islam, the land is an amanah, a trust from Allah. To defend it is not only political. It is a moral obligation against oppression and a refusal to betray the generations who came before us.
Al Aqsa Is Calling Us!
Al-Aqsa is a Holy Mosque in Jerusalem, situated in the Al-Haram Ash-Sharif. This mosque is the 3rd holiest site in Islam. This is where the Prophet SAW ascended to Heaven. Verse no.1, chapter 17 of the Holy Quran highlights the blessings that have been brought on the areas surrounding Masjid Al- Aqsa. Before the Qibla, the direction in which Muslims pray was established towards the Kaaba; the Muslims faced Al-Aqsa for their Qibla. One prayer in this mosque also equals 500 prayers. This area is clearly a place of great divine importance and, hence, a unifying point for Muslims all around the world. It is one of the reasons that Muslims have a strong affinity for Palestine, not only because of the atrocities committed against the Palestinians, but also because their beloved Holy Mosque also stands there.
Should We Separate Islam & Palestine?
In the Qur’an, Allah describes the Night Journey of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) from Mecca to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (the Farthest Mosque).
In that miraculous event, the Prophet also ascended to the heavens (Al-Miʿrāj) from the site of Al-Aqsa, forever binding Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) to Islam.
Every Muslim has a share in the responsibility toward this holy site. Scholars across the Muslim world affirm that defending and safeguarding Al-Aqsa is a collective obligation of Muslims. In other words, caring about Palestine’s holy sites and people is part of our Islamic belief and duty, inseparable from our worship and identity as Muslims.
Where’s The 3rd Intifada?
The First Intifada was characterized by mass protests, general strikes, and boycotts. This wave of resistance continued for six years until the signing of the Oslo Accords, which began in September 1993 and introduced the prospect of Palestinian statehood. This raises the question of a Third Intifada. While the last phase of escalated genocide against the Gaza Strip has provoked millions around the world to educate themselves, mobilize, and stand in solidarity with Palestinians and the people of Gaza, the same scale and intensity of unified resistance across the Palestinian territories is noticeably absent in the current day context as compared to the First and Second Intifadas.
Christmas in Palestine
Christmas in the birthplace of Sayyidina Isa, peace be upon him, is being suffocated by Zionist occupation and genocide. This piece reflects on Palestinian Christian life under attack, Muslim Christian coexistence in Palestine, and how faith remains a root of resistance and steadfastness.
