I will always stand with journalists killed in the line of duty, be they in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, or anywhere else in the world.

Journalism is not a crime.

In 2010, Sulaiman Al-Obeid scored this spectacular acrobatic goal for the Palestine national team. It was the footballer's first goal for his national team.

Today, he was shot & killed by Israel in Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid, per medical sources.

"Among the believers are men who have proven true to what they pledged to Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their pledge [with their lives], others are waiting [their turn]. They have never changed [their commitment] in the least." - Holy Qur'an (33:23)

Ya Hussain.

"مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌۭ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُۥ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبْدِيلًۭا." -القران الكريم (٣٣:٢٣)

‏لبيك يا حسين.

A point my mosque's sheikh made yesterday, on the night of Ali al-Asghar (ع):

‎An army that attacks a child — whether it's one that killed Ali al-Asghar (ع) 1,400 years ago or one that goes after children today — cannot be on the side of the truth.

End of the thread.

‏اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
‏وَعَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
‏وَعَلَىٰ أَوْلاَدِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
‏وَعَلَىٰ أَصْحَابِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ

Alhamdulillah, I had the honour of visiting my hero Abbas (ع) in late 2023/early 2024.

‎His loyalty to his Imam (ع), his valour in the face of a seemingly insurmountable challenge, his soft heart when it came to children — I pray to God that he gives me even a bit of what Abbas (ع) had.

When Husayn (ع) came to comfort Abbas (ع), he exclaimed, "Now, my back has been broken."

‎He tried to bring Abbas (ع) back to the camp, but Abbas (ع) refused because he was ashamed to return without fulfilling his promise to Sakina.

‎Abbas (ع) passed away in that spot.

Charging at the blockade, Abbas (ع) recited the lines of poetry in the first tweet, about not fearing death.

‎Channelling his father Ali's (ع) spirit from previous battles, Abbas (ع) single-handedly broke through the army's ranks & reached the riverbank.

Abbas (ع) accepted Husayn's (ع) refusal for a while. But he soon became anguished by the loud cries of the thirsty children in Husayn's (ع) camp.

‎The children — and Husayn's (ع) camp — had been cut off from the Euphrates, & extreme thirst was taking a very severe toll on them.

"يا نفس لا تخشي من الكفار،
‏وأبشري برحمة الجبار."

‏⁧‫#العباس‬⁩

"والله إن قطعتم يميني،
‏إني أحامي أبدا عن ديني،
‏وعن إمام صادق اليقين،
‏نجل النبي الطاهر الأمين."

‏⁧‫#العباس‬⁩

"يا نفس من بعد الحسين هوني،
‏وبعده لا كنت أن تكوني،
‏هذا حسين وارد المنون،
‏وتشربين بارد المعين،
‏هيهات ماهذا فعال ديني،
‏ولا فعال صادق اليقين."

‏⁧‫#العباس‬⁩

"لا أرهب الموت إذا الموت رقا،
‏حتى أواري في المصاليت لقي نفسي لنفس المصطفى الطهر وقا،
‏إني أنا العباس أغدو بالسقا،
‏ولا أخاف الشر يوم الملتقى."

‏⁧‫#العباس‬⁩