26/05/2026
Arafat 2026: No More Excuses
In these final moments of this special day we need to be entirely honest with ourselves.
Millions of Muslims are standing on the plains of Arafat right now making dua (supplication), and millions of us are fasting at home. That’s beautiful, but if you think the responsibilities of this day end when you break your fast, you’ve fundamentally misunderstood Islam.
Look at what is happening in the world today. We are witnessing an ongoing, televised genocide in Gaza. We see Western governments continuing to fund, arm, and politically shield the slaughter of our brothers and sisters while the mainstream media runs PR for the oppressors.
And what is the Muslim community doing? We’re crying, we’re making individual prayers, and then we’re going right back to our comfortable lives.
The Prophet Muhammad did not deliver his Final Sermon on Mount Arafat just for us to memorise it as a historical artifact.
He stood there and laid down a blueprint for systemic justice, for racial equity, and for the absolute protection of human life and property. He commanded us to stand against tyranny.
Making dua without strategic political action isn’t piety it’s an excuse to do nothing. Allah is not going to change our condition until we change what is in ourselves. That means moving past passive ritualism. It means organising, funding civil rights institutions, punishing complicit politicians at the ballot box, and making life uncomfortable for the establishments that enable this oppression.
If your prayers on this holy day don’t drive you to actively fight for the political empowerment of the Ummah and the liberation of the oppressed, then you need to ask yourself what exactly you are standing for.