Monday Sunnah fasting reminder: From Engineered Fragmentation to Unity in Resistance
We are a nation threatened by disappearance.
-‘Isa and Yusuf Al-‘Isa, Filastin, 1914
That was written more than 100 years ago. The foreseeing that these Islamic scholars can do, right up to 2025.
“Disappearance” sounds very clinical, very clean, and instantaneous. Almost painless.
But in reality, disappearance means beheaded babies as Israel bombs pregnant women, a woman bombed so hard her baby was pushed out of her womb headless.[1] Disappearance means lacerated thighs of children after being hit by bombs specifically designed to split into a thousand deadly shrapnels.[2] Disappearance means a young man shot in the head by an Israeli sniper after walking 12 km on foot to the killing-field-disguised-as-aid-site GHF in hope of food for his starving family.[3] Disappearance means sexual assaults on women, men, and children in concentration camps—perpetrated by both Israeli men and women—and publicly defended in rallies demanding the “right” to rape in the name of God.[4] [5]
It is not clean. It is not instantaneous. It certainly isn’t painless.
The word “threat” also sounds so simple and singular. In reality it is the cumulative hard work of the world’s ruling class and their enslaved brightest minds. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) designed the blueprints and operationalized the killing fields of GHF— all for free! They said they did it pro bono. Is that even an excuse? [6] [7] Microsoft has its footprint on all major Israeli military infrastructure.[8] Elbit and Lockheed Martin are reaping a fortune producing war machines, paid for by American taxpayers.[9] The UK provides intelligence to Israel,[10] the EU political cover to Israel,[11] and the US —by God—the US gives everything it can to Israel: weapons, money, diplomatic power, legitimacy, and reputation.[12] [13]
It is despicable. It is breathtakingly abysmal. But we also must admit this is all hard work.
And it is only fair that they can only be defeated by hard work.
The Question of Unity
How? One thing is for sure: our Muslim ummah’s internal fragmentation is the biggest issue. And we must be honest—this fragmentation is not only our weakness. It is also the deliberate work of colonial powers, who carved artificial borders, inflamed sectarian divides, and propped up comprador elites loyal to empire instead of the ummah.
We have defeated cross-border enemies before. Saladin showed us the roadmap. One of his most striking strategies was to spend 75% of his time on internal consolidation.[14] Unity was not trivial—it was the key to victory.
The Power of a Few
History and strategy also remind us that it doesn’t take everyone, but it does take the right ones. Learning from Gia Josie’s webinar,[15] Dr. Tareq Suwaidan presented the critical nucleus theory: that only a small minority, if highly trained and consistent, can spark a movement. Political scientist Erica Chenoweth’s research confirms this: just 3.5% of the population actively mobilized is enough to reach a tipping point, where momentum becomes unstoppable.
For our ummah, this translates into something very practical. We do not need every single person to be ready from day one. We need about 2% of highly trained youth—the critical nucleus, around 1.5 million young people—and 3.5% of the general public—about 2.65 million people—to rise up and serve as active mobilization. That is the threshold where change begins to reverberate through the system and become unstoppable.
A Call to Work Together
So let’s connect. Let’s be kind to each other. Let’s be supportive. Let’s be candid but respectful. And since time is pressing—Gaza’s official death toll has reached 65,000 as we speak—let’s be practical and collaborative. Let’s have low-ego conversations, not attaching views to our pride, but judging ideas on their merit regardless of who presents them.
And from there let’s work. Hard.
May our fast tomorrow help soften our hearts and connect us better. May Allah purify our intentions and accept our deeds.
Written in preparation of Sunnah fasting on Monday, 30 Rabiulawal 1447 Unified Global Hijri Calendar (UGHC) / 22 September 2025 AD.
[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/9/1/israeli-forces-kill-pregnant-woman-and-unborn-baby-in-gaza-city-assault
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/israeli-weapons-shrapnel-children-gaza-injured
[3] https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/7/31/ghf-whistleblower-says-boy-killed-by-israel-just-after-he-collected-aid
[4] https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/rape-threats-by-illegal-settlers-against-palestinians-become-common-after-sde-teiman-incident/3313922#
[5] https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/video/newsfeed/2024/8/13/israeli-protesters-rally-for-the-right-to-rape-prisoners
[6] https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-consultancy-firm-involved-ghf-aid-scheme-modelled-plans-relocate
[7] https://www.bcg.com/news/6july2025-clarifying-bcg-involvement-with-aid-in-gaza
[8] https://www.972mag.com/microsoft-azure-openai-israeli-army-cloud/
[9] https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g25/094/40/pdf/g2509440.pdf
[10] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/07/uks-surveillance-flights-over-gaza-raise-questions-on-help-for-israeli-military
[11] https://www.tni.org/en/publication/partners-in-crime-EU-complicity-Israel-genocide-Gaza
[12] https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-israel
[13] https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165881#:~:text=18%20September%202025%20Peace%20and,this%20Council%2C”%20she%20said.
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[15] https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1P0O0i2u4OfqynoTauTIl6xDuFR5zrsBj?usp=drive_link