A Final Reckoning
The world thinks Gaza is defeated, that we are broken. But they do not understand the meaning of resilience. They see our destroyed buildings, our empty streets, our mass graves, and they think they have won. But they have not killed our faith. They have not broken our will to worship Allah ﷻ . They have not destroyed our belief that justice will prevail-perhaps not in this world, but certainly in the next.
“And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, ‘They are dead.’ Rather, they are alive, but you perceive it not.”
(Qur’an, 2:154)
My husband is not dead. My children are not dead. They are alive with their Creator, in a place where bombs cannot reach, where missiles cannot kill, where the cries of pain are replaced with eternal peace. I will join them one day, if Allah ﷻ wills it.
But for now, I remain. I remain to endure this test, to teach my daughter that her scars are not marks of defeat but of survival. I remain to witness the failure of mankind and to call upon Allah ﷻ to bring justice. I remain because I believe in His promise:
“Indeed, with hardship will be ease.”
(Qur’an, 94:6)
And
“They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, even if the disbelievers hate it.”
(Surah At-Tawbah, 9:32)
I am not a victim. I am a believer. I am being tested, and I will not fail. Let the nations of the world take heed, for they have failed their test, and their reckoning is near. As for Gaza, we will endure, because we know that this life is but a moment, and eternity awaits for us in the company of the Most High, Allah ﷻ.
