alhamdolillah, i am so glad that i came here. surely
whoever relies on Allah alone has chosen the best
Protector. and whoever believes that he can escape
the Decree of Allah has joined the ranks of the
self-deluded.
may Allah subhanahu wata ala always watch over
me, and may He guide you and I both, for Allah
subhanahu wata ala is the best Guide, and no guidance
is sound that comes from other than Allah.
i pray that this advice would please Him: if you are
Muslim, of good health, and live in a country
that has diplomatic relations with Israel -- particularly
the US -- you should come to Jerusalem, perhaps
by an route, but certainly through Amman and NOT
in a tour group.
doing so should have at least two fantastic results:
(1) you will really annoy the Israelis.
of course, Israelis do not really like Muslims, but
they tolerate the large tour groups pretty well. if you
come in a big tour group, you will not really expend
many resources of the israelis.
but every Muslim who comes singly or in very small
groups (not as families, though) provokes many
questions and investigations by the Israelis.
in small numbers, we are an amusement. they seem to
enjoy the treatment they give us. but if were many
-- if hundreds of Muslims arrived the same day from the
US and tried to cross, the Israelis would find their
resources heavily strained.
it would anoy them to no end. and that's about the only
thing you as a Muslim can do to fight the oppressive
policies of Israel. that and prayer, alhamdolillah.
(2) the second really good result is that you might
just taste the slightest bit of the hardship and
humiliation that the Palestinians endure with so much
sabr every single day of the year.
ask the tour group participants about the border
crossing, and they will probably tell you it was easy.
their impression of the Israelis will be consonant
with their experience.
that only serves to separate the hearts of the Muslims.
an observer only thinks he knows the pain of one who
does get treated badly.
i will write more about it soon, inshaAllah, but it took
two days for me to cross. alhamdolillah.
my experience was a blessing for me because it
taught me great respect and love for the Palestinians.
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