Prayers for Palestine
20.5.2021 - 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 🤲🏻
It’s impossible not to feel helpless, hopeless, heartbroken, angry and disgusted by the ethnic cleansing happening in Sheikh Jarrah & Gaza. May Allah give them strength to overcome this atrocity.
In this age of all consuming social media, it really is not easy to watch all the stories and read all the posts. But at least for the first time ever, I can say that I truly understand what is going on in Palestine.
I found hope in this verse in the Quran...
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵: 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 [𝘔𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘮] 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, ‘Don't be sad, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴,’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 (𝘪.𝘦. 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯. 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦.”
- 𝗤𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻 [𝟵:𝟰𝟬]
It’s impossible not to feel helpless, hopeless, heartbroken, angry and disgusted by the ethnic cleansing happening in Sheikh Jarrah & Gaza. May Allah give them strength to overcome this atrocity.
In this age of all consuming social media, it really is not easy to watch all the stories and read all the posts. But at least for the first time ever, I can say that I truly understand what is going on in Palestine.
I found hope in this verse in the Quran...
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵: 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 [𝘔𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘮] 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, ‘Don't be sad, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴,’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 (𝘪.𝘦. 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯. 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦.”
- 𝗤𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻 [𝟵:𝟰𝟬]
From the River to the Sea
𝗗𝗮𝘆 18
Digital Illustration
2023
Imagine being someone's protector. Whether you are a sister protecting her baby brother, a mother protecting her children, a father protecting his family, a doctor protecting his patients of a journalist protecting the truth. This whole situation has broken hearts around the world. How can there be so much hatred for a people, for completely innocent babies?
I feel helpless watching everything unfold. All I can do is educate myself about the truth, donate and pay for the protection of the oppressed.
Al-Hakam - The Judge, The Giver of Justice
As-Salam - The Giver of Peace
Al-Lateef - The Most Gentle
Ar-Rahman - The Most Merciful
Ar-Raheem - The Bestower of Mercy
Al-Hafeedh - The Preserver, The All Heedful & All Protecting
Digital Illustration
2023
Imagine being someone's protector. Whether you are a sister protecting her baby brother, a mother protecting her children, a father protecting his family, a doctor protecting his patients of a journalist protecting the truth. This whole situation has broken hearts around the world. How can there be so much hatred for a people, for completely innocent babies?
I feel helpless watching everything unfold. All I can do is educate myself about the truth, donate and pay for the protection of the oppressed.
Al-Hakam - The Judge, The Giver of Justice
As-Salam - The Giver of Peace
Al-Lateef - The Most Gentle
Ar-Rahman - The Most Merciful
Ar-Raheem - The Bestower of Mercy
Al-Hafeedh - The Preserver, The All Heedful & All Protecting
What is your future, Palestinian Child?
𝗗𝗮𝘆 46
Digital Illustration
2023
What is your future?
As the atrocities being committed gets harder to see everyday, my hope turns to uncertainty. The child is the only survivor in his family.
"Verily. With hardship comes ease."
Quran 94:5
Digital Illustration
2023
What is your future?
As the atrocities being committed gets harder to see everyday, my hope turns to uncertainty. The child is the only survivor in his family.
"Verily. With hardship comes ease."
Quran 94:5
What did this child do to you?
Day 129
Digital Illustration
2024
I cannot stop thinking of this woman as she clutches her murdered child, and the heartbreaking pain in her voice. Her only fault is being an "other" - unnacceptable by Western standards. Completly dehumanized because she chooses to only show her eyes and hands.
Digital Illustration
2024
I cannot stop thinking of this woman as she clutches her murdered child, and the heartbreaking pain in her voice. Her only fault is being an "other" - unnacceptable by Western standards. Completly dehumanized because she chooses to only show her eyes and hands.
Wake Up!
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝟰
Digital Illustration
2024
The watermelon has become a symbol of resistance for Palestine, as its colors mirror those of the Palestinian flag. The poppy, native to Palestine, represents the sacrifice of martyrs and also shares the flag's colors. The flowers entwine around the watermelon, with two keys and an olive branch hanging from its end. These keys are poignant reminders of the homes Palestinians lost due to theft or bombing — one key is old, signifying the Nakba, and the other is modern, representing the ongoing conflict and overall struggle over the past 76 years. The olive branch, native to Palestine symbolises both the land of Palestine and the hope for peace. Together, these elements intertwine in the middle to form the Arabic word for Palestine.
Speak up and boycott oppressive regimes. We are all unfortunately complicit and tangled within this mess so we have to do our best to support the oppressed as much as we can.
Digital Illustration
2024
The watermelon has become a symbol of resistance for Palestine, as its colors mirror those of the Palestinian flag. The poppy, native to Palestine, represents the sacrifice of martyrs and also shares the flag's colors. The flowers entwine around the watermelon, with two keys and an olive branch hanging from its end. These keys are poignant reminders of the homes Palestinians lost due to theft or bombing — one key is old, signifying the Nakba, and the other is modern, representing the ongoing conflict and overall struggle over the past 76 years. The olive branch, native to Palestine symbolises both the land of Palestine and the hope for peace. Together, these elements intertwine in the middle to form the Arabic word for Palestine.
Speak up and boycott oppressive regimes. We are all unfortunately complicit and tangled within this mess so we have to do our best to support the oppressed as much as we can.