Yesterday, I read testimonies from some residents of the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, and it was difficult for them to recount what they have endured and continue to endure every day for decades. One father lost his two sons, his brother, and his nephew, and his home was completely destroyed. Another man’s house vanished, and he does not know whether his wife is still alive. Yet another saw the apartment building in which he lived reduced to the ground.
As I read, I was struck by the magnitude of the tragedy and the calamity, and by how, overnight, a Muslim can become a displaced and homeless person who has lost everything. Yet despite this, he remains upright and dignified, holding back tears and overwhelming sorrow, and continuing to search for reasons to live.
We here live in safety, but I say this with conviction: this sense of security is illusory. Whether we like it or not, we are entering an age of wars. As long as the Zionist cancer remains implanted in the heart of our world, this malignant disease will spread throughout the entire body of the Muslim nation. If we do not prepare ourselves for the coming and inevitable confrontation, regret will be of no use once it is too late.
The most important thing we must prepare for is providing psychological support to individuals among us. We need strong and resilient morale, as strong as reinforced concrete or reinforced steel. I would like to share here a valuable testimony from one of the residents of the town of Marjayoun, which I believe is beneficial for all of us:
“This worldly life is nothing but a place of passage, so we should not give things more importance than they deserve. From an early age, I learned patience in the face of loss and to regard worldly possessions as nothing more than possessions. Walls can be rebuilt, and souls are in the company of the Almighty. Indeed, to God we belong, and to Him we shall return.”
