Muslims Who Say “Don’t Fight Back” Are Hurting the Palestinian Cause

In the wake of the recent operations towards the reclamation of the usurped blessed land of Palestine, the vast majority of the Muslims all over the world continue to assemble in solidarity against the tyrannical persecution and terrorism perpetrated by Israel against our brothers and sisters in Palestine.

However, some Muslims have unwittingly bought into the following Zionist propaganda:

“The consequences are going to be severe. They never should’ve retaliated against Israel in the first place.”

You may be wondering why I’m describing this as Zionist propaganda?

Well, that’s because this is precisely what the illegitimate State of Israel has been threatening Palestinian Muslims with.

“Suffer genocide quietly or we will bomb you to oblivion instantly.”

In addition to the extreme physical threat, every time the Palestinians decide to make a stand (such as by throwing rocks back at their armed assailants), the poor Israeli crybabies unload a swarm of misinformation and propaganda in order to try and gain as many sympathy points as possible. They then run, with their tails tucked between their legs, to beg the West for more money and weapons.

Then, to top it all off, we have some Muslims who unintentionally end up siding WITH the Zionist murderers by employing the usage of such rhetoric. (Some, of course, like the shameless deviant Madkhalis, take it a step further and intentionally and openly oppose and attack the oppressed Palestinian victims, arguing effectively that the Palestinians should simply just lie back and allow Israel to gradually wipe them out along with their children.)

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Imagine, for a moment, a family that has fallen into a pit of venomous snakes.

If they make any attempt to move or climb out of the pit, the snakes will all immediately swarm towards them and start biting them, pumping them full of toxic venom. However, if they remain completely still, not moving even a muscle, they will still be bitten periodically by the snakes around them, and the venom will merely take a little while longer to do its job.

At first, the family desperately calls out to their community who are watching them from the edges of the pit, begging them for help. However, besides a few supportive comments and words of pity and remorse, not one person actually makes any real attempt to help them in this dire situation. The family, struck and confused by the apathy of their own people, continues to call out for support. Yet, their urgent pleas continue to fall upon deaf ears.

They realize, in time, that none of these people are coming to their aid and that expecting otherwise is no more than a fruitless endeavor.

They understand that there are only two options that are available to them:

1. Either die a slow and painful death and watch their dearest loved ones die before their very eyes; or
2. make a desperate attempt at escape, as, despite how impossible it may seem, there is still the slightest chance for survival, if not for the parents, then maybe at least for their children.

At first, they hesitate due to fear, still hoping that someone will come along and save them. They suffer in silence, facing the impending doom of their situation. However, as more time passes, they become sick of their own helplessness and refuse to just wait around until they’ve all died a slow and painful death.

It eventually becomes too much to bear. The family decides that this is it. Enough is enough. They no longer have anything left to lose at this point. They resolve to put their lives on the line—lives that have already been made forfeit—to try and drive the snakes away, to try and escape their unfortunate predicament, and to give it everything they have.

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As expected, the snakes start to attack them relentlessly, pumping them all full of venom. Now imagine how disheartening it would be for this family, while they desperately fight for their lives and the lives of their loved ones, to hear some loathsome voice calling out from above:

“See, this is what you get for messing with the snakes!”

This is the predicament our Palestinian brethren find themselves in. And it is absolutely pathetic that any Muslim would choose to berate them for not curling up into a ball and dying an utterly humiliating death—but not before being forced to watch the continued suffering and deaths of everyone around them, everyone they hold dear in this world.

Ask yourself, is this not throwing them under the bus?

Is this not a complete and total disregard of the years and years of oppression, abuse, suffering, humiliation, and death that they have painstakingly been forced to endure?

I’m going to say this very clearly now:

Anything short of complete and utter support for our Palestinian brothers and sisters is unbecoming of any Muslim.

Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:

You see the believers in their compassion for one another, in their love and affection for one another, and in their sympathy for one another, as a single body. If any of its limbs suffers an ailment, the entire body shares in the sleeplessness and fever. (Sahih al-Bukhari: 6011)

The modern world and contemporary lifestyles, through extreme comforts and luxuries, has a way of attaching one’s heart more firmly to this Dunya (the worldly life) than the Akhirah (the hereafter). Such a person has a strong aversion to anything that seems like it may be inconvenient or uncomfortable, which of course includes things like death and sacrifice. This kind of mindset leads some people to think that, if it means they get to stay alive a little longer, maybe it’s just better for the Palestinians to suffer a slow painful genocide.

Another negative side effect of materialism is the misplaced belief that victory is impossible without superior military technology, i.e., unless the Palestinians are able to amass an army of nuclear weapons, jets, and tanks that can match or surpass the arsenal at Israel’s disposal, there is no hope. Sure, an F-16 may help the cause but, as Muslims, we need to constantly remind ourselves that it isn’t larger numbers, better armor, or stronger steel that always ensured the victory of Muslims in the past—or even the present, just look at Afghanistan. It was their fierceness, determination, and unwavering Iman (faith) and Tawakkul (trust and reliance) in Allah.

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