"You will be many in number, but like the foam of the sea — with no depth."
— Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Abu Dawud
The world weeps for Gaza today. Children's cries, lives buried under rubble, innocent blood — it shakes every heart. We say, "Israel is wrong," "Muslim nations are silent," "The West is biased" — all true.
But have we asked ourselves one question?
"Am I — an ordinary Muslim — responsible for this suffering?"
I have written about religious matters for a long time. Many have asked: why don't you speak about Palestine? The answer is simple: every time I searched for that answer, I found myself guilty. And those close to me too.
The Disease Within Us
Loss of Identity
Muslims have lost their personal sense of identity. They do not know why they are Muslim, or how Islam guides the building of a life. Muslim identity is now tied to rituals — purposeless, without depth.
Love of the World and Fear of Death
"A disease will come upon you that destroyed nations before you — the love of this world and the fear of death." — Abu Dawud
Muslims have not lost power — they have lost their soul. Trapped in the love of the world, life now means only jobs, luxury, trends, and fear — not ideals, not sacrifice.
We Practice Religion, Not Life
We pray and fast — but our ethics, our sense of responsibility, our worldview carry no shadow of Islam. We have turned the Quran into an amulet, not a guidebook. In life's major decisions, we do not use the Quran and Hadith as our standard — we use trends, Google, YouTube, and social opinion.
We Follow, Not Think
We believe whatever we hear. Who said it, why they said it, what its basis is in Islam — we do not consider these. A thoughtless Ummah can never be strong.
The Mirror of History
While Muslim rulers were absorbed in building magnificent monuments like the Taj Mahal and Lalbagh Fort, the Western world was establishing centers of knowledge like Oxford and Cambridge — laying the foundation for global dominance.
Allah commanded in the Quran: read, and seek knowledge. He prohibited wasting time in worldly competition and vanity. This command was for us. We did not follow it — and those with different names followed that principle and moved forward.
Who Is the Real Enemy?
We say "Jews are our enemies." But where in the Quran does it say to address today's Jewish people and call them condemned?
Rather, from Surah Al-Baqarah onward, Allah clearly states — whether Jewish, Christian, or from any group — those who do righteous deeds and believe will be successful. For them is a reward.
On the Day of Judgment, people will not be judged by the label of their nation or tribe — but by how they lived according to the commands and prohibitions of the Quran.
Israel is not so powerful — we only call others powerful because we are weak.
If we awaken — the Ummah will shine again, Insha'Allah.
The Path to Awakening
We will not awaken until we make the Quran the light of our lives, become thinking Muslims, treat our brothers as brothers, and learn to stand beside truth by abandoning the love of the world.
Allah did not give even the Prophet permission, command, or power to judge the hearts of others — rather, He strictly forbade it. So judge your own life by the standard of the Quran — not the lives of others.
O Ummah, Awaken.