بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

For over seven decades, the Palestinian people have lived under brutal occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and systemic injustice. In the face of this prolonged oppression, the international community has repeatedly offered the same useless proposal, the so-called "Two-State Solution." Framed as the only "realistic" path to peace, it is presented as a compromise, a middle ground, a diplomatic end to bloodshed.

But make no mistake, the two-state solution is not a solution. It is an illusion. A trap. A political tactic designed not to liberate Palestine, but to silence its resistance and anchor the occupation under a different name. And for the global Muslim Ummah, accepting such a proposal is not just a strategic error, it is a betrayal of our obligation to stand firmly against injustice.

What Is the Two-State Solution Really?

At its core, the two-state solution proposes the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel, based roughly on the 1967 borders. But what does this actually mean in practice?

• A Demilitarised, Fragmented State:
  The proposed Palestinian state would have no real military. Its borders would be controlled by Israel. Airspace, maritime access, and arms capabilities would be severely restricted, if not outright banned. A state with no ability to defend itself is not a state, it’s an open-air prison with a flag.

• Jerusalem Under Israeli Control:
  The third holiest place in Islam, Al-Quds, the first Qiblah, would remain under Israeli sovereignty. Any “shared” arrangement would still see Israel maintaining power over the city, desecrating its sanctity with settler expansion and military checkpoints.

• Settlements Stay, Refugees Go Unreturned:
  Illegal settlements that carve up the West Bank would remain. Generations of Palestinian refugees, those expelled from their homes in 1948 and beyond, would be denied their right of return. Their existence would be erased with the stroke of a pen.

• Security for the Occupier, Surveillance for the Oppressed:
  The Palestinian Authority would be expected to police its own people, not in resistance to occupation, but in cooperation with it. Resistance fighters would be labeled terrorists. Surveillance and security would serve Zionist interests, not Palestinian dignity.

Why the Two-State Solution Is Against the Interests of the Ummah

The Ummah is one body. When one part is in pain, the whole body feels it. The two-state solution does not heal this body, it amputates Palestine from the global Muslim cause and seeks to normalise the theft of its land.

• It Divides the Muslim World:
  By framing the issue as a “national conflict” between Israelis and Palestinians, it strips away the Islamic context and turns it into a border dispute. But Palestine is not just land, it is Waqf, a sacred trust for the entire Ummah.

• It Weakens Islamic Unity:

  By turning Palestine into a nationalist issue instead of an Islamic cause, it fractures the Muslim world into spectators rather than participants in the liberation struggle.

• It Legitimises the Occupier:
  Recognising a Zionist entity built on bloodshed and occupation means accepting the ethnic cleansing of 1948 as irreversible. It gives legal recognition to a state founded upon the destruction of an entire people.

• It Ends Resistance, Not Oppression:
  The true goal of the two-state solution is not peace, it is subjugation. It does not seek to end oppression but to silence the oppressed. A disarmed Palestine is a compliant Palestine, one unable to challenge the regional power balance or liberate its people.

Occupation Without Resistance Is Still Occupation

Peace without justice is not peace, it is surrender. A nation that cannot resist is a nation that has been stripped of its soul. The two-state proposal demands that Palestinians give up their right to fight back. To lay down their arms while their homes are demolished, their children imprisoned, and their land stolen inch by inch.

Islam commands us to stand for justice, to defend the oppressed, and to resist tyranny. The Prophet ﷺ did not negotiate away Makkah. Salahuddin did not divide Jerusalem with the Crusaders. The great scholars of Islam, from Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, stood firm against rulers who colluded with injustice, even if it cost them their freedom.

The Only Solution: Full Liberation

The liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea, is not a slogan of extremism. It is a moral obligation. Every inch of occupied land must be returned. Every refugee must go home. Every settler must leave or live under justice, not apartheid and every genocidal terrorist must be held to account for the blood of the Palestinians. And most importantly, the Zionist project must be dismantled as an illegal entity.

This is not a call for blind rage or chaos. It is a call for honourable resistance, guided by Islamic principles, led by the unity of the Ummah, and rooted in justice. This is not about Jews vs Muslims, this is about Zionist colonialism and the world powers vs the whole Muslim Ummah.

What Should the Ummah Do Instead?

Rejecting the two-state solution is not enough. The Ummah must pursue a real, Islamic solution, one that revolves around justice, dignity, and divine guidance.

1. Reframe Palestine as an Islamic Cause, Not a National One

Palestine is not just about borders, it is a sacred trust for the entire Ummah. Every Muslim, from Jakarta to Johannesburg, from Istanbul to Islamabad, has a stake in its liberation.

We must revive the Islamic understanding of Palestine as a land that must be fully liberated, not shared. This is not about Palestinians alone, this is about the dignity and honour of the entire Ummah.

2. Unify the Muslim World on the Basis of Islam

The true power of the Ummah lies in unity, not based on nationalism or fragile alliances, but based on the shahadah. The disunity and artificial borders imposed upon us after the fall of the Khilafah have left the Ummah weak and silent.

It is time to revive serious calls for Islamic political unity, not just symbolic cooperation, under a unified leadership that defends Muslim lands, protects Muslim lives, and stands up to the Zionist occupation. For anyone who calls against the unification of the ummah should be silenced and for those Muslim leaders that act against the ummah’s interests should be removed.

3. Mobilise Economic and Political Pressure

Muslim-majority countries control vast wealth, energy, and trade routes. Why are we fueling the economies of states that arm and fund our enemies?

• Cut ties with regimes that normalise occupation.

• Use economic leverage, oil, trade and investment, to demand accountability.

• Expose and oppose the silence or complicity of Muslim leaders who serve foreign agendas.

4. Support the Resistance in all forms

We must not criminalise the Palestinian resistance. The right to resist occupation is recognised in international law, but more importantly, it is an obligation in Islam.

• Support those who speak the truth boldly, even when censored.

• Support movements resisting land theft and settler violence.

• Support political voices that do not compromise on full liberation.

• And most importantly, support the right to armed resistance as a legitimate form of defense, as the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ did under Roman and Persian rule.

5. Revive the Call for Islamic Governance

The greatest threat to the Zionist entity is not a weak, disarmed Palestinian state, it is a strong, united Islamic world with a leadership that does not bow to the UN, the West, or illegitimate rulers.

The fall of the Khilafah left Palestine vulnerable. Its revival is the only long-term path to liberating not just Palestine, but all occupied Muslim lands, from Kashmir to Xinjiang.

Muslims once stood as a force of justice across the world. And we can again, but only if we return to the guidance of Allah (swt) and His Messenger ﷺ.

To the Ummah: Reject the Two-State Trap

We must not fall into the trap of thinking that crumbs from the coloniser’s table are victory. We must reject false peace deals, normalisation, and international frameworks designed to protect Israeli hegemony. The two-state solution does not represent the aspirations of the Ummah. It represents the defeat of those who have lost faith in justice, resistance, and the support of Allah (swt).

Palestine does not need another paper treaty. It needs liberation. It needs strength. And it needs an Ummah that does not fear the backlash of the oppressor when standing for the oppressed.

“And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?’”
(Surah An-Nisa, 4:75)

May Allah grant victory to the oppressed, and unite this Ummah under the banner of Islam.

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