Author: Saeed Ansar
For over a century, the deceitful occupying disbelievers have unleashed a deliberate strategy to engulf the Islamic world in unending turmoil. Nearly all 57 Muslim-majority countries have become entangled in internal conflicts, regional disputes, or defensive struggles against occupation. The Islamic Ummah, once a beacon of glory and civilization, now lies fragmented and preoccupied with internal development, slumbering in a deep state of heedlessness.
The Jews and Christians have advanced their geopolitical agendas through this warfare, portraying themselves as beacons of progress and civilization. Meanwhile, the Muslims have become bound by their own divisions and grief, immobilized and incapable of extending a hand to their suffering brethren. Each Islamic country mourns in isolation on its own mat of sorrow, and the historic cry of “Wa Mu’tasima!” finds no respondent in today’s world.
Afghanistan, for instance, spent two decades under brutal American occupation. Throughout this period, no Muslim nation rose to its aid, nor did a hand of compassion wipe the dust from its wounded face. But by the will and power of Allah Almighty, a miraculous victory was granted to the patient and persevering Mujahideen, who bore the hardships of that long struggle in the cause of freedom and faith.
Likewise, the Muslims’ first Qibla, Masjid al-Aqsa, has remained under Zionist occupation for nearly seventy years. For the resilient people of Palestine, day and night pass under the scorching fire of aerial bombardments. Their children are martyred in mosques, schools, and religious seminaries. Their youth are mutilated in universities and on the streets. Their elderly and women are buried beneath the rubble of their own homes. Yet, the Islamic world remains silent, unmoved, watching from the sidelines, heads bowed in passive silence, as if in an unshakable slumber of negligence.
The blessed lands that once hosted the footsteps of noble Prophets (peace be upon them) are now overrun by tyrants and oppressors. In Syria, the Assad regime has clung to power since 1971 through a military coup, treating the state as a hereditary throne. Their crimes have revived the brutal history of Genghis Khan and surpassed the horrors of Guantanamo Bay with the establishment of the infamous Sednaya prison.
But once again, Allah the Almighty displayed His might. On December 8, 2024, He granted a manifest victory to the joint Islamic military alliance, al-‘Amaliyat al-‘Askariyya, led by Commander Ahmed al-Shar’a al-Jawlani. In just eleven days, the Mujahideen achieved a great triumph in Syria, breaking through the strongholds of tyranny and rekindling hope for the Ummah.
Although much of the Islamic world continues to slumber, watching idly as Muslim blood is spilled, some nations have gone further, openly standing in the enemy’s ranks and taking part in the suppression of their own brethren. Yet Allah Almighty has made clear to the world that victory is not a product of numbers, technological superiority, or material strength. Rather, true triumph is granted to those who submit to His divine commands and strive as His sincere servants.
The examples of Afghanistan and Syria stand as luminous signs of this truth. Despite having minimal resources, both nations, through the steadfastness of their Mujahideen and the help of Allah, achieved victory within just eleven days, sweeping away the thrones of occupation and restoring the dignity of Islam. By the will of Allah, the tormented and shattered people of Gaza will likewise find relief, and a manifest victory shall be written for them as well.
“And that is not difficult for Allah.” (Qur’an 14:20)
