If we want to know what faith patience and tawakkul look like, then look no further than the people of Gaza. As I watch the news, I see reports of a multistorey building levelled to the ground after being bombed, with over 28 family members residing in it. Most of the residents have been martyred. There are pools of blood splashed all over the floor, and bodies of martyrs covered in blankets. Among the bodies are a few that had to be covered using plastic bags, as shrouds and blankets are becoming scarce due to the sheer number of deaths. A mother carries her young baby daughter, whose face is dripping with blood, and clear wounds can be seen on her forehead. She is beautiful and looks pe

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This verse is one of the most emotionally powerful scenes in the Qur’an because Allah does not begin by questioning the oppressor. He first turns to the victim.

“And when the girl who was buried alive is asked: For what sin was she killed?” (81:8-9)

The little girl already knows she committed no crime. Allah knows she committed no crime. Every soul on the Day of Judgment knows she committed no crime. Yet Allah asks her the question, not because He needs an answer, but because the question itself becomes the evidence against those who wronged her.

It is as though Allah is restoring to her the voice that was stolen from her in this world.

This verse is not only about a little g