WE ARE THE MUTE DEVILS
Yes, this world is very depressing and everyone seems like they're in their own bubble in their own isolated world, viewing the world problems as if they were irrelevant or to no concern to them.
It's just sad.
How the most we can do now is just on social media. Yet we can't even do that.
Sometimes when scrolling down through our news feed, we don't even stop to read or listen, we just scroll past it. Sometimes if we are being benevolent we share their pain! sometimes we're too worry if we share that "disturbing video of people being killed, or children bleeding or starving in the cold" it might disturb our friends on FB and gives them a "nightmare".
We can't even spare them a minute to focus on their pain, to make a quick sincere Dua'a (prayer), to at least hit the "share " button so that maybe, just maybe someone else might see it, who can ACTUALLY do something about it.
When Somalia's civil war erupted, Syrian opened their arms for Somali refugees and never treated them like sub-humans. When Iraq war happened, Syrians opened their doors again to their Iraqi brothers and sisters and welcomed them with open hearts, never complaining of the price hike that happened as the result. When the fight between Hizbullah and Israel happened in Lebanon, Syrians, jumped to rescue the Lebanese refugees with everything they could offer, sometimes even sharing the power with them.
But..We all know what Syrians faced and the treatment they received from the neighbouring countries when they were most in need.
But Karma! Karma never goes away.
But what to do??? seriously, what can we do???
How can we help a burning child, how can we warm the kids who are dying because of the cold? how can we feed them when families have nothing to eat but grass and flour? how can we sweep the cries of a bereaved mother? or a still living-dead inside- father/husband who just witnessed his wife and mother being raped in front of him?
A bit graphic description for your eyes?!
It's just sad! And you, my friend, is pathetic!
We live in an era where the internet is a powerful tool, where our voices collectively may-can- lead to some sort of change/action.
Yet we are "too lazy" to even do that.
It's just sad!
That we choose to numb our senses with stupid TV shows, dramas, Snapchat, Instagram and celebrity news that keeps on trending because people are interested in the perfume they wear?.
Lifeless! Aren't we?!
Meanwhile, Syrians are burning and dying.
Karma!
Let's live our lives, let's continue riding our buses and driving around like nothing is happening, let be selfish.. and superficial and ..cowards.
There is this Arabic saying that goes like this "الساكت عن الحق شيطان اخرس"
"The one who keeps silent from telling the truth is a mute devil"
Are you a mute devil? Are you a participant of killing Syrians by keeping silent and ignoring the issue?
I will leave you with this Hadith.
The messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
"The parable of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever"
The least we can do is to feel their pain, to put ourselves in their shoes and empathise, what would we want the world to do if we were in their place?
Raise your voice to their support. Make effort and make a dua'a in the third part of the night when Allah descends to the seventh sky and ask his servants to request anything from him.
May Allah rescue and protect our brothers and sisters in Aleppo and all Syria,. Oh Allah, the Ummah and the world have failed them, and all they have is You. Please protect them, punish those who have slaughtered them, and make their suffering purification for them from their sins.
Amee Ya Rab.
*Asia Aboosy
Yes, this world is very depressing and everyone seems like they're in their own bubble in their own isolated world, viewing the world problems as if they were irrelevant or to no concern to them.
It's just sad.
How the most we can do now is just on social media. Yet we can't even do that.
Sometimes when scrolling down through our news feed, we don't even stop to read or listen, we just scroll past it. Sometimes if we are being benevolent we share their pain! sometimes we're too worry if we share that "disturbing video of people being killed, or children bleeding or starving in the cold" it might disturb our friends on FB and gives them a "nightmare".
We can't even spare them a minute to focus on their pain, to make a quick sincere Dua'a (prayer), to at least hit the "share " button so that maybe, just maybe someone else might see it, who can ACTUALLY do something about it.When Somalia's civil war erupted, Syrian opened their arms for Somali refugees and never treated them like sub-humans. When Iraq war happened, Syrians opened their doors again to their Iraqi brothers and sisters and welcomed them with open hearts, never complaining of the price hike that happened as the result. When the fight between Hizbullah and Israel happened in Lebanon, Syrians, jumped to rescue the Lebanese refugees with everything they could offer, sometimes even sharing the power with them.
But..We all know what Syrians faced and the treatment they received from the neighbouring countries when they were most in need.
But Karma! Karma never goes away.
But what to do??? seriously, what can we do???
How can we help a burning child, how can we warm the kids who are dying because of the cold? how can we feed them when families have nothing to eat but grass and flour? how can we sweep the cries of a bereaved mother? or a still living-dead inside- father/husband who just witnessed his wife and mother being raped in front of him?
A bit graphic description for your eyes?!
It's just sad! And you, my friend, is pathetic!
We live in an era where the internet is a powerful tool, where our voices collectively may-can- lead to some sort of change/action.
It's just sad!
That we choose to numb our senses with stupid TV shows, dramas, Snapchat, Instagram and celebrity news that keeps on trending because people are interested in the perfume they wear?.
Lifeless! Aren't we?!
Meanwhile, Syrians are burning and dying.
Karma!
Let's live our lives, let's continue riding our buses and driving around like nothing is happening, let be selfish.. and superficial and ..cowards.
There is this Arabic saying that goes like this "الساكت عن الحق شيطان اخرس"
"The one who keeps silent from telling the truth is a mute devil"
Are you a mute devil? Are you a participant of killing Syrians by keeping silent and ignoring the issue?
I will leave you with this Hadith.
The messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
"The parable of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever"
The least we can do is to feel their pain, to put ourselves in their shoes and empathise, what would we want the world to do if we were in their place?
Raise your voice to their support. Make effort and make a dua'a in the third part of the night when Allah descends to the seventh sky and ask his servants to request anything from him.
May Allah rescue and protect our brothers and sisters in Aleppo and all Syria,. Oh Allah, the Ummah and the world have failed them, and all they have is You. Please protect them, punish those who have slaughtered them, and make their suffering purification for them from their sins.
Amee Ya Rab.
*Asia Aboosy
