Like a tree in the middle of the desert

In this thoughtful post, Munzareen draws a beautiful parallel between a lonely tree in the desert in Bahrain, and the Muslim community in the West:

“SubhanAllah. A tree in the middle of the desert. No one expected this tree to live or survive, yet it has through Allah’s Will. This tree is just like you or me. The current political atmosphere may make us believe that we are outsiders; that we do not belong. Yet, we are here—surviving, striving, dreaming and achieving. We are here by the bounty of Allah (SWT).”

Although Munzareen is referring to Muslims in the West, I believe what this can apply in general to the entire Muslim Ummah, scattered all over the globe. He goes on to urge us to persevere in the way of Allah SWT and try to realize our potential:

“We have so much to offer, so much to share with the world. We wear our religion on our sleeves and that being so; we should portray it in the best of light. We should set the example and show that no matter what we can survive and be an asset to Western society as opposed to how some people would like to show the Muslim community.”

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