After the events that took place in the Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday, we experienced the joy of the holy month with a bittersweet note this Ramadan, as we do every Ramadan. It is very normal to be sad and concerned as a human reflex. However, instead of pausing and being sad in line with our mission to spread constant goodness or, in other words, to see the good in evil, we wrote an article that will remind us that there is hope and that it will come with our efforts, instead of staying calm.
There is no doubt that we have many things to do about Palestine, and the task that falls upon us as Muslims is quite great, but we wanted to remember a few basic points in this article. We can help and support each other in this regard as we comment and think about it.
1. Being with Palestine at Every Moment
Palestine is on our agenda again during Ramadan or only when there is a major event there. However, the policy Israel follows is not limited to what we see in the media. It implements certain moves for the purpose it has determined every moment. Therefore, it is very important to be with Palestine wholeheartedly with our actions and prayers, not only when we see an event there in the media, but also to be there physically if possible. We need to go to the region individually or through various institutions and protect the first qibla of Muslims, the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Palestine should always be on our agenda, it should be in the back of our minds, we should think about what we can do for it and share these with those around us and if we have a follower base, with our followers. These and similar activities are important for us to keep the Palestinian issue constantly on the agenda. Because we know that as Alija Izetbegovic said, “Forgotten genocide repeats itself.”
2. Increasing Our Knowledge and Improving Ourselves
The best thing we can do for Palestine in the long term is to try to master all the information about it. And to carry this information to future generations. The resources on the region, the number of people working on this subject, especially in the Turkish language, are quite few, but they are not non-existent. For example, Middle East Expert Researcher and Writer Zahide Tuba Kor is one of the most important names we come across in the Palestinian Cause and she always emphasizes that we will not support this cause without being informed. Kor’s field of work is not limited to Palestine. She states that in order to understand any event taking place in the Middle East and to take action, it is necessary to have a certain level of knowledge about all the events in the region and to read the issue not only from Palestine but also from a general Middle Eastern perspective. She has many books, articles and interviews on this subject that you can access on YouTube. She
also shares her work on her blog account called Ortadoğu Günlüğü and on her Instagram account called ztkor . She makes book recommendations on the subject. We recommend that you do not miss her seminars.
This is just an example, we can reach many written or online sources on the subject if we want. If Turkish sources are not sufficient, Arabic and Persian sources can be used. Learning Arabic is also a good step we can take in this regard.
We will soon be sharing a reading list on the subject, so we recommend that you stay tuned to our site.
3. Raising a Conscious Generation
As we mentioned in the previous article, the most important element for long-term success in this matter is that the next generation is raised consciously. It would be beneficial for the history courses taught in high schools for young people to be more comprehensive, to give them seminars and to encourage them to read about this subject and to hold debates.
For children, we need to emphasize that we need to explain the oppressed Muslim geographies and the Palestinian Cause in an appropriate manner as long as their age allows, and to work hard for this. There are books and animations for children on this subject. We also recommend the articles on this subject on our website.
4. The Most Powerful Weapon: Prayer
Although there are distances between us and all oppressed geographies, we have a religion that always unites us and surrounds us, thank God. Although it is not always possible to go to the countries where our brothers are, we can make them feel our presence with our prayers.
We can read the Surah Al-Fath for the Palestinians and the entire Muslim world to be saved from this difficult situation, and we can constantly pray for the oppression to end as soon as possible and for Muslims to come together and take a strong stance against this oppression.
Currently, the Palestinian Cause continues to be the voice of Muslims with the Palestinians’ steadfastness, patience and their standing tall and not remaining silent against the oppression despite the problems Israel causes. Therefore, the thing we will pray for the most is that this stance, this support never ends!
Apart from verbal prayers, we should not neglect to pray in action, that is, to show our sincerity with our actions. We can participate in the activities of civil society organizations operating in this regard in various fields.
5. Providing Financial Support
Another thing we can do for Palestine is to provide financial aid to the region through various NGOs. Although the Israeli government is blocking it, aid reaches the region through many institutions. Since there are many institutions and projects, it would not be appropriate for us to recommend one directly. You can also provide aid to the region through institutions whose work you trust.
