🌍 A Divided Ummah Facing the Same Pain
Today, rising tensions between Israel and Iran, against the backdrop of the war in Palestine, are exposing a deep rift within the Muslim Ummah. While Gaza is under siege and Al-Quds (Jerusalem) is suffering, Muslim unity is nowhere to be found.
Iran, a Shia-majority country, presents itself as a supporter of the Palestinian cause, while some Sunni-led governments remain silent, neutral, or even normalize ties with Israel.
The Sunni-Shia division, rooted in history and fueled by politics, is weakening our solidarity at a time when the Muslim world should be united as one body.
📖 Islam Forbids Division
Allah ﷻ says:
« And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. »
(Surah 3, verse 103)
And also:
« Indeed this, your Ummah, is one single Ummah, and I am your Lord, so worship Me. »
(Surah 21, verse 92)
The Prophet ﷺ said:
« The believers, in their love and compassion for one another, are like a single body: if one part suffers, the whole body suffers with it. »
(Bukhari & Muslim)
Yet today, the cries of Gaza do not awaken every part of that body. Why? Because internal divisions have drowned our brotherhood.
⚠️ A Division That Benefits the Enemy
While Muslims remain divided, the enemy advances.
Israel does not fear Sunnis or Shias—it fears a united Ummah. Foreign powers exploit sectarian differences to divide and conquer.
Governments, whether Sunni or Shia, often use religion for political gain, and this harms the Palestinian cause and the image of Islam as a whole.
✡️ Not All Jews Support Israel
It’s important to remember: this is not a war between Muslims and Jews.
Many practicing Jews openly oppose the war in Palestine.
Groups like Neturei Karta, a community of ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionist Jews, state:
« The State of Israel has no right to exist according to the Torah. Zionism is a political ideology, not Judaism. »
They regularly protest in cities like New York, London, and Paris, holding signs that say:
« Not in our name »
« Zionism ≠ Judaism »
« Free Palestine »
This proves that the conflict is political, colonial, and ideological, not a religious war.
The real battle is between justice and oppression, truth and falsehood—not between Islam and Judaism.
✅ What Muslims Must Do
- Reject hate speech between Sunnis and Shias.
- Focus on the real enemy: occupation, oppression, and injustice.
- Refuse to let politics manipulate our faith.
- Respect all sincere believers, and oppose all forms of tyranny.
- Work toward unity, through knowledge, faith, and justice.
🤲 One Front, One Cause
Palestine reflects the state of the Ummah: wounded, divided, yet still standing.
In the face of Israeli aggression and the confusion of Sunni, Shia, Jewish, and Christian identities, Islam calls us to justice—not hatred.
Let us not allow sectarianism to rob us of our shared duty.
Let us not confuse Judaism with Zionism, nor Shiism with hostility.
Let us unite for truth, dignity, and the liberation of the oppressed.
« O you who believe! Stand firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah—even if it be against yourselves… And do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. »
(Surah 5, verse 8)