When Shameful Silence Becomes a Choice
In southern Lebanon, we continue to endure, to give blood, and to remain patient—not because suffering is easy, but because we believe that God sees what the world chooses to ignore!!
We carry our wounds, bury our loved ones, and rebuild what has been destroyed, while asking ourselves how long the world will remain silent!?
The Qur’an reminds us:
“And do not incline toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire touch you.”
(Qur’an 11:113)
For too long, much of the world has responded to Israel’s crimes with silence, statements, hashtags, demonstrations, and expressions of concern, as though words alone could restrain an aggressor determined to continue its violence!!
But when injustice persists, silence can no longer be presented as neutrality.
It becomes abandonment.
Popular complicity is neither acceptable nor justifiable!!
Yes, we in the south pay a terrible price.
We lose homes, security, loved ones, and sometimes our very lives.
The cost is painfully high. Yet we seek to stand before God with a clear conscience, knowing that we did not willingly choose humiliation, surrender, or submission to oppression.
The principle is simple: our responsibility is to stand against injustice according to our faith, conscience, and ability.
The consequences, however, belong to God!!!
We are accountable for our choices—not for controlling the outcome.
This is not only a confrontation with an enemy; it is also a test of faith.
Every trial reveals what truly governs the heart: God or fear, truth or comfort, principle or the approval of others.
We may be tested through sacrifice, but we pray to remain steadfast and clear before God.
And to those watching from afar, we ask:
If we are paying the price, what have you chosen to do?
Because silence, too, is a choice!!!
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