• Dr. Abdul Wahid lost his job as a doctor after Zionists complained about him calling out (bravely and clearly) the genocide occurring in Gaza during an appearance on the Pierce Morgan Show.

“I truly recognize that many Muslims who wave the Palestine flag do so in solidarity with the Palestinian people. I won’t criticize them for that. When you understand things differently, you will understand why I don’t wave a Palestinian flag.

Firstly, I don’t wave the flag of any nation-state. I don’t wave the flag of Pakistan; I don’t wave the flag of Iraq; I don’t wave the flag of the Syrian resistance. Flags represent nation-states, and the politics of those nation-states demand that loyalty to the flag is greater than loyalty to Allah/God – a model I can’t accept.

Secondly, the colours of the Palestine flag symbolize the Arab Revolt. The British approached the Sharif of Mecca with this flag, claiming it represented the Abbasids and Umayyads. Thus, the British Foreign Office proposed this idea to the traitorous Sharif Hussein, who rebelled against the Ottoman Empire. Consequently, the flag of the Arab Revolt is almost identical to the Palestinian flag, with only slight differences in colour order and shape.

Subsequently, these colours were adopted by Arab nations following World War I. Colours associated with Arab nationalism became synonymous with Palestine, leading the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization – essentially nationalist socialists) to adopt it as their symbol.

Given this understanding, it’s not easy for me as a Muslim to accept waving that flag. However, I know that most Muslims who wave the Palestinian flag are not doing so because they believe in nation-states or a secular future for Palestine. Instead, many do it out of genuine love for the Palestinian people and a desire to have a symbol to express that sentiment. Personally, I think it sends the wrong message; Masjid Al-Aqsa is a better symbol for us.”

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