Which side of the story does my Lord see me on?

A Quranic reflection on a year of genocide

Thasneema
6 min readOct 18, 2024

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We have been watching a genocide playing live for the last year. We’ve been watching our brothers and sisters go through devastation and horror that we thought were impossible before for over a year now.

Every week, the images get worse. This past week we saw the horrors of fires in hospital tents. The type of nightmares we can’t conjure even in the darkest parts of our dreams.

The thing is, we know this is the battle to free Al Aqsa. And we know it is going to be a long battle ahead.

But sometimes…the reality of it is too raw.

And sometimes, in these moments…your mind wanders. It wanders to the darker thoughts. The small whispered thoughts that say - will we ever win? Is this our new reality then?

You want to shut them out but your mind feels the need to shout it out louder. It keeps trying to draw conclusions based on what it sees. The tangible.

In those moments, our mind forgets that it’s not always about the tangible, or the seen.

That is the whole point of the Quran and keeping our connection close to it. That is why the Quran

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Thasneema
Thasneema

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I write about the things I learn along this journey on life. I write about my faith - Islam, of personal growth and more. Find me on Instagram: @tas.neemuu