Somalis: Allah does not change the condition of the People who do not change their state of Goodness
Ahmed Diriye
Sometimes, we heard an offensive words about us from others, and we don’t like those expressions. However, if you are fair enough between your self and others, sometimes you may accept those negative statements simply because they are true.
For instance, when you remember that Somalis experienced horrible events and situations during the last 4 decades, and still they continue to pave the way for additional agony; then you may accept Donald Trump’s aggressive statements against Africans, in which he said:
“If after 50 years of independence you have not built the necessary infrastructure for your people, are you humans?
“If you sit on gold, diamond, oil, manganese, uranium… and your people don’t have food, are you humans?
“If your only social project is to stay in power for life, are you being human?
“if you take all resources meant for development of your country for personal property are you humans?
“Until your leaders think less of themselves and more about your people. You are not human but animal.
These statements are in line with one of the Koranic verse that Allah said: “Allah does not change the condition of the People, who do not change their state of Goodness (Koran 13:11)
إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُواْ مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءًا
o فَلاَ مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِ مِن وَالٍ